ALTON STARR #7 U OF MEMPHIS- Pre Draft 2010 Part III

Was a 2008 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention selection...Started all 13 games at free safety...Finished the season ranked 17th in C-USA in tackles...Led the team in tackles with 90, and tied for second in pass breakups with four...Logged six TFL for minus 15 yards...Credited with an interception and a fumble recovery...Made 71 tackles in the last nine games, averaging 7.8 stops per game during the stretch...Registered five or more tackles in nine games, and logged double-digit stops in two contests...Has recorded at least one tackle in his last 26 consecutive career games...Started the season opener against Ole Miss at free safety and had seven tackles, including an assist on a tackle for loss...Credited with five tackles, including three solo stops, versus Rice...Had a pass breakup in the third quarter...Logged three solo tackles and a quarterback hurry versus Marshall...Had three solo tackles and one assisted tackle against Nicholls State...Was also credited with one-and-a-half tackles for a loss of two yards...Against Arkansas State, had eight tackles, including four solo stops...Made his second career interception on a Corey Leonard pass in the fourth quarter that led to a Memphis field goal...Logged 10 tackles, five of which were solo stops, versus UAB...Posted a tackle for a loss of three yards in the third quarter...Logged a career-best 14 tackles, with nine solo stops, in the Louisville game...Two tackles came on third down with one resulting in a punt and the other in a missed field goal...Eleven of his 14 tackles held Louisville to under 10 yards and four were gains of three yards or less...Recorded three solo stops versus East Carolina...Broke up a Patrick Pinkney pass on third down in the first quarter, forcing an ECU punt...Recovered a fumble on a Memphis punt at the ECU 7 that led to a Memphis touchdown...Logged eight tackles against Southern Miss...Six of the eight tackles came on gains of nine yards or less...Tied for the team lead with seven tackles, six of which were solo stops, versus SMU...Tackled quarterback Justin Willis for a loss of five yards on third down in the second quarter to force SMU to kick a 40-yard field goal...Broke up a pass on third down in the second quarter to force a punt...Four of his six tackles on defense were for gains short of a first down...Tied for the team lead in tackles with nine versus UCF, and had a career-high two TFL...Assisted on a tackle for a loss of three yards on third down in the fourth quarter to force a punt...Seven of his nine tackles were for gains of four yards or less...Had his third pass breakup in the last four games...Led the team in the Tulane game with seven tackles, including six solo stops and two quarterback hurries...Registered four tackles in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and three of his four stops denied first-down yardage.

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