Towson University Athletics

Outstanding safety who will be the Tigers’ starter at strong safety for the second year in a row ... complete safety who defends against the pass as well as the run ... potential All-American performer ... very physical player who has a nose for the ball ... great athlete who makes all the big plays ... named to the 2008 Pre-Season All-Colonial Athletic Association team ... earned third team All-CAA honors as a junior ... will be one of the Tiger co-captains this season ... enters senior season with five career interceptions ... attended U.S. Military Academy Prep School for one year ... named as USMA Prep’s Most Valuable Player.

2007 Season: Starter in ten games at safety ... finished fourth on team with 74 tackles ... missed season finale at James Madison due to injury ... finished 28th in the CAA in tackles ... named third team All-CAA ... led CAA with three fumble recoveries ... also forced two fumbles ... had six tackles and a fumble recovery in season-opening win over Central Connecticut ... made five tackles and broke up two passes in win at Morgan State ... had ten tackles and a fumble recovery in loss at 3rd-ranked Massachusetts ... made seven tackles and intercepted a pass thrown by All-American Joe Flacco in loss to Delaware ... had six tackles at William & Mary in loss ... helped Tigers to a 23-21 win over Richmond with seven tackles ... also had seven tackles and recovered a fumble in loss to Hofstra ... had five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Colgate ... made careee high 11 tackles in 16-13 loss at Maine ... made 10 tackles with 2.5 tackles for lost yardage against Villanova before leaving game with injury ... key performer for Tiger defense which finished second in the CAA, allowing 22 points per game.

2006 Season: Appeared in 10 games and started twice ... made 42 tackles to finish seventh on the team ... led Tigers with four interceptions for 87 yards ... tied for second in conference in interceptions ... also led team with nine pass breakups ... recovered one fumble and forced a fumble ... honored as Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the Tigers’ 31-7 win at Richmond ... made seven tackles at Richmond and intercepted two passes ... intercepted a pass and returned it for 49 yards for a touchdown to give Tigers a 21-7 lead in the second quarter ... also broke up two passes against the Spiders ... helped Tigers to a season-opening win over Morgan State by making five tackles and forcing a fumble ... intercepted a pass and returned it 30 yards in win at Elon ... helped Tigers to 49-35 win at Delaware with seven tackles and an interception ... made five tackles against James Madison ... helped Tigers to win at Villanova with four tackles and a fumble recovery ... made four tackles against Massachusetts ... also had four tackles against William & Mary.

2005 Season: Appeared in nine games as a reserve defensive back ... made seven tackles ... had three tackles in Tigers’ 70-0 win over Lock Haven ... made one tackle in win over Delaware ... also made one tackle in victory at Liberty.

At Buena Regional High School: Two-time team captain ... member of South Jersey Group II runner-up team as a senior ... named first team All-State and first team All-South Jersey ... also named first team All-Cape Henlopen League ... earned first team All-Group 2 as well ... scored 55 touchdowns in career ... accounted for 5,165 yards of total offense ... also intercepted 16 passes in career ... played basketball for the Chiefs.

Personal: Has three sisters and one brother ... lists mother as the person he admires the most ... hobbies include basketball ... favorite athletes are safety Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens and Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat ... lists "John Q" as his favorite movie ... favorite actor is Denzel Washington ... favorite book is "Friday Night Lights" ... son of Alfred and Kathy Burnett ... born on November 9, 1984 in Stratford, N.J.