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Will carry a streak of 22 consecutive starts into the 2007 season opener . . . Will be pushed for reps during preseason camp . . . Very rangy and physical player . . . Has all-conference potential . . . Recipient of a Coleman Lew Leadership Award from the Southern Conference . . . 2006: Earned Academic ESPN The Magazine All-District 3 honors as a junior . . . Named to the Academic All-Southern Conference team . . . Member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll . . . Started all 11 games at free safety and finished sixth on the team with 45 tackles . . . Had one tackle for loss, one interception and four pass breakups . . . Made a season-high seven tackles in each of the first two games of the season . . . His interception in the season opener against South Carolina State (Sept. 2) came on the Bulldogs’ final play from scrimmage and sealed the win for the Terriers . . . 2005: Earned second team All-Southern Conference honors from the league media as a sophomore . . . Also named to the Academic All-District 3 first team . . . Also named to the SoCon’s All-Academic squad . . . Led the Southern Conference in interceptions per game at 0.55 . . . Tied for the league lead with six picks along with Appalachian State’s Corey Lynch . . . Finished fifth in the nation in interceptions per game . . . Is the third Terrier in school history to lead the SoCon in thefts, along with Matt Nelson (6 interceptions) in 2003 and Tony Young (4) in 1997 . . . Nominee for Academic All-America honors . . . Intercepted a pass on Chattanooga’s opening possession (Oct. 1) . . . His game-ending interception sealed a 56-42 win at Gardner-Webb (Nov. 18) in the final game of the year . . . Also intercepted a pass on Georgetown’s final play to close out a 34-24 win on Sept. 3 . . . Intercepted a Jayson Foster to end the first half of Wofford’s 21-17 win over #14 Georgia Southern (Sept. 17) . . . Picked off Appalachian State’s Richie Williams in the second quarter (Oct, 22) . . . Set up a touchdown against Furman (Nov. 12) when he intercepted Ingle Martin . . . Blocked a punt against Elon (Oct. 8) . . . Made a season-high 13 tackles at West Virginia (Sept. 10) including a season-high seven solos . . . Made five tackles including a tackle for loss at Gardner-Webb . . . 2004: Totaled 30 tackles while seeing action in all 11 games . . . Recorded at least one stop in each contest with a minimum of two tackles in seven games . . . Posted a sack for a 9-yard loss as part of four stops in the season-closing win at VMI (Nov. 20) . . . Had a season-best seven tackles while adding a pass breakup in the 49-17 victory over Gardner-Webb (Nov. 6) . . . Totaled five stops and another PBU the week before in the 38-17 decision against The Citadel (Oct. 30) . . . Posted three solo tackles at Appalachian State (Oct. 23) . . . High School: Graduated from Hamilton Heights Academy in 2004 . . . Selected to play in the Georgia-Tennessee Senior All-Star Game . . . Four-year letterman in football and basketball while also lettering twice in track . . . Team captain in football . . . Totaled 76 tackles, including four for a loss, in seven games as a senior . . . Posted three interceptions, two caused fumbles and two recoveries . . . Had 12 receptions for 262 yards (21.8 avg.) and two touchdowns in offensive duties . . . Basketball honors include being named to the all-tournament team at Lee College . . . Averaging 19.2 points, 6.7 assists, 6.4 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 1.4 blocks per game . . . Was valedictorian of his senior class . . . Personal: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ford . . . Born Feb. 8, 1986 in Chattanooga . . . Finance major.