2016 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats
Honorable-mention All-MVFC selection...started all 16 games at cornerback...credited with 42 total tackles, an amazing 39 of which were solos (92.8 percent of tackles were solos)...had three TFLs, two sacks and an interception...also had 12 pass breakups which led the team...broke up passes in 10 games...in the playoffs had nine tackle, eight of which were solos...had three pass breakups...in league play had 24 tackles, including 23 solo stops…great tackler in space...returned a sack-fumble 19 yards for a touchdown at Missouri State…finished with four solo tackles against the Bears...had six solo stops against Southern Illinois...added five solos vs. Illinois State, including a sack for a nine-yard loss…had two pass breakups against the Redbirds and two vs. UNI…had first career interception vs. Indiana State...against James Madison in the National Championship Game had five tackles...had four solo tackles at West Virginia...finished with three stops vs. Duquesne...also had three tackles against South Dakota State and Indiana State...had a pair of solo tackles against Wofford...earned his third letter.
2015 (Junior): Played in 11 games as a defensive reserve and member of special teams...credited with 10 total tackles on the season with two solo and eight assisted stops...had a season-best three tackles at Southern Illinois...had a pass breakup against the Salukis...had two tackles against South Dakota and Illinois State...credited with single tackles against Missouri State and North Dakota State...earned his second letter.
2014 (Sophomore): Played in two games as a defensive reserve...saw action against Butler and Saint Francis (Pa.).
2013 (Freshman): Played in five games on special teams units...also saw time in the secondary against Duquesne and Illinois State...credited with four tackles on the year...had three stops at Indiana State and one against Illinois State...all three of his stops against the Sycamores came on kickoffs (two assists, one solo)...had tackle on defense in the fourth quarter vs. the Redbirds...earned his first letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Suffered a broken foot, which hampered his senior season...injury came on play were he caught a pass as a wide receiver...returned to the lineup midway through the campaign...as a junior was a Florida Class 6A honorable-mention selection...had six interceptions on the campaign, including three in one game...South was 7-4 in 2011...advanced to the regional quarterfinals...coach was Grant Redhead...also played baseball.
PERSONAL: Parents are Xaviera and Hector Avila and Kenny Bishop...major is criminal justice.
