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Rafael Priest

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Dallas, Texas

High School:
Madison High School

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 163

Position:
CB

Birthdate:
03/11/1987

Experience:
1L

2007: Honorable-mention All-Mountain West Conference ... started every game for the second straight season ... ranked fourth in the Mountain West Conference with a team-best 13 passes defended ... topped TCU with 10 pass break-ups ... his three interceptions tied Steven Coleman for the team lead ... had two picks and two pass break-ups in a 24-12 victory versus Colorado State ... had a 46-yard return with his interception in a 34-10 win over UNLV ... returned a fumble 13 yards for a touchdown in a 37-0 win over New Mexico ... had four solo tackles in the 20-13 Texas Bowl win over Houston ... broke-up two passes at Texas and San Diego State ... had three games with multiple pass break-ups ... posted a tackle for a loss and pass break-up in a 27-0 victory against Baylor ... totaled a season-best five stops at Wyoming ... recorded four tackles and a PBU in the win at Stanford ... 30 of his 37 tackles on the year were solo stops.

2006: Started all 13 games in his redshirt freshman campaign... ranked among the Mountain West Conference leaders with his team-high nine pass break-ups, a total that surpassed TCU's 2005 top mark of eight shared by All-MWC selections and NFL signees Quincy Butler, Drew Coleman and Jeremy Modkins ... 21 of his 27 tackles on the year were solo stops... broke up two passes while combining for three tackles in his collegiate debut, a 17-7 victory at Baylor... had a season-best four tackles, including one for a loss, in the 12-3 win over Texas Tech... totaled a season-best three pass break-ups to go with four solo stops against BYU... also had four solo tackles in the 25-10 victory at UNLV... recovered a fumble in the 27-21 win at New Mexico.

2005: Received a medical hardship.

High School: Lettered in football and track & field at James Madison High School in Dallas... football coach was Ronald Johnson... was a three-year first-team all-district performer on the gridiron... played both ways in his senior season, logging 13 career interceptions as a defensive back and 27 receptions for 403 yards and six touchdowns as a wide receiver... named both the football and track team captain and MVP... was a member of Madison's state champion 4x100 meter relay unit.

Personal: Son of Sheila Mike and the late William Priest... pursuing a degree in communications.

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