Ahmad Carroll - #31 - DB - Arkansas - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Appeared in 51 games, starting 28 times over four seasons and has recorded 104 tackles, 24 passes defensed, three sacks and three interceptions.

◊ Finished tied for first in special teams tackles with 26 for the Jets in 2008.

◊ Earned Pepsi Rookie of the Week, 11/29/04, vs. STL, with a 40-yard fumble return for a score and an interception.

◊ Started 15 games for Orlando in the AFL in 2008, garnering 68 total tackles, three fumble recoveries for 53 yards and two touchdowns, one forced fumble and an interception.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 3/16/09, NYJ, Re-signed, UFA

◊ 7/22/08, NYJ, Signed, FA

◊ 5/7/07, JAC, Waived

◊ 10/11/06, JAC, Signed, FA

◊ 10/3/06, GB, Waived

◊ 4/24/04, GB, D1 (25)

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW

◊ 2008 (JETS) Played in all 16 games, totaling 26 special teams tackles, tied for the team lead, and two forced fumbles…SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (9/7 at MIA)… Named Jets special teams player of the game after he recorded three solo tackles.

◊ 2007 Did not play in NFL.

◊ 2006 (GB/JAC) Played in four games, starting one as a Packer, tallying six tackles and a sack before being waived, 10/3…Signed with JAC, 10/10…Active for two games seeing action in one.

◊ 2005 (GB) Played and started all 16 games…Registered 45 tackles (40 solo) and posted two interceptions among 11 passes defensed, adding one forced fumble…Posted 19 returns for 390 yards, including a career-long 57-yarder on Monday Night at BAL, 12/19. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (11/27 at PHI)...Tallied a career-best five passes defensed. (11/13 at ATL)…Recorded five solo tackles and forced a critical late fumble, knocking the ball loose from Roddy White. (10/30 at CIN)…Recorded third career interception, of Carson Palmer, on a ball intended for T.J. Houshmandzadeh. (9/25 vs. TB)…Season-high six tackles (five solo) including one for a loss and an interception of Brian Griese. 2004 (GB) Played in 14 games, starting 11, finishing with a career-high 53 tackles (49 solo), two sacks, one interception, one touchdown on a fumble recovery and 10 passes defensed. POSTSEASON: (1/9 vs. MIN)… Posted one solo tackle and one pass defensed. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (11/29 vs. STL)…Recorded his first career touchdown, recovering an Issac Bruce fumble and returning it 40 yards...Also snagged an interception of Marc Bulger…Earned Week 12 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors. (10/31 at WAS)...Earned first career sack, of Mark Brunell, for a 7-yard loss. (10/17 at DET)…Made his first NFL start and tied for the team lead in tackles with six, helping limit DET to only 92 net passing yards.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ Three-year letterman for Arkansas (2001-03), earning All- SEC first-team honors in 2001 and 2003.

◊ Started 30 of 36 colligate games played and finished career with 145 tackles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

◊ A three-sport athlete at Frederick Douglass HS in Atlanta, he earned Parade All-America honors his senior season in football, was a four-time letterman in track, and earned a letter as a point guard his sophomore year.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ Two children, five-year old daughter, Jayda, four-year old son, Jeremiah.

◊ Earned a pair of All-America honors as a member of the Razorbacks’ track and field team in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships… Registered a career-best time (10.28) in the 100-meter prelims at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, where he also came in third in the 200-meter dash (20.91) to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships…Subsequently became only the second Razorback athlete to earn All-American honors in the 100 meters…Had competed in the 60-meter dash during the 2003 indoor season, setting a school record with a time of 6.67 seconds at the Tyson Invitational.

◊ Contributed his time to after school programs at Morristown Neighborhood House in New Jersey, 10/28/08 and the Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation in New Jersey, 12/16/08.

◊ Founded the Humble Grind Foundation in 2007 and hosted his annual Humble Easter Egg Hunt, 4/11/09 in Atlanta, GA.

◊ Majored in communications while at Arkansas.

◊ Given name is Ahmad Raheem Carroll.