TWITTER: @kaleo10
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fifth round (144th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 31, 2011...released by Texans on Sept. 3, 2011...signed by Texans to the practice squad on Sept. 4, 2011...signed from practice squad to active roster by Texans on Oct. 19, 2011.
2011 (Houston 10/0):
Signed to the active roster from the practice squad (10/19)
Made his NFL debut on special teams while also appearing at safety at Tennessee (10/23)
Was named the Special Teams Player of the Game after making two special teams tackles at Jackonville (11/27)
Saw his first career action as a punt returner and finished the game with one return for 11 yards vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)
Made one special teams tackle in his postseason debut in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
COLLEGE:
TWITTER: @kaleo10
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fifth round (144th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 31, 2011...released by Texans on Sept. 3, 2011...signed by Texans to the practice squad on Sept. 4, 2011...signed from practice squad to active roster by Texans on Oct. 19, 2011.
2011 (Houston 10/0):
Signed to the active roster from the practice squad (10/19)
Made his NFL debut on special teams while also appearing at safety at Tennessee (10/23)
Was named the Special Teams Player of the Game after making two special teams tackles at Jackonville (11/27)
Saw his first career action as a punt returner and finished the game with one return for 11 yards vs. Tennessee (1/1/12)
Made one special teams tackle in his postseason debut in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
COLLEGE:
Started 50-of-55 games at strong safety and recorded 358 tackles (237 solo), one sack and 20 stops for loss totaling 67 yards and gained 168 yards on 11 interceptions and deflected 20 pass attempts and forced three fumbles and recovered six others
Averaged 11.0 yards on 53 punt returns and 20.3 yards on eight kickoff returns
Also rushed three times for 98 yards
Ranks first in Idaho history in career punt return yards (585) and single-season punt return yards (319 in 2007)
Set a school record after returning a punt 100 yards for a touchdown vs. Northern Illinois and one of just 11 players in Idaho history with over 300 career tackles
All-Western Athletic Conference second-team selection in 2010, won Jim Thorpe Award (top college defensive back) and recipient of Idaho’s John Friesz Most Valuable Player Award
Started 12-of-13 games in 2010 and finished fifth among Vandals defenders with 61 tackles (40 solos), including one sack, 6.5 stops for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and tied for seventh in the conference in interceptions (0.23 per game), gaining 63 yards on three interceptions
Gained 74 yards on 17 returns, as his average of 4.35 yards per punt return ranked fifth in the WAC and 63rd in the nation and gained 144 yards on seven kickoff returns
Sport science major
PERSONAL:
Rushed for 2,946 yards and 37 yards in his two seasons at Archbishop Murphy (Everett, Wash.)
Had eight receptions for 162 yards (20.25 ypc) and a score and completed 7-of-13 pass attempts for 184 yards and four more touchdowns
Named the Cascade Conference Defensive Player of the Year and 2A All-State at defensive back by the Associated Press and All-Conference selection at running back as a senior
Led the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats to a 14-1 overall record in his final season, gaining 1,675 yards with 22 touchdowns
