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Career Stats

SENIOR YEAR (2009)
All-CAA First Team selection … Finished the season with 58 total tackles (41 solo), 2.0 TFLs, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and three pass break-ups … His 280 career tackles ranked just outside the nation’s top 20 active leaders at the conclusion of the season … Ranked tied for 12th nationally among all active players with 163 solo tackles at the conclusion of the season …

JUNIOR YEAR (2008)
Led the team with 78 tackles, 43 of which were solo stops … Also recorded a sack, two interceptions, a forced fumble, a recovered fumble and six tackles for a loss … Started all 11 games at strong safety … Posted a season-high 11 tackles and returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown in the win against Rhode Island … Honored as the W&M QB Club Defensive Player of the Week following the URI game … Also found the end zone on special teams in the win versus Norfolk State, returning a blocked field goal 66 yards for a score … Registered 10 tackles, a forced fumble and a recovered fumble in the victory versus VMI … Tallied consecutive nine-tackle efforts against Northeastern and James Madison … Totaled seven stops and an interception in the season finale versus Richmond … Also registered seven tackles with a tackle for a loss in the season opener at N.C. State and in the win at Delaware …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2007)
Started all 11 games ... Recorded a team-high 61 unassisted tackles and 107 total tackles ... Registered double-digit tackle totals in six games ... Tallied 15 tackles with a recovered fumble against VMI ... Had 14 tackles against Towson ... Served as W&M’s primary kick returner, amassing 486 yards on 20 returns ... Had 154 yards on six kick returns against Liberty ... Recorded an interception against Liberty ... Second on team in tackles for losses with eight ... Ninth in CAA in tackles, averaging 9.2 per game ...

FRESHMAN YEAR (2006)
Played in all 11 games as a true freshman and started the season finale at corner ... Collected 37 total tackles on the year with 18 solos and an interception ... Also a valuable special teams player ... Returned 16 kickoffs for 365 yards, an average of 22.8 yards per attempt which ranked fourth in the A-10 ... Registered four tackles, with two unassisted, in first collegiate game at Maryland ... Made five stops with two solos in the win over VMI ... Returned two kickoffs for 67 yards, including a season-long 46-yarder at Liberty ... Two unassisted stops at JMU and four kickoff returns for 86 yards ... Recorded three solo stops and four total in the win at Towson ... Tallied first career interception at Delaware with five total tackles ... Recorded a season-high 10 tackles, including four unassisted, and returned three kickoffs for 44 yards in the finale against Richmond ...

HIGH SCHOOL
Rushed for 822 yards and nine touchdowns under coach Ken Mills ... Named to Trenton Times and Star-Ledger First-Team All-Prep offense in 2005 ... Earned All-Essex County honors as a senior in 2004 at Montclair High for coach Ed Lebida ... Rushed for 1,410 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior at Montclair and participated in the 2005 New Jersey North-South All-Star Classic ... Named team’s MVP, offensive player of the year, All-Group 4, all-conference and all-league as a senior at Montclair in 2004 ... Also earned all-county, all-league and all-conference honors as a junior in 2003 ... Rushed for 2,320 yards and 33 touchdowns in Montclair career ... Holds school’s single-game rushing record with 389 yards ... Earned two letters in basketball at Montclair for coach Major Jennings and also earned a letter in track ... Member of Peer Leader National Program and won a community service award ...

PERSONAL
Son of David and Karen Caldwell ... Grandfather, Benjamin Veal, was the first African-American varsity baseball player at Seton Hall ... Related to Larry Doby, the first African-American baseball player in the American League with the Cleveland Indians in 1947... Enjoys fishing, poetry, cooking and hanging out with family and friends ... Pursuing a major in history with a minor in business ... Born on May 19, 1987 in Montclair, N.J.