A speedy, athletic first-year player ... a sure-tackling linebacker who is expected to compete for time on the outside ... enrolled in classes in January and provided needed depth in the spring ... will have four years of eligibility beginning in the fall. At Theodore Roosevelt High School: One of the top local players and among the best linebackers in the nation ... ranked No. 41 nationally among outside linebackers by Scout, Inc. ... also ranked 41st nationally among weakside LBs by Scout.com and No. 77 among outside backers by Rivals.com ... a two-time All-Met selection (first team TE as a senior; second team DL as a junior) ... a four-time All-DCIAA choice ... as a senior, posted 124 tackles, including 14 sacks, and four forced fumbles ... also rushed the ball 24 times for 358 yards, caught nine passes for 229 yards and scored 13 TDs in 2008 ... had 94 tackles, including a school-record 22 sacks, eight caused fumbles and one interception as a junior ... also participated in basketball and track for the Rough Riders ... earned MVP honors for the 2008 city title basketball game ... also considered Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Illinois, Boston College and Duke ... coached by Daryl Tilghman ... recruited by James Franklin. Personal: Born July 9, 1991 in Washington, D.C. ... mother is Aretha Alexander ... nickname is Drake ... undecided on a major ... enrolled in letters and sciences. |
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