Alterraun Verner
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| NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Alterraun Ennis Verner (born December 13, 1988) is an American football cornerback. He formerly attended the University of California, Los Angeles in his senior year. Verner was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 2010 NFL Draft.
High school career
Verner attended Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California, where he played wide receiver, defensive back, linebacker and special teams. As a senior, he made 50 receptions for 907 yards and 13 touchdowns. On defense, he made 56 tackles and four interceptions (one returned for a 102-yard touchdown). Verner earned second-team All-CIF Southern Section honors and was selected to play in Shrine All-Star Game.
An excellent student, Verner held a 4.17 GPA and achieved a 1740 SAT score. He also served as a peer tutor to his high school football team in the subjects of math and history.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Verner was listed as the No. 49 cornerback prospect in the nation.[1] He chose UCLA over Boston College, Oregon, and Washington.
College career
In his true freshman year at UCLA, Verner finished fourth among Bruins with 59 tackles and third on the team with two interceptions, while leading the team with 123 interception yards and two touchdowns. He was named co-Freshman of the Year for the Pac-10 Conference (alongside Jairus Byrd and Taylor Mays), and was selected first-team Freshman All-America by College Football News and Scripps/FWAA, as well as second-team by The Sporting News, Scout.com, and Rivals.com.
As a sophomore, Verner appeared in all 13 games, while starting 10, and ranked fourth on the squad with 75 tackles. He finished with 15 passes broken up and four interceptions. In his junior year, Verner was a starter in all 12 games, and was second on the team in tackles with 73. He was selected to the second-team All-Pac-10 squad chosen by the league's coaches.
In November 2009, he was named one of the twelve semifinalists for the 2009 Jim Thorpe Award.[2]
Professional career
2010 NFL Draft
In the 2010 NFL Draft, Verner was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 4th round, 142nd overall and 18th cornerback taken. [3]
2010 Season
On October 10th 2010, Verner had his first career interception against the Dallas Cowboys. It was a screen play thrown by Tony Romo. On October 18th 2010, he picked off Trent Edwards for his second career interception.
References
- ^ "Cornerbacks 2006", Rivals.com, January 30, 2006
- ^ "Jim Thorpe Award Names 2009 Semi-Finalists", Jim Thorpe Association, November 3, 2009
- ^ "NFL Draft - 2010 CB Draft Prospects", CBSSports.com, retrieved November 7, 2009