Tough, physical safety led Jaguars’ secondary in tackles each of his first seven NFL seasons before missing 14 games in 2005 with a torn ACL … Jaguars all-time leading tackler with 798 tackles surpassing Kevin Hardy’s previous team record of 789 … Team’s starting strong safety has the most starts of any defensive player in Jaguars history (105) … First-round draft choice in 1998 is a hard-hitting strong safety who averages more than 100 tackles a year … Highest-drafted defensive back in Jaguars history was voted second alternate to the Pro Bowl in 2001 and first alternate in 2002 … Named to several All-Rookie teams in 1998 and selected second-team All-Pro by Football Digest in 1999 … Durable player, who has missed only nine games in his first seven NFL seasons (missed only three plays in 2000 and five plays in 1999) … Has started all 105 NFL games in which he has played … Started the first 14 games of his career as a rookie in 1998, becoming the fifth Jaguars rookie to start on opening day … Has career statistics of 798 tackles (506 solo), two sacks, seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries, as well as 14 interceptions for 185 yards and 13 special teams tackles … Jaguars’ leader among veterans with a 37 1/2-inch vertical jump …
2005
Missed final 14 games of the season after suffering a torn ACL at Indianapolis in Week Two … Placed on injured reserve on Sept. 21 … Started first two games and recorded eight tackles (six solo) and one pass defensed … Ended a streak of 37 consecutive starts dating back to 2002 …
2004
Ranked third on team with a career-high 125 tackles (78 solo) while starting all 16 games for fourth time in career … Led Jaguars’ secondary in tackles for seventh consecutive season. Became the team’s leading tackler in Jaguars history with 790 tackles, surpassing Kevin Hardy (789) … Posted career-highs with five interceptions for 80 yards, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … In season opener at Buffalo on Sept. 12, recorded seven tackles, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … Eclipsed the 700-tackle plateau in a win against Kansas City on Oct. 17 … Received defensive game ball on Oct. 24 at Indianapolis, tallying nine tackles and forcing and recovering a fumble … Started 100th career game against Chicago on Dec. 12 and recorded four tackles and an interception … Was ejected for illegal hit on Robert Ferguson in the Green Bay game on Dec. 19 … Led team with 12 tackles and two interceptions in season-finale at Oakland on Jan. 2 …
2003
Ranked third on team with 118 tackles (65 solo) while starting all 16 games for third time in career ... Played all 75 defensive snaps in 75th NFL game Sept. 28 at Houston, making a team-high 12 tackles (five solo) ... Made his first interception of the season and ninth of his career Nov. 9 vs. Indianapolis, moving ahead of Chris Hudson into second place in Jaguars history (however fumbled and lost ball on INT return) ... Started at SS in the season finale Dec. 28 at Atlanta and saw action on all 62 plays, making seven tackles (4 solo) and a pass defensed …
2002
Named first alternate to the Pro Bowl … Started 14 games at strong safety, missing two with a shoulder injury … Finished third on team (tops among defensive backs) with 116 tackles (74 solo), as well as one sack, one interception, one forced fumble and one special teams tackle … Added five passes defensed, one tackle for loss and four QB pressures … Saw action on every play in 12 games and had 10 or more tackles in six games … Underwent offseason shoulder surgery and missed most of preseason, but returned in time for season opener ...
2001
Missed five games but was named second alternate to the Pro Bowl … Started all 11 games in which he played … Ranked second on team with 99 tackles (74 solo), one interception, seven passes defensed, five tackles for loss, and two QB pressures … Also partially blocked a punt and made two special teams tackles … Marked his first season under 100 tackles, but averaged a career-high 9.0 stops per game … Had 10 or more tackles in five games … Made his seventh career interception in the Sept. 9 season opener vs. Pittsburgh, picking off Kordell Stewart and returning the ball 39 yards (career long and tied for the fourth longest in team history). Also made six tackles and partially blocked a punt to set up a touchdown to receive special teams game ball. Suffered a fractured left hip in the game (kept playing) and then missed the next five games, marking the longest inactive streak of his NFL career …
2000
Started all 16 games at strong safety for the second straight season and led team’s secondary and ranked second on the defense with 112 tackles (career-high 80 solo), one sack, five passes defensed, three tackles for loss, three QB pressures and one forced fumble … Tied for team lead with two interceptions, returning them 26 yards (21 long) … Also blocked a punt and partially blocked another … Played every play in 15 of 16 games, missing just three plays all season … Had eight or more tackles in seven games … Led or shared team lead in tackles in three games …
1999
Started all 16 games after switching to strong safety … Led the defensive backs and finished second on the team with a career-high 115 tackles (68 solo), as well as 12 passes defensed and two QB pressures … Also got his first interceptions in the regular season, nabbing four for 37 yards (9.3-yard average, 29 long) to finish second on the team … Made four tackles on special teams … Named second-team All-Pro by Football Digest … Led or shared team lead in tackles in three games and had seven or more tackles in 11 games … Made his first NFL interception off San Francisco’s Steve Young in the fourth quarter of the Sept. 12 season opener … Started both playoff games, recovering two fumbles in Jan. 15 Divisional Playoff vs. Miami … Totaled 12 tackles and one pass defensed in the postseason …
1998
All-Rookie team performer who started the first 14 games of his career at safety … Missed the last two regular-season games with hip/groin/abdominal injury but returned to start both playoff games … Finished fourth on team and tops among defensive backs with 105 tackles (61 solo) … Added two passes defensed, three QB pressures, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, which he returned 83 yards for a touchdown … Had four games with 10 or more tackles … Named to All-Rookie teams by Pro Football Writers of America/Pro Football Weekly, Football News and Football Digest … Named Defensive Rookie of the Month for November, after making 42 tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a TD in five games in the month … Won a starting job during the preseason, becoming the team’s only rookie starter on opening day in 1998 and just the fifth in franchise history. Got the first interception of his career in Jan. 10 Divisional Playoff at New York Jets, picking off Vinny Testaverde in the endzone late in the fourth quarter. Made 15 tackles (13 solo) and added two passes defensed … Selected with the 25th pick in the first round, the sixth defensive back drafted overall behind Charles Woodson, Duane Starks, Terry Fair, Tebucky Jones and Sean Williams.