2009: Appeared in all 12 games, making 11 starts…Was third on the team with 71 total tackles… Recorded two quarterback hurries and recovered one fumble…Made eight stops in a Southern Conference decision over Georgia Southern… Amassed a season-best 13 tackles, including two takedowns for a loss, in the FCS Playoff game at Richmond…
2008: For the second straight year, led the squad in tackles, posting 80 total stops… Had 3.5 tackles for a loss… Broke up three passes and notched two quarterback hurries… Started all 11 games in which he appeared… Posted double-digit tackle totals in three games… Tallied 10 stops, including a sack, and two quarterback hurries in a SoCon victory at then-No. 14 Georgia Southern… Made 11 stops against then-No. 4 Wofford… Recorded a season-best 14 tackles at then-No. 2 Appalachian State…
2007: Led the team with 83 total tackles as a true freshman… Saw time in all 11 games, earning four starts… Tallied three tackles for a loss, including 1.5 sacks… Recovered two fumbles and recorded one quarterback hurry… Made 19 tackles in a league game at The Citadel… Amassed 18 stops in a victory over Stony Brook and 17 tackles at SoCon rival Furman… Finished the year with four consecutive 10+ tackle outings… Grabbed his first career interception in a victory over West Virginia Wesleyan… Named SoCon Freshman of the Week following his performance against Stony Brook.
Prep: Named team defensive MVP… Two-time all-county selection… Also dubbed all-area and all-conference… Amassed 246 tackles over his junior and senior campaigns.
Personal: Son of Johnnie and Terri Powell… Born March 11, 1989… Majoring in leisure and sport management… Interning with the Best Western Inn of Burlington this summer.
| Year |
GP |
UT-AT-Tot. |
TFL |
Sacks |
INT |
PBU |
FF-R |
| 2007 |
11 |
36-47-83 |
3.0-13 |
1.5-12 |
0 |
1 |
0-2 |
| 2008 |
11 |
31-49-80 |
3.5-13 |
1.0-9 |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
| 2009 |
12 |
24-47-71 |
3.0-7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-1 |
| Career |
34 |
91-143-234 |
9.5-33 |
2.5-21 |
0 |
4 |
0-3 |
