| Wyatt Middleton |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Norcross, Ga.
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| High School:
Marist
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 208
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| Position:
S
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| Experience:
**
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>> At Navy: Enters the fall as a starter at rover ... one of the team leaders on defense ... one of the best defensive backs to play at Navy in the last 20 years ... tremendous football instincts ... equally tough against the run and pass ... has good size and speed ... set a Navy freshman record for tackles ... has started 24 consecutive games ... has earned two varsity letters.
>> 2008: A starter in each of the 13 contests during the season, he has made starts in each of the last 24 games dating back to his freshman year ... ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 80, including 57 solo stops ... intercepted one pass during the year for 22 yards ... turned in a team-best five pass breakups ... forced a team-high three fumbles and recovered one ... recorded four tackles against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl ... forced one of two fumbles by the Deacs, including the fumble that was picked up by teammate Rashawn King and returned 50 yards for a touchdown ... contributed five tackles in leading the Midshipmen to a 34-0 win over the Black Knights, as well as their sixth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief's Trophy win ... it's the first time Navy has pitched back-to-back shutouts since 1986 ... it's also the first shutout against Army since 1978 (28-0) ... recovered a Collin Mooney fumble in the third quarter, the first of his career ... made four solo tackles in Navy's 16-0 win over Northern Illinois ... it's the first shutout Navy's defense has pitched since Sept. 18, 2004, when the Mids beat Tulsa on the road, 29-0 ... it was the first time the Huskies have been shut out since 1999 against Iowa (24-0) ... turned in six tackles against Notre Dame, including five solo stops ... was in on eight stops, including six solo tackles in the comeback victory by the Midshipmen against Temple ... along with Corey Johnson, led Navy with four tackles in its 34-7 win over SMU ... also credited with a pass breakup ... the defense held SMU to -13 yards rushing, the first team to post negative rushing yards against the Mids since Pitt in 1978 ... it also held the Mustangs to eight first downs, marking the first time a Navy opponent was held to 10 or fewer first downs since 1999 when Rutgers mustered 10 ... contributed seven tackles in Navy's Homecoming contest against No. 23 Pitt ... turned in eight tackles against Air Force, while breaking up a pass ... his hard hit jarred the ball loose from the Falcons' Savier Stephens, marking the second forced fumble in the last three games ... four plays later, Navy's Matt Harmon kicked a 32-yard field goal to give Navy a 26-20 lead in the fourth quarter ... one of four players to pick off Wake's Riley Skinner ... the first interception of his career, he returned it for 22 yards ... added five tackles and two pass breakups in the win over the Deacs ... paced the Midshipmen with 13 tackles, including 11 solos, in the win over Rutgers ... stripped Rutgers' Tiquan Underwood inside the Navy five-yard line with under 30 seconds to play in the first half ... it was the first forced fumble of his career ... made seven stops at Duke, including five solo tackles ... posted three tackles at Ball State ... turned in six tackles and was credited with one of Navy's six pass breakups vs. the Tigers.
>> 2007: Played in all 13 games ... started in 11 contests ... second on the team with 88 tackles ... also made one stop for a loss of five yards and broke up one pass ... tallied two tackles in his collegiate debut at Temple ... led the team with 11 tackles one week later at Rutgers ... produced seven tackles, five of which were solo, against Ball State ... contributed three tackles against Duke ... came up with a solo stop against Air Force ... delivered a team-best 12 tackles, nine of which were solo, in a double-overtime win at Pittsburgh ... provided seven stops against Wake Forest ... totaled seven tackles and broke up a pass attempt in the first quarter ... came up with a tremendous effort at Notre Dame ... led the squad with 14 tackles, including one stop in the backfield for a loss of five yards ... tied for the team lead in stops at North Texas, as he accumulated seven tackles ... delivered eight tackles, six of which were solo, against Northern Illinois ... came up with six tackles, five among the solo variety, in a win over Army ... made three solo stops against Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl.
>> High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Marist High School, Middleton attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... a two-sport athlete, he earned three letters each in football and track ... Marist won the 4-A State Championship in football his sophomore year, posting a 14-1 record ... named all-county in football as a senior ... comes from an impressive athletic family ... sister, Kellie, went to Notre Dame on a softball scholarship and graduated in three years, transferred to Georgia and played softball for one year while getting her M.B.A. in Health ... now plays professional softball for the Akron Racers and is studying to be a doctor ... older brother, William, started at corner for Furman ... full name is Wyatt Thomas Middleton ... born April 5, 1988, in Atlanta, Ga. ... son of Albert and Karen Middleton ... majoring in Systems Engineering.
