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Three-year starter for the Bobcats who has great instincts ... has a knack of getting to the football and has registered 29.5 tackles for lost yards and 8.0 quarterback sacks during his career ... for his career has recorded 236 total tackles ... tremendous playmaker for the Bobcats ... has recorded an interception in each of his three seasons ... has also broke up 13 passes during his career ... has participated in all 37 games Texas State has played during the last three seasons.
2005: Led Texas State in tackles last year as a junior with 95 total stops ... credited with 35 solo stops and 60 assists ... among his tackles were 13 for lost yards (-37) and 4.5 sacks (-23) ... ranked sixth in the Southland Conference in tackles per game as well as tied for fourth in quarterback sacks and fifth in tackles for lost yards amongst league players ... also broke up three passes, recovered three fumbles while forcing two ... also had an interception in the Bobcats' overtime win over Sam Houston State, a victory that secured Texas State's first Southland Conference championship ... despite the type of season he had, was only named All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention ... already had registered 62 total tackles by the end of the 11-game regular season.
Went on to record 33 total tackles in three playoff games including a career-high 13 stops in the Bobcats' 14-7 quarterfinal playoff win over Cal Poly ... in addition to three solo stops and 10 assists, had 1.5 tackles for lost yards and recovered a Cal Poly fumble at the 1-yard line after the Mustangs had marched 67 yards to within inches of the goal line in the second quarter ... fumble recovery allowed the Bobcats to hold on to a 7-0 lead heading into halftime ... was named a I-AA.org Weekly All-Star after the victory ... a week earlier had 11 tackles in the Bobcats' first ever I-AA playoff game ... his 11 stops against Georgia Southern included 1.5 quarterback sacks ... with Texas State leading 38-35 late in the game came up with tackles on back-to-back plays ... after being in on a tackle that resulted in a one-yard carry, was credited with a sack for a three-yard loss on a fourth down play which gave the `Cats the ball at the GSU 28 with 4:11 to play ... closed out his junior year with a nine-tackle night against Northern Iowa ... had two tackles for lost yards ... his 11.0 tackle per game average in the NCAA playoffs tied for sixth-best during the championship ... also ranked fifth in the championship for tackles for lost yards, averaging 1.67 per playoff game.
Began the season with six tackles including 2.5 tackles for lost yards and a quarterback sack against Delta State ... also forced a fumble in the season-opener ... had at least one tackle for lost yards in four of the Bobcats' first five games ... in Texas State's Southland Conference opener, registered eight tackles including a quarterback sack for a loss of seven yards, had a quarterback hurry and broke up a pair of passes ... had nine tackles and a pass break up at Stephen F. Austin ... closed out the regular season with six tackles in the Bobcats' win over Sam Houston State ... in addition to his lone interception of the year also recovered a fumble during the game.
2004: Registered a team-leading 64 tackles as a sophomore ... was in on a team-high 40 solo hits and also had 24 assists ... 9.5 tackles for 48 lost yards was third-best on the team ... also had a 54-yard interception return to set up a 10-yard touchdown pass which gave the Bobcats a commanding lead in their 54-27 win over McNeese State ... began the season with five solo hits, including two for losses against Angelo State ... had six solo hits and four assists, including a tackle for loss at Baylor ... in overtime win over Southeastern Louisiana, registered 4.5 total tackles, had two quarterback hurries and broke up a pair of passes ... registered six solo tackles and an assist against Florida Atlantic ... among his stops against the Division I-A Owls was a solo tackle for a 6-yard loss ... also forced and recovered a fumble against FAU ... closed out the season with 20 total tackles over the last two games ... in final home game against Nicholls State had five solo tackles and four assists ... registered a season-high 11 tackles, including eight unassisted stops at Sam Houston State ... also recovered a fumble against the Bearkats.
2003: Leaped into a starting role as a true freshman ... finished third on the team with 77 total tackles (31 unassisted) ... tied for second on the team with seven tackles for 34 lost yards ... also had 2.5 quarterback sacks as a rookie ... broke up three passes, had one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... in first career home game had eight total tackles ... teamed with Larry Hayden for a 52-yard fumble return for a score against McNeese State ... had a career-high 16 tackles against the Cowboys ... had 13 tackles including 1.5 tackles for lost yards against Sam Houston State.
Corsicana High School: Was the District 16-4A Defensive MVP as both a junior and senior ... first-team all-state selection as a junior and named to the all-state second team as a senior ... also selected Corsicana's Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... played linebacker for Coach Jeff Berry at Corsicana.
Personal: Born Oct. 23, 1984 in Corsicana ... son of Susanna Castillo ... exercise and sports science major.
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