2013 Football Roster
Dion Witty
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Coral Springs, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Coral Springs HS
At Memphis: Three-year player who has notched 20 total tackles along with four pass breakups and an interception during career … Has played in 26 games during career as a Tiger.
2014 (Junior): Missed two games during the first half of the season (Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss) but bounced back in a big way, equaling a career high with four tackles in the Tigers’ road win at Cincinnati to open American Athletic Conference play … Among four stops at Cincinnati was a career-best three unassisted tackles … Also had a pass breakup against the Bearcats … For the year had six tackles and two pass breakups … Also had two tackles and broke up a pass in homecoming win over Tulsa.
2013 (Sophomore): Saw action in eight games as a sophomore, registering 12 total tackles ... Recorded first career interception and broke up a pair of passes during the year ... Began the season with first career multi-tackle game, posting two solo stops against Duke in the opener ... Would record four, multi-tackle games during the season ... Had a career-high four tackles including an assisted tackle for lost yardage at Houston ... Broke up a pass in the SMU game ... Intercepted a pass, returning the ball 22 yards and broke up another pass in addition to recording three tackles in the Tigers' first ever American Athletic Conference victory at USF ... On the first play from scrimmage after the Tigers had taken a 13-3 lead, picked off a pass returning the ball to the USF 16 with just under four minutes to play ... Interception would lead to a field goal to put the Tigers up 16-3.
2012 (Freshman): Saw first career action for the University of Memphis when the Tigers opened Conference USA play against Rice ... Went on to play in seven of the final eight games of the season as a true freshman ... Registered first career tackles against Marshall, finishing with two stops against the Thundering Herd.
At Coral Springs High School: Lettered for Coach Ray Gould at Class 8A Coral Springs High School ... An aggressive corner that led the Colts defensive unit to post four shutouts (two against conference foes) ... The Colts defense held two other opponents to one TD ... Integral member of the Coral Springs defense that did not allow any of its opponents to score more than 23 points ... Helped the Colts to an 8-3 record as a senior ... Posted 179 tackles and nine interceptions, including four of which he returned for TD ... Credited with three blocked field goals and five blocked punts ... Returned two blocked kicks for scores ... Also registered five forced fumbles ... Rated as a three-star cornerback by ESPN.com and Rivals.com ... Named all-county in 2010 and 2011 ... A 2011 team captain ... Competed in the 18th-annual Nike South Florida All-Star Football Game.
Personal: Son of Amy Jones ... Born Nov. 23, 1992 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... Sport and Leisure Management major.
