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2008 (Junior): One of three team captains ... started the first 10 games of the season at weak-side linebacker ... missed the final two games and three quarters of the Wisconsin game with a knee injury ... finished fourth on the team with 55 tackles, third with 42 solo stops, and tied for second with 8.5 tackles for loss ... recovered one fumble, picked off one pass, added 1.5 sacks and broke up three passes ... since the start of the 2006 season leads the team with 127 solo tackles and is second with 200 total tackles (Austin Thomas, 202) ... collected 10 tackles, his sixth career double-digit tackle game, with seven solos, one sack and a career-high three tackles for loss against Central Michigan ... also added one interception and one pass breakup ... became the first Hoosier since Kyle Killion (vs. Penn State - Nov. 13, 2004) to record an interception and a sack in the same game ... tallied nine stops, seven solo, with one TFL and one pass broken up vs. Michigan State ... led the Hoosiers with seven tackles, six solo, forced a fumble and had 1.5 tackles for loss in the season opener against Western Kentucky ... made six stops with five solos at Minnesota ... recorded five solo tackles with one TFL and one pass breakup vs. Ball State ... added five stops and one tackle for loss in the Hoosiers' win over No. 22 (BCS) Northwestern and finished with four solos and one TFL vs. Iowa ... in the preseason, a second team All-Big Ten selection by Lindy's and a third team All-Big Ten selection by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele's preview magazine.
2007 (Sophomore): Second on the team with 104 tackles, including 59 solo stops ... led the team with three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries and finished fourth with eight tackles for loss ... added two sacks, one interception and three pass breakups ... 11th in the Big Ten in tackles, second in fumbles recovered and seventh in fumbles forced ... in league games only, finished sixth in tackles and second in forced fumbles ... started all 13 games at weak-side linebacker ... set a new career high with 14 tackles at Northwestern ... made 13 tackles, nine solo, and forced a fumble against Penn State ... matched that total with 13 tackles and recovered a fumble at Wisconsin ... collected 10 tackles at Iowa and also added a forced fumble.
2006 (Freshman): Saw action in all 12 games, making five starts ... finished with 41 tackles, 26 solo, including 4.5 for loss, and one sack ... picked off one pass and broke up three, adding a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by Sporting News and earned honorable mention to the publication's Freshman All-America Team ... led the team with 10 tackles to go along with five solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss against No. 2 (AP) Michigan.
Prep/Personal: Played linebacker for Lawrence North High School under head coach Tom Dilley ... totaled 132 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and four sacks en route to earning Indianapolis Star Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior ... had a trio of interceptions and scored three defensive touchdowns, returning a pair of INTs and one fumble recovery ... earned 5A All-State first team recognition ... mother is Kathy Patterson ... born on July 20, 1987, William Louis Patterson is a sport communication-broadcast major.
