He was born on September 20, 1986 in Oxnard. He stands six feet 1 and weighs 180 pounds.

He attended Rio Mesa High and during his junior year in 2003, he made All-County and All-League first team while recording 68 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery, plus getting 21 catches for 481 yards with 1 Touch Down. He also ran track at Rio Mesa, with best of 10.84 in the 100 meters and 22.0 in the 200 meters.

In 2004 season, he earned Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Tom Lemming All-American, Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, Student Sports Top 100, Rivals 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, All-CIF Division IV, Los Angeles Times All-Star, Los Angeles Times All-Ventura/North Coast Back of the Year and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team honors as a senior defensive back and wide receiver.

Recorded 81 tackles and 5 interceptions on defense, caught 27 passes for 430 yards with 5 Touch Downs on offense and returned a kickoff for a score also in 2004.

He played as a backup cornerback and on special teams as a first-year freshman in 2005. Overall in 2005 while appearing in 9 games, where he made 7 tackles and 2 deflections. He missed the Oregon, Arizona State and Arizona games because of mononucleosis. He had 3 tackles at Washington and 2 versus Washington State.

In the 2006 season, he will battle for the starting cornerback job as a sophomore.