Sunday, April 26, 2009

Vikings Draft Pick 2009: Jamarca Stanford (7th Round)


From Ole Miss Website
Jamarca Stanford FS, Ole Miss


Started all 44 career games in which he played ... As a senior, was the SEC active leader in career tackles ... Accepted invitation to the 2009 Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge following his senior season ... 2008: Started all 13 games at strong safety ... Served as team captain ... Topped the team in solo stops (56) and ranked second in total tackles (82) ... Tied for team lead with two forced fumbles ... Also recorded 4.0 TFLs and two QB hurries ... Helped the Rebel defense rank No. 2 in SEC and No. 4 in the nation in rush defense (85.5 ypg) ... Honored with the 2008 Leadership Award from the Birmingham Alumni Club ... Named Midseason All-SEC third team by Phil Steele ... Earned fourth letter ... vs. Memphis (8/30): Tied a career-high with 13 tackles, including a career-best 11 solos, in start ... at Wake Forest (9/6): Posted eight stops, six solo, a forced fumble and 0.5 a TFL in start ... vs. Samford (9/13): Collected four tackles in start ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/20): Tallied seven tackles (five solo) and one forced fumble in start ... at Florida (9/27): Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after posting a team-high 11 tackles ... vs. South Carolina (10/4): Tied career-highs with 13 tackles and 11 solo ... at Alabama (10/18): Tallied five stops (four solo) ... at Arkansas (10/25): Finished with three solo tackles ...vs. Auburn (11/1): Collected a career-high 2.0 TFLs and finished with two solo tackles ... vs. ULM (11/15): Posted five tackles and 0.5 QB sacks ... at LSU (11/22): Finished with five tackles (two solo) ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28): Collected four solo tackles, including 1.0 TFL ... Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech (1/2): Credited with two solo tackles ... Spring: Received the 2008 Chucky Mullins Courage Award and is wearing a "38" patch on his jersey during his senior season to honor the late Chucky Mullins, whose Ole Miss career as a defensive back came to an end in 1989 when he was paralyzed in a game against Vanderbilt ... Posted a solo tackle in the Red-Blue Game ...

2007: Played in and started 10 games at strong safety ... Ranked sixth in the SEC at 8.3 tackles per game ... Finished third on the team in total tackles (83) and fourth in TFLs (5.5) and pass break-ups (4) ... Also forced two fumbles and blocked a punt ... Earned third letter ... at Memphis (9/1): Registered first career punt block, which resulted in a TD by Kendrick Lewis ... Recorded seven tackles, including five solos and 0.5 TFLs ... Also broke up two passes and forced a fumble ... vs. Missouri (9/8): Topped team with a career-high 13 total tackles, including eight solos and a TFL ... at Vanderbilt (9/15): Led the team with a career-high 13 total tackles with seven solos and one TFL ... vs. Florida (9/22): Credited with seven tackles with a pair of solos ... at Georgia (9/29): Posted two pass break-ups and five tackles, including three solos and 0.5 TFLs ... at Auburn (10/27): Notched 11 total stops with seven solos ... vs. Northwestern State (11/3): Tied career-high with 13 stops ... Also recorded 1.5 TFLs and a forced fumble ... vs. LSU (11/17): Team-high 10 tackles (six solo) and 0.5 TFLs ... at Mississippi State (11/23): Totaled four tackles, including three solos and a half TFL ... Preseason: Named 2007 preseason third team All-SEC by Athlon ... Spring: Recorded seven tackles and one interception in the Red-Blue game ...

2006: Appeared in and started 11 games, seven games at strong safety and four at linebacker ... Credited with 64 tackles and 1.5 QB sacks on the season ... Finished fourth on the team in tackles ... Earned his second letter ... vs. Memphis (9/3): Recorded seven total tackles in start ... at Missouri (9/9): Credited with eight stops and recorded a pass break-up in start ... at Kentucky (9/16): Recorded a pass break-up and 0.5 QB sack in a start ... vs. Wake Forest (9/23): Career-high 10 stops in start ... at Alabama (10/14): Tallied five tackles in start ... at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded three tackles in start ... vs. Auburn (10/28): Earned first career start at LB ... Posted six stops ... vs. Northwestern State (11/4): Tallied seven tackles and 0.5 QB sacks in start ... at LSU (11/18): Collected three stops and 0.5 QB sack ... vs. Mississippi State (11/25): Tied his career-high with 10 tackles and a pass defended in the start ...

2005: Named Third Team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News ... Earned First Team Freshman All-SEC honors from the SEC Coaches and The Sporting News ... Played in and started 10 games at strong safety, missing only the Wyoming game (9/24) ... Topped all SEC freshmen in tackles and was 12th among all league DBs at 5.3 stops per game ... Ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 58, including 40 solos ... Tied for sixth in the conference in fumble recoveries with two ... Notched one interception and one pass break-up ... Helped the Rebel defense finish the season 14th in the nation in pass defense, 27th in total defense and 31st in scoring defense ... Earned his first letter ... at Memphis (9/5): Recorded six tackles (five solo) and one TFL in first career start ... Helped the Rebel defense hold All-American RB DeAngelo Williams under 100 yards rushing for only the third time in his previous 23 games ... at Vanderbilt (9/17): Credited with a seven tackles, including six solos, with a TFL ... at Tennessee (10/1): Totaled a career-high eight stops with six solos ... vs. Citadel (10/8): Made two tackles ... Helped contain The Citadel to 81 yards of total offense, the least by a Rebel foe since 1993 ... vs. Alabama (10/15): Posted four tackles (three solo) and a fumble recovery ... Also notched two pass break-ups and a QB hurry ... Helped limit the Crimson Tide to a then season-low 13 points and 121 rushing yards ... vs. Kentucky (10/22): Tallied six stops (five solo) ... Recovered a fumble for the second straight game ... Helped the Rebel defense contain the Wildcats to one score while forcing three turnovers ... at Auburn (10/29): Matched career high with eight total tackles, including one TFL, ... vs. Arkansas (11/12): Registered seven stops (four solo) and a TFL ... Helped shut down the SEC’s top rushing attack, holding the Razorbacks to 89 yards, 163 yards below their then season average ... vs. LSU (11/19): Made three tackles ... at Mississippi State (11/26): Credited with seven stops (five solo) with 1.5 TFLs ... Preseason: Named First Team Preseason Redshirt Freshman All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com. Spring: Started spring drills as a corner before being moved to linebacker for two days ... Was then moved to strong safety and worked his way to the top of the depth chart ... 2004: Did not see action and was redshirted ...

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