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2007: Named to the All-CAA Second-Team ... marked the second-straight season he earned all-conference honors ... started all nine games he played in at one of the three linebacker spots ... missed two games in the middle of the season due to injury ... ranked third on the team with 78 tackles (37 ST, 41 AT), including 5.0 for loss (-14 yards) and 2.0 sacks (-8 yards) ... broke up a pair of passes, forced two fumbles and recovered another ... ranked 69th nationally in tackles per game (8.7) ... ranked 12th in the CAA in that category ... tied for fifth in the CAA in fumbles forced ... recorded double-digit tackles in three games ... made at least eight tackles in five games ... had five tackles and broke up a pass against Monmouth (9/1) ... made a game-high 13 stops, including 0.5 for loss (-1 yard) at Connecticut (9/8) ... recorded nine tackles (6 ST), had a sack (-2 yards) and forced a fumble at Villanova (9/15) ... recorded a game-high 14 tackles versus Massachusetts (9/22) ... had 12 tackles, including 2.0 for loss (-4 yards) against Stony Brook (10/20) ... had six tackles and a pass breakup at Northeastern (10/27) ... recovered a fumble and made eight tackles against Towson (11/3) ... forced a fumble and had five hits versus Rhode Island (11/10) ... had six tackles, including a sack and additional 0.5 stops for loss at New Hampshire (11/17) ... won the Walter Abbott Outstanding Defensive Player Award. 2006: Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Third-Team ... started all 11 games at linebacker ... led the team in tackles with 72 (35 ST, 37 AT), marking the first time since 2000 (Stephen Cooper) that an underclassman led the squad in stops ... made four tackles for loss (-20 yards), including a pair of quarterback sacks (-16 yards) ... broke up five passes, which was tied for tops on the team ... intercepted one pass ... tied for 24th in the Atlantic 10 with an average of 6.5 stops per game ... made five stops at Youngstown State (9/9) ... made a team-high eight hits at William & Mary (9/16) ... had four tackles (3 solo) against Shaw (9/23) ... made three solo tackles at Boston College (9/30) ... had nine tackles and broke up two passes at Towson (10/7) ... made a game-high 11 tackles (8 solo), broke up a pass and recorded a sack for minus-11 yards versus Villanova (10/14) ... totaled eight tackles (7 solo), had a half a sack and broke up a pass against Hofstra (10/21) ... made six solo tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage (-4 yards) at Rhode Island (10/28) ... recorded six tackles, broke up a pass and intercepted his first career pass in the endzone to thwart a potential Northeastern touchdown drive (11/4) ... had five tackles and a pass breakup at Massachusetts (11/11) ... totaled seven tackles and a sack (-5 yards) versus New Hampshire. 2005: Saw action in all 11 games ... one of just five freshmen to see action in all 11 games ... totaled 20 tackles (9 ST, 11 AT) and one tackle for loss (-3 yards) ... recorded at least one tackle in nine of 11 games ... finished second on the team with nine special teams tackles ... made a pair of assisted tackles at Nebraska (9/3) ... recorded a career-high four tackles, including one for loss for minus-three yards versus William Penn (9/10) ... made two tackles each in back-to-back games versus Albany (10/1) and James Madison (10/8) ... recorded three tackles each in consecutive games against Hofstra (10/15) and Massachusetts (10/22) ... had two hits at New Hampshire (11/19) ... was named a Maine Scholar-Athlete Rising Star. BEFORE MAINE/PERSONAL: Played quarterback, linebacker, punted and served as captain for coach Tom Loughlin at Kingston H.S. ... helped lead his team to a three-year record of 18-6 and a runner-up finish at the 2002 Section Nine Championship ... earned First-Team All-Freeman County honors at quarterback in 2002 and 2004 ... was named the Section Nine Co-Back of the Year and was a First-Team Section Nine Punter in 2004 ... also played basketball and competed on the track & field teams ... graduated from Kingston H.S. with honors ... born March 9, 1987 ... son of John and Sydni Downey ... a secondary education major. |
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