2006: Started all 10 games at weak-side linebacker as a junior...ranked sixth overall and second among linebackers with 38 tackles (20 solo)...also ranked sixth with three tackles for loss and led all linebackers with three pass deflections...tied a career high with seven tackles (four solo) and a pass deflection against No. 3 Drake (11/10)...registered a sack at Morehead State (10/21)...forced a fumble and tallied a season-high five solo tackles against No. 1 San Diego (11/4)...recovered a fumble to go along with three tackles against Gardner-Webb (9/2)...tackle total increased by one for the final five weeks of the season.

2005: Started all eight games at strong-side linebacker as a sophomore...ranked fourth on the squad with 39 tackles...ranked third with 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks...in his first career start, he registered his first career sack and recovered a fumble at Charleston Southern (9/16)...tallied a career-high seven tackles, one for a loss, and two quarterback hurries against North Greenville (10/27)...tied his career high with seven tackles in the season finale at Webber International (11/12)...finished with six tackles (two for a loss), a sack, a forced fumble and a pass deflection against Davidson (10/15)...also had six tackles, including one for loss, at No. 1 Dayton (10/1)...earned PFL Academic Honor Roll honors and was named to the Dean's List for the fall semester.

2004: Played in 10 games as a back-up linebacker and on special teams as a true freshman...finished the season with four tackles...made two stops in his first career game at Wingate.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Boca Raton High School for coach Rick Swain and Brian Dodds...helped lead the Bobcats to a 22-9 overall record and three consecutive region titles...as a senior, earned honorable mention all-state, first team all-conference, first team all-county and second-team all-area honors...off the field, he was named to the Honor Roll all four years with a GPA above 3.5.

Personal: Born Sept. 26, 1985, in Plantation, Fla...son of Tony and Sherri Rumph...has two sisters: Chloe and Baylee; and a brother, Ricky...cousin, Mike Rumph, played football at Miami from 1998-2001 and is currently a defensive back with the San Francisco 49ers...major is undeclared.