David Garrett

Height:
5-8
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
Harvey
Prev School:
Fort Scott CC

-- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, Associated Press)

CAREER: One of the leaders on the defense who played bigger than his size... Earned All-Big 12 honors as a senior.

2011 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Started all 13 games, earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades from the league’s coaches and the Associated Press, while he was named a First Team All-Big 12 performer by the Kansas City Star... Earned third team midseason All-Big 12 accolades by Phil Steele… Carded three tackles and returned two kickoffs for 73 yards, including a long of 48, against Eastern Kentucky… Intercepted the first pass attempt and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown against Kent State… Led the team with 10 tackles against Miami, including 0.5 for loss… Made five stops against Baylor – including a half sack – and recovered a fumble... Also returned four kicks for a 21.5-yard average… Led the team with seven tackles against Missouri, including one for a loss of eight yards… Carded five stops and picked off his second pass against Texas Tech… Led the team with 11 tackles against Kansas, his fifth career 10-plus tackle game… Tied for team high honors with seven stops against Oklahoma, including one for a loss… Made six stops against Oklahoma State, including one for a loss, and recovered a fumble… Recorded eight tackles against Texas A&M, including a half TFL… Made five stops against Texas… Finished regular season by registering eight stops and one pass breakup against Iowa State.

2010 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): An honorable mention All-Big 12 pick by the Associated Press... Ranked fourth in the Big 12 in overall TFLs at 15.0, while he was third with 10.5 vs. conference opponents... Led the team in tackles with 92... Had a career best 3.0 TFLs at Baylor and 2.0 against both Kansas and Colorado... Both of his TFLs against the Jayhawks were sacks, marking a career best... Registered a career-high 16 tackles at Colorado, including 14 solo stops, to go along with a pass breakup... His 16 tackles were the most by a Wildcat since Josh Buhl had 18 against Marshall on Sept. 20, 2003... His 14 solo stops were also the most since Lamar Chapman also had 14 against Ohio on Sept. 13, 1997... Bettered his 11-tackle effort at Missouri the week prior, while he had another double-digit tackle game (10) against Nebraska... Had eight wrap ups at Baylor and totaled seven tackles against both Iowa State and Texas, including 1.5 TFLs vs. the Longhorns... Also had six tackles against UCLA?and five against UCF... Recorded a stretch of five straight games with at least one pass defended, including two at Baylor... Also broke up two passes and recorded his first career interception against UCLA.

2009 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Joined the team halfway through fall camp and started the first 4 games... Had his best game as a Wildcat at UCLA when he had 7 tackles, including 5 solos... Made 3 stops and forced a fumble against Iowa State before carding 6 tackles at Texas Tech... Carded 4 tackles against UMass, while bringing down 3 ball carriers against Missouri.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played the 2008 season for the Fort Scott Greyhounds as a strong safety, earning All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention honors... Helped Fort Scott earn a 9-2 record and a No. 6 national ranking in 2008... Recorded 70 tackles, including 52 solo stops, while intercepting two passes and forcing one fumble... Carded a season-high eight tackles on two occasions, against Kilgore College and Dodge City CC... Also tallied one pick against each school... Collected seven tackles against Air Force Prep and six stops against Hutchinson CC... Also returned seven kickoffs for a 19.7-yard average.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior season at Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio... Helped the Raiders earn a 7-3 record en route to a league championship... Was a two-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout out of high school... Earned scholarship offers from Iowa, Bowling Green, Kent State, Toledo and Indiana, while receiving interest from Kansas, Nebraska and Akron.

PERSONAL: David L. Garrett was born Nov. 23, 1987, in Cleveland, Ohio... Son of Joe Carter and Chanell Garrett.