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2007: Appeared in, and started, all 11 games for the Rams...Was one of only 10 players on the WSSU roster that started every game...Finished the season ranked eighth on the roster in tackles with 41 total tackles...Tallied 23 solo tackles and 18 tackle assists...Recorded one tackle for loss which set WSSU opponents back two yards...Recorded one interception and led the team with a season-high nine pass break-ups...Recorded four tackles (one solo, three assists) versus North Carolina A&T (Sept. 1)...Recorded a trio of tackle assists at Morgan State (Sept. 15)...Recorded five total tackles (four solo, one assist) and his lone tackle for loss at South Carolina State (Sept. 22) as well as recording three pass break-ups...Recorded one pass break-up at Howard (Sept. 29)...Tallied a tackle assist versus Florida A&M in the 2007 Circle City Classic (Oct. 6)...Tied a season-high with eight total tackles (three solo, five assists) at Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 20)...Recorded his lone interception of the season versus the Wildcats the same day...Chipped in with six tackles in the Rams' win over Hampton (four solo, two assists) and broke up one pass versus the Pirates (Oct. 27)...Broke up one pass and collected a pair of solo tackles versus Delaware State (Nov. 2) on Homecoming 2007...Recorded two solo tackles, two tackle assists and two pass break-ups versus North Carolina Central (Nov. 10)...Closed the season at Norfolk State (Nov. 17) with a season-high-tying eight total tackles (seven solo, one assist) versus the Spartans...Closed the season fourth in all-purpose yardage as he totaled 596 yards serving on the kickoff and punt return teams...Returned opponents' punts for 182 yards and added 414 yards of kickoff return yardage for an average of 54.2 yards per game...Averaged 10.1 yards per return on the punt return team (182 yards on 18 punts) and turned in an average of 20.7 yards per kick return (414 yards on 20 kickoff returns)...Named WSSU's Most Improved Player for the 2007 season at the annual WSSU Athletic Banquet.
2006: Played in 10 games with no starts in 2006...Was a solid reserve for the Rams en route to totaling three tackles...Missed just one game for the Rams, the home opener against South Carolina State...Returned 12 punts for a total of 36 yards for an average of three yards per return with a long of 13 yards...Returned five kickoffs for a total of 108 yards en route to leading the team in kickoff yards per return with a 21.6 yards per return average.
2005: Played football at Allen University in Miami, Fla. in 2005 as a defensive back...Stats are unavailable...Transferred to WSSU in the spring of 2006.
Personal: Irizarry joins the Rams for his third season as a member of the WSSU football team in 2008...A native of Miami, Fla., he is a 2005 graduate of Miramar High School where he led the defense, a defense that was the best (points against) in the state of Florida...An All-Conference and All-State selection as a defensive back...Comes to WSSU following one year at Allen University where he was named the Defensive MVP and was selected as an All-NAIA performer as a defensive back...The son of Frank and Alice Irizarry...A mass communications major...Born in Miami, Fla. on August 26, 1987.
Irizarry's Statistics: Year G/GS UT AT Total TFL Int. PBU FF/FR 2007 11/11 23 18 41 1 1 9 0/0 2006 10/0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0/0 2005 Played at Allen University (Miami, Fla.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21/11 26 18 44 1 1 9 0/0
