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• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after wins over East Carolina, Clemson and Virginia in 2010
• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week (Special Teams) honors after wins over The Citadel and Duke in 2009
Two-year starter at strong safety • Also Carolina's top return man the last two years.
2010 - Senior Season
Started nine of 10 games this season • Missed the first three games of the year while Carolina worked with the NCAA to determine his eligibility • Led the team and ranked 15th in the country with four interceptions • Also had 37 tackles, including two for losses • Tops the team with eight passes defended (4 INTs, 4 PBUs) • Had one tackle vs. Tennessee in the Music City Bowl • Had four tackles and broke up two passes in a 24-10 win at Duke • Intercepted a pass and posted three tackles against NC State • Had two tackles vs. Virginia Tech • Registered four stops and broke up a pass in the 37-35 win at Florida State • Equaled his season high with six tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss in the win over William & Mary • Intercepted a pass, broke up a pass and posted three tackles in the loss at Miami • Had five tackles, including a 3-yard tackle for loss, and intercepted a pass in the win at Virginia • Posted a season-high six tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss in the win over Clemson • Returned to the team against East Carolina and returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown.
2009 - Junior Season
Moved into the starting safety spot after the graduation of All-America Trimane Goddard • Also served as Carolina's starting punt returner • Ranked second in the ACC and fifth in the country in punt returns, averaging 14.6 yards • Finished the season with 35 tackles and had one interception and three pass breakups • Returned seven kickoffs for an average of 23.1 yards • Posted a team-high eight tackles vs. Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl and had a career-high 27-yard kickoff return • It was the second-straight season he led the team in tackles in the bowl game • Made two tackles at NC State and did not have a punt return as the Wolfpack chose to kick away from him • Did return one kickoff for 22 yards at NC State • Had one tackle in a 31-13 win over Boston College • Had two punt returns for 30 yards, including a 23-yarder • Intercepted a pass and made one tackle in Carolina's 33-24 win over No. 12 Miami • Had three tackles, broke up a pass and returned a punt 34 yards in Carolina's 19-6 win over Duke • Registered three tackles in the win at Virginia Tech • Posted three tackles and broke up a pass vs. Florida State • Had two tackles vs. Georgia Southern • Assisted on a tackle for loss vs. Virginia • Also had two punt returns for 36 yards, including a long of 28 • Had six tackles and broke up a pass at Georgia Tech • Also two punt returns for 23 yards, including a long of 22 • Posted one tackles and broke up a pass in the win over ECU • Also had four punt returns for 44 yards, including a long of 15 • Had three tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss in Carolina's 12-10 win at Connecticut • Also had three punt returns for 24 yards • Led the nation in punt return average after the first week of the season when he posted 105 yards on three returns vs. The Citadel, including a 77-yard touchdown return • Also had one tackle vs. The Citadel.
2008 - Sophomore Season
Played primarily on special teams and as a reserve safety, but started the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia and had a career-high 10 tackles and two sacks • Played in all 13 games • Finished the season with 25 tackles, two sacks and three pass breakups •Had two tackles and broke up a pass in the 28-20 win over Duke • Posted a season-high four tackles and broke up a pass against NC State • Assisted on one tackle in the 45-24 win over No. 23 Boston College • Used as a sixth defensive back in Carolina's win over Notre Dame and had an important pass break up in the end zone on the Irish's final offensive possession • Posted two tackles in Carolina's 38-12 win over No. 24 Connecticut • Had a career-high five tackles at Rutgers • Had one tackle in the win over McNeese State.
2007 - Freshman Season
One of 11 true freshmen to see action • Played in all 12 games primarily on special teams • Also saw action in eight games as a reserve safety • Finished the season with nine tackles, including four solo stops and five assists • Posted a season-high two tackles vs. Virginia • Scooped up a blocked punt against Miami and returned it 12 yards to the Miami 11-yard line to set up a Carolina touchdown.
Towers High School
Two way standout at both defensive back and running back at Towers High School • Ranked the No. 17 player in Georgia by SuperPrep • Recorded 71 tackles, including 21 solo stops, eight tackles for losses and three sacks, as a senior • Rushed for 1,607 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior • Had 707 rushing yards and seven touchdowns as a junior • Posted 41 tackles, 18 primary hits and 12 tackles for losses in seven games as a junior • Coached by Phillip Noble.
Personal
Son of Tracy and Donald Searcy • Born Nov. 16, 1988 • Communications major • Wears No. 21 because his grandmother was born in 1921 • Likes to draw in his spare time • Frequently visits scout.com and YouTube.com • Would choose to play for the Atlanta Falcons if he could pick any team in the NFL because it's his hometown team • Would most like to have dinner with Walter Payton, God, Sean Taylor and his grandmother • Has four tattoos - a cross and angel wings to represent his grandmother and great grandmother and a scorpion and spider web • Says his mother would describe him as "outgoing and open minded" • People say he looks like Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens • Began playing football when he was four years old • Is interested in pursuing a career in sports broadcasting • Says one of the best things about Carolina is the Old Well Walk on football Saturdays • His New Year's resolution was to earn All-ACC honors • Favorite possession is a stuffed dog that he received from his Aunt Pat when he was one • The people who have had the biggest impact on his life are his parents and his grandmother.
Year Pri A Total TFL SACKS Int PBU FF FR
2007 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
2008 14 11 25 2.0-11 2-11 0 3 0 0
2009 25 10 35 1.0-3 0-0 1-0 3 0 0
2010 21 16 37 2.0-5 0-0 4-53 4 0 0
Totals 64 42 106 5.0-19 2-11 5-53 10 0 0
Punt Returns Kickoff Returns
Year Att. Yards AVG TD LP Att. Yards AVG TD LP
2009 23 335 14.6 1 77 7 162 23.1 0 27
2010 12 93 7.8 0 37 12 299 24.9 0 45
Totals 35 428 12.2 1 77 19 419 24.3 0 45
