2014: Started and played in all 14 games for the Sycamores on the defensive line ... Named a member of the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team ... Averaged 5.5 tackles per game to rank 40th in the league ... His 21 passes defended led the MVFC while his four interceptions was tied for second-best ... Recorded 77 total tackles, including 54 solo stops ... Credited with multiple tackles in every contest, including a career-high nine stops in the FCS Playoffs at Chattanooga ... Had tackles for a loss against Youngstown State and Chattanooga both of which were also quarterback sacks ... One interception each againt Indiana, Tennessee Tech, Southern Illinois and Missouri State ... Three pass breakups against Eastern Kentucky, Illinois State and South Dakota State.
2013: Played in nine games, making three starts in the Sycamore defensive backfield ... Tallied 32 total tackles, including 16 solo stops ... Posted a tackle for loss against Southern Illinois and was credited with a forced fumble at South Dakota State ... Had an electrifying 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in the finale against Southern Illinois ... Broke up three passes ... Had eight multi-tackle efforts with a season-best seven stops at No. 1 North Dakota State.
2012: Early season injuries limited him to just three games played, making his Sycamore debut at Western Illinois ... Made three total tackles on the year, all against South Dakota with two pass breakups.
2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School: Played both running back and defensive back at St. Rita of Cascia High School ... Averaged 3.3 tackles per game while amassing 758 rushing yards and averaging 4.2 points scored per game ... Ranked in the Top 30 in the state of Illinois for scoring, rushing and total offense ... Ranked in the Top 100 in the state of Illinois for tackles made per game.
Personal: Born on Jan. 2, 1993, to Brenda and Mitchell Starks ... majoring in Criminology ... has one brother, Mitchell.
