PRO CAREER: Had breakout season in first year as a starter along Bears defensive line (2011), registering 7 sacks - which ranked tied for third in NFL among defensive tackles and tops in the NFC... Has 9.5 sacks, 4 TFLs, 33 tackles, a forced fumble and fumble recovery in 31 career games (15 starts) in two seasons (2010-11) after seeing his rookie season in 2009 derailed by injury... Has added 1 PBU and 6 special teams tackles.
PRO CAREER: Had breakout season in first year as a starter along Bears defensive line (2011), registering 7 sacks - which ranked tied for third in NFL among defensive tackles and tops in the NFC... Has 9.5 sacks, 4 TFLs, 33 tackles, a forced fumble and fumble recovery in 31 career games (15 starts) in two seasons (2010-11) after seeing his rookie season in 2009 derailed by injury... Has added 1 PBU and 6 special teams tackles.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted in the fourth round (105th overall) by the Bears in the 2009 NFL Draft... Agreed to a 4-year contract with Chicago (5/29/09). SIGNED through 2012
2011 SEASON: Started all 15 games played, leading all NFC defensive tackles with seven sacks, which also ranked tied for third among the position in the NFL... 42 sack yards were tied for second among NFL defensive tackles... Had 16 tackles and 4 TFLs... Registered first career multi-sack game in Week 1 vs. ATL (9/11)... Inactive Week 15 vs. SEA due to shin injury. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 15-15
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2010 - Made an immediate impact as a reserve defensive lineman, playing in all 16 games... Saw action at both defensive end and defensive tackle, picking up 17 tackles (9 solo) and 2.5 sacks... Added 1 PBU, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery... Credited with 6 special teams tackles. 2009 - Played in the preseason, but was placed on Injured Reserve (9/5) prior to the season opener.
COLLEGE CAREER: Versatile former running back who switched to defensive end during his career at Texas (2005-08)... Played in 49 games (24 at defensive end and 25 at running back) with 11 starts (10 at DE and 1 at RB)... Registered 40 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 11 TFLs, 20 QB pressures, 3 PBUs, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and a blocked FG... Tabbed honorable mention all-Big 12 by the league's coaches as a senior... Rushed for 625 yards and 16 TDs on 132 carries (4.7 ypc) during his first two seasons with the Longhorns... As a senior, appeared in all 13 games (10 starts) at defensive end... Tabbed honorable mention all-Big 12 by the league's coaches, posting 29 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 10 TFLs, 17 QB pressures, 2 PBUs, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 1 blocked FG... Added three tackles, including two TFLs, and two QB pressures in UT's 24-21 victory over No. 10 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl... As a junior, saw action in 10 games at defensive end after playing on offense his first two seasons... Credited with 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 3 QB pressures, 1 PBU, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 3 special teams stops... During sophomore season, saw action in all 13 games, 12 at RB and 1 on defense... Rushed for 193 yards on 45 carries (4.3 avg) to go along with 6 TDs... Gained 63 yards on a career-high 19 carries with two TDs in his first-career start against Sam Houston State... Played in all 13 games at running back as a freshman... Ran for 432 yards on 87 carries to go along with 10 TDs... His 10 rushing TDs ranked third on UT's all-time freshman list... Tallied three multi-TD games... Scored 2 TDs and posted 34 yards on 13 carries in the Big 12 Championship Game.
PERSONAL: Four-year letterman at Grapevine H.S.... Second-team all-USA selection by USA Today in 2004... An all-district pick as a running back, posting over 800 yards in each of his final three seasons at Grapevine... Lettered his freshman year and scored the game-winning TD in Grapevine's opening-round playoff win over Azle... Competed in track and field as a freshman, sophomore and junior and played baseball as a freshman... Born in Cedar Hill, Texas and also lived in San Diego, Calif. and Yokosuka, Japan as a child... Graduated with a degree in education... His uncle, Ray Crockett, played 14 years in the NFL with Detroit (1989-93), Denver (1994-2000) and Kansas City (2001-02)... His sister, Kameshia, played volleyball at Auburn (2003-04).
