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Ty Levie
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Ty Levie

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
LaFayette, Ga.

High School:
Baylor School

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 195

Position:
Safety

Experience:
3L

Has made a good transition to corner from safety . . . gives the team speed and size at corner . . . is a key contributor on both defense and special teams.

2008: Saw action in all 11 games . . . tallied 31 tackles, including 25 solo stops . . . intercepted three passes and had two tackles for a loss . . . had a season-high eight tackles and an interception at Ole Miss . . . had six tackles and an interception at Elon . . . had four tackles at Western Carolina . . . had four tackles, all solo, at Georgia Southern.

2007: Saw action in all 11 games, including 10 starts . . . had 67 tackles, including 53 solo stops . . . intercepted three passes and ­recovered one fumble . . . had six tackles, including five solo, at Georgia Tech . . . had nine tackles and an interception against Presbyterian . . . tallied six tackles, all solo, and an interception against Southeast Missouri . . . had seven tackles and a fumble recovery at Tennessee-Martin . . . had eight tackles and an interception at Tennessee Tech . . . had a season-high 10 tackles, including nine solo stops, against Jacksonville State.

2006: Saw action in 10 games . . . recorded 19 tackles, including 15 solo stops . . . had one tackle for a loss, one pass break-up and one blocked kick . . . had three tackles against Austin Peay . . . blocked a kick at Southeast Missouri . . . recorded a career-high five tackles at Tennessee State.

High School: Named All-State twice at Baylor School . . . led his conference with six interceptions as a senior and was named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press All-City Team as a defensive back . . . caught 49 ­passes for 584 yards as a senior.

Personal: Born Oct. 28, 1987 . . . son of Chip and Kathy Levie . . . majoring in ­biology.