2011 (Senior): Named second team all-WAC…played and started all 13 games at linebacker…led team with 107 tackles including 6.5 for loss…had five games with double-digit tackles…ranked eighth in the WAC and 70th nationally averaging 8.2 tackles per game…finished his career with 312 total tackles, which ranks seventh all-time in school history…tied for team lead with three forced fumbles along with one fumble recovery…recorded one interception and one pass breakup… season high 13 tackles including 2.0 for loss and 0.5 sacks at UNLV (Sept. 17)…also tied season highs with 13 tackles at Nevada (Nov. 12) and against Tulane (Nov. 26)…anchored defense with seven tackles and one forced fumble against UC Davis, holding the Aggies to 196 yards of total offense...led team with 10 tackles with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in loss to San Jose State (Oct. 14)...also had 10 tackles in loss to Utah State (Nov. 5)...had three tackles and one interception in win at Idaho (Oct. 29)...posted six tackles and one forced fumble in win over New Mexico State (Oct. 22)...had five tackles in win over Colorado (Sept. 3)...defense which limited the Buffaloes to 17 yards on the ground and 240 yards of total offense...six tackles in loss to Washington (Sept. 10)…named academic all-WAC.
2010 (Junior): Named first-team all-WAC...led the team, ranked second in the WAC and 14th nationally in tackles, averaging 10.8 per game...his 151 total tackles is the second-highest single-season total in school history...had eight double-figure tackle games...career-high 16 tackles at Colorado (Sept. 18)...had 15 tackles in win at New Mexico State (Nov. 27)...recorded first two career interceptions along with 10 tackles in win at Utah State (Oct. 23), earning him second straight WAC Defensive Player of the Week award...posted 15 tackles and one interception in win over Idaho (Oct. 30)...had 14 tackles each at Army (Sept. 11) and Charleston Southern (Sept. 25)...forced two fumbles in victory over Nevada (Oct. 17)...also tallied nine tackles against the Wolf Pack which earned him first of two straight WAC Defensive Player of the Week awards...two quarterback hurries and two passes defended against Charleston Southern...had 11 tackles at Boise State (Nov. 6)...nine tackles each against USC (Sept. 2) and Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2)...named academic all-WAC.
2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 13 games, making four starts at “BUCK” linebacker… tallied 54 tackles (37 solo, 17 assisted)…led the team with four sacks for a total of 29 yards lost, which ranked 10th in the WAC…also had six tackles for losses totaling 38 yards…sacks occurred against Central Arkansas (Sept. 4), at Washington State (Sept. 12), at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 30) and Utah State (Nov. 7)...had two quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles, the latter of which tied for fifth in the WAC…recovered one fumble…named WAC Player of the Week (Sept. 14) after recording eight tackles, one sack, and two forced fumbles against Washington State…career-high 10 tackles at UNLV (Sept. 19)...had a career-high two tackles for losses against Utah State (Nov. 7)…named to the all-WAC academic team.
2008 (Freshman): Played in all 14 games...back-up linebacker and running back served as a regular on kick coverage...posted three tackles, including one solo...a UH scholar-athlete.
2007: Redshirted.
Prep: A 2007 graduate of Castle High School in Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu...played two years of football and one year of baseball...in 2006 was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, first-team all-league as a linebacker and wide receiver, first-team all-state as an all-purpose back and second-team all-state at linebacker...first-team all-league and honorable mention all-state at linebacker in 2005.
Personal: Born in Sacramento, Calif...majoring in sociology...has three brothers...parents are Abby and Lloyd Paredes of Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu.
AWARDS & HONORS
2011 GoDaddy.com Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
2011 Phil Steele’s Preseason All-WAC First Team
2011 Athlon Sports Preseason All-WAC First Team
2011 BleacherReport.com Preseason All-WAC
2010 All-WAC First Team
2010 Phil Steele’s Postseason All-WAC First Team
2010 Phil Steele’s Midseason All-WAC First Team
WAC Player of the Week (Oct. 18, Oct. 25, 2010; Sept. 14, 2009)
Academic All-WAC (2009, 2010)
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 16 at Colorado, 9/18/10
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, at UNLV, 9/17/11
Sacks: 1.0, 4x, last vs. Utah State, 11/7/09
Interceptions: 2 at Utah State, 10/23/10
Career Statistics
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR
2008 14 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0
2009 13 37 17 54 6.0 38 0 3 1
2010 14 83 68 151 4.0 3 9 2 0
2011 13 58 49 107 6.5 17 2 3 1
TOTAL 54 179 136 315 16.5 58 11 8 2
SACKS G UA A Total Yds
2008 14 0 0 0.0 0
2009 13 4 0 4.0 29
2010 14 0 0 0.0 0
2011 13 0 1 0.5 4
TOTAL 54 4 1 4.5 33
INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2008 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2009 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2010 14 4 17 0 17 4.2 1.2
2011 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2
TOTAL 54 5 20 0 17 4.0 0.4
