Adrian Tracy biography
Date of birth : 1987-04-06
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Sterling, Virginia
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-10-04
Credited as : Football player NFL, linebacker for the New York Giants, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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CAREER NOTES
At William & Mary, he started all 47 games he played at left defensive end…Recorded 283 tackles (151 solo) with 31.0 sacks for minus 183 yards and 62.5 stops for losses totaling 265 yards…Registered 12 quarterback pressures and deflected 8 passes…Forced 4 fumbles, recovered another and blocked a kick…Tracy's 31.0 sacks broke the previous school record of 24.0 by Luke Cullinane (1994-97)…His 31.0 sacks tied Eric Bakhtiari of San Diego University (2004-07) for 8th on the FCS all-time record chart…Tied the school single-season record with 12.0 sacks in 2009, equaling a mark first set by Cullinane in 1996…His 62.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage are topped by only Sherrod Coates of Western Kentucky (67.0, 2000-02) and Vlaldamar Brower of Massachusetts (63.0, 2000-03) on the NCAA career list.
* 2009 SEASON
Named All-America by 6 organizations, including The NFL Draft Report, the Associated Press, College Sporting News, Sports Network, American Football Coaches Association and Walter Camp…Named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association 1st-team for the 2nd consecutive season…Earned All-ECAC honors and served as team captain, in addition to being a Buchanan Award candidate…Started all 14 games at left end and tied the school single-season record with 12.0 sacks for minus 70 yards…Led the CAA and placed 7th in the nation with a school season-record 22.0 stops for losses of 103 yards…Added 5 quarterback pressures, deflected 4 passes, forced and recovered a fumble.
Opened the season with nine tackles (7 solo) vs. Virginia, followed by 8 tackles and a forced fumble vs. Central Connecticut…Posted 6 tackles with 2 sacks and 3.5 stops for minus 18 yards vs. Delaware…Had 2 sacks for losses of 24 yards, 3.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and 6 tackles (4 solo) vs. Northeastern…Collected 8 tackles (5 solo) with 1.5 sacks and 2.5 stops for minus 6 yards vs. James Madison…Had 6 tackles (4 solo) that included a 5-yard sack and 3.5 stops for minus 16 yards vs. Rhode Island…Registered 2 sacks, 3 stops for losses of 19 yards and 7 tackles vs. New Hampshire…In the NCAA playoffs, Tracy delivered 6 tackles, deflected 2 passes, recorded a 6-yard sack and had 2 stops for loss vs. Southern Illinois and produced 3 pressures with 7 tackles and 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage vs. Richmond.
* 2008 SEASON
Chosen to the All-CAA 1st-team and named an ECAC All-Star…Ranked 2nd in the CAA among defensive linemen with 6.5 tackles per game…Started all 11 games and finished the year with 72 tackles (40 solo), 10 sacks for minus 56 yards and 15.5 stops for losses of 64 yards…Blocked a kick and all 6 of his quarterback pressures caused interceptions…Selected as the William & Mary QB Club Defensive Player of the Week following the Norfolk State and New Hampshire games…Totaled a season-high 13 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss and 2.0 sacks at New Hampshire…Recorded 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks vs. Richmond…Posted 11 tackles at James Madison and 4.0 tackles for losses, 1.5 sacks and a blocked field goal vs. Norfolk State…Tallied 1.5 sacks at Towson…Registered 8 tackles (7 solo) with a sack at N.C. State…Had a sack in the win at Delaware.
* 2007 SEASON
Started all 11 games at left defensive end…Ranked 5th on the team with 63 tackles (33 solo), including a team-best 3 sacks for minus 16 yards and 9.5 stops for losses of 30 yards…Added a QB pressure and a pass deflection…Forced a fumble and gained two yards on an interception return…Had 1sack in each of the Virginia Tech, Maine and Richmond games...Added 9 tackles vs. Villanova, 8 vs. Hofstra and 7 vs. Richmond and intercepted a pass vs. UMass...Delivered 3 tackles for losses vs. Virginia Tech and forced a fumble vs. Richmond.
* 2006 SEASON
Started every game as a redshirt freshman, leading Atlantic Ten rookies with 70 tackles (28 solo)…Ranked 6th in the league with 6 sacks for minus 41 yards and placed 7th with 15.5 stops for losses of 68 yards…Forced 2 fumbles and broke up 2 passes…Tallied 5 stops (3 solo) at Maryland...Earned first Rookie of the Week award after recording 9 tackles (5 solo) 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble in vs. VMI... Followed with a season-high 10 tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage, and a sack vs. Hofstra...Credited with 8 stops at Liberty...Recorded 2.5 tackles for losses at James Madison...Named Rookie of the Week again after finishing with 3.0 sacks, 4 tackles for losses and a forced fumble at Towson...Finished the year strong with 8 tackles vs. Richmond.
* 2005 SEASON
Redshirted as a freshman.
* HIGH SCHOOL
Earned 3 letters in football at Potomac Falls (Va.) High School…Started games at running back, tight end, linebacker and defensive end…Named 1st-team All-District as a senior and was team's defensive MVP for 3 consecutive seasons…Lettered twice in basketball…Earned District Player of the Year honors on the basketball court as a senior and holds the school's career records for points scored (723) and rebounds (507)…Also served as senior class vice president and a SCA representative.
