| Kevin Patterson |
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2007 (Junior):
Vital member of Wake's secondary ... Started eight games at safety in 2007... Fifth on the team with 50 tackles ... Recovered two fumbles and broke up one pass ... Made a season-high eight tackles at Navy (Oct. 20 ... Had tackles for loss against Navy (Oct. 20), Maryland (Sept. 22) and Army (Sept. 15) ... Made six solo tackles vs. the Black Knights.
2006 (Sophomore):
Played in all 14 games at cornerback and started the final 11 of the season ... Made 44 tackles to rank eighth on the team ... Broke up seven passes and intercepted two ... Returned one 48 yards for a touchdown vs. the Seminoles ... Also made 2.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack ... Forced one fumble and recovered it in the FedEx Orange Bowl against Louisville ... Broke up a season-high two passes in the ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech ... Also intercepted a pass against Clemson ... Made a season-high five tackles at Connecticut and against Louisville.
2005 (Redshirt Freshman):
Started the first six games of his career before undergoing an appendectomy that sidelined him for four weeks ... Returned to action in the season finale ... Made 24 tackles in seven games, including 18 solo stops, with three pass break-ups ... Had a season-high nine tackles in his collegiate debut against Vanderbilt ... Also broke up one of Jay Cutler's passes ... Made two tackles at Nebraska ... Had three tackles against East Carolina with a pass break-up ... Had two tackles in the Maryland game ... Made three tackles against Clemson ... Had four stops at Florida State with a pass break-up ... Missed the Boston College, NC State, Duke and Georgia Tech games after undergoing an appendectomy ... Returned against Miami in the finale and made one tackle.
2004 (True Freshman):
Redshirted the season.
Background:
Considered one of the top 50 players in the state of Georgia ... Led his Camden County team to a 15-0 record and the 5A state championship in 2003 ... The team went 13-1 during his junior year ... Collected 70 tackles, including 41 solo stops, as a senior ... Also had five interceptions, including one for a touchdown ... Played a role in three opponent fumbles (one caused, two recovered) ... Averaged 33.8 yards on kickoff returns ... On the offensive side of the ball, had 95 carries for 502 yards and six touchdowns ... Also caught 13 passes for 246 yards and four TDs ... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's All-State Team ... Also tabbed first-team all-state by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association ... Selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game ... Owned a 3.3 GPA ... Ran a 4.4 40-yard dash ... Coached by Jeff Herron at Camden County.
Personal:
Majoring in sociology ... Born April 9, 1986 in Brunswick, Ga. ... Nickname is K.P. ... Son of Michael and Lucy Patterson ... Chose Wake Forest because of "the good academics and the chance to play in the ACC."
