04/21/2012 Quotes - Red-White Spring FootballSaturday, April 21 11/26/2011 Postgame NotesNC State 56, Maryland 41 11/22/2011 Quotes from Tuesday's News ConferenceTerps play NC State Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Raleigh 10/31/2011 Terps Take on UVa Saturday in Home FinaleMaryland and Virginia will play at 12:30 p.m. in Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium; Seniors to be honored prior to kickoff An athletic, speedy defensive end ... spent his freshman season as a linebacker ... moved to defensive end in the spring of 2010 ... injured his knee early in 2010 and missed 11 games. As a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Played in the first two games as a reserve defensive end ... injured his right knee on his lone play vs. Morgan State (9/11) ... had surgery in October and missed the remainder of the season. As a Freshman (2009): Redshirt season. At Northwest High School: A top-notch outside linebacker ... also played tight end for the Jaguars, starting his final two seasons ... ranked No. 39 in SuperPrep's Mid-Atlantic 54 ... rated the 63rd-best strongside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com ... rated 89th nationally at outside linebacker according to Rivals ... recorded 39 tackles, including 9.0 TFLs, six quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior in his only season playing on the defensive side of the ball ... caught 25 passes for 372 yards and three TDs at tight end ... also punted 16 times for a 28.5-yard average ... helped the Jaguars (7-4) reach the playoffs ... earned first team All-County 4A honors in 2008 ... contributed 15 catches for 242 yards and three TDs as a junior in 2007 ... also participated in track & field in high school, running sprints and throwing shot put ... clocked at 4.48 in the 40-yard dash ... also considered West Virginia, East Carolina, Buffalo and Akron ... coached by Andrew Fields. Personal: Parents are Scott and Jennifer Whitfield ... was coached by his father in various sports throughout childhood ... chose Maryland because of the academic programs and the team's family-like environment ... lists Vernon Davis as his favorite all-time Terp ... enrolled in letters and sciences.
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