AS A JUNIOR (2011): Played in all 11 games forUNCP … Registered 45 tackles (31 solo) … Also talliedone interception and six pass break-ups … Booked five ormore tackles against four opponents … Turned in a pair oftackles (one solo) in the opener at Fayetteville State …Matched a season-high with seven tackles (five solo) against Chowan… Tallied four tackles (two solo) against Wingate and sixstops (four solo) against Glenville State … Registered threetackles (one solo) at Catawba and four tackles (three solo) againstTusculum on Homecoming … Booked a pair of tackles in roadgames against both Charleston (W.Va.) (two solo) and Carson-Newman(one solo) … Grabbed a season-best six solo tackles and onetackle assist at Newberry, and then matched a season-high withseven tackles (six solo) against Winston-Salem State … Madetwo tackles (one solo) in the season finale against West Liberty,while also recording a first quarter interception that he returnedfor 44 yards.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT FLORIDA A&M (2009):Played in seven games for Florida A&M at strong safety …Registered 10 tackles, including three solo stops … Alsotallied a pass break-up … Booked a season-high three tackles(one solo) against Delaware State and matched that output againstBethune-Cookman.
AS A FRESHMAN AT FLORIDA A&M (2010): Playedin eight games for Florida A&M … Registered seventackles, including five solo stops … Used primarily onspecial teams situations.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Otay Ranch High Schoolin Chula Vista, Calif., for coach Brad Burton … Grabbedall-league honors on both the offensive and defensive sides of theball as a senior … Tallied 70 tackles, including six sacks,while also registering one interception … Named all-leagueas a defensive player at the conclusion of his junior season thatsaw him tally 108 tackles, including five sacks, and twointerceptions … He also booked four rushing touchdowns onoffense … Was also an all-league hurdler on the track &field team at Otay Ranch … Won the state championship in thehurdles as a junior and finished runner-up as a senior.
PERSONAL: The son of Sharhonda and Sean Rushwas born on May 2, 1990 … Has one older sister, Shankia, andtwo younger brothers, Shad and Shamar … Maintained a 3.4cumulative grade point average at Otay Ranch High School and scoreda 1535 on his SAT … A business administration (finance andmanagement) major at UNCP.
