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and second forced fumble of the season vs.
Tennessee (10/21)…recorded one tackle at
San Diego (10/28)…finished with five total
tackles at Oakland (11/4)…registered two solo
stops vs. New Orleans (11/18)…saw action on
special teams at Cleveland (11/25)…recorded
three total tackles at Tennessee (12/2)…spent
the remainder of the season playing on special
teams vs. Tampa Bay (12/9), vs. Denver (12/13),
at Indianapolis (12/23) and vs. Jacksonville
(12/30).
2006 (Houston 11/10): Returned from a foot
injury suffered during training camp to play in
11 games and start 10…finished the season
with 30 total tackles, 27 solo, two interceptions,
10 passes defensed, a forced fumble and
two fumble recoveries…returned one of the
fumble recoveries for a 58-yard touchdown…
started his first game back from injury and
registered four solo stops and a forced fumble
vs. Jacksonville (10/22)…started and finished
with two solo tackles, his first interception
of the season and four passes defensed at
Jacksonville (11/12)…started and recorded four
solo tackles, three passes defensed and his first
career sack, taking down QB JP Losman for a
two-yard loss vs. Buffalo (11/19)…started and
finished with three total tackles, two solo and
a fumble recovery for a 58-yard touchdown, the
first fumble recovery touchdown of his career,
at Oakland (12/3).
2005 (Houston 13/10): Played in 13 games,
starting 10…registered career-high numbers
in tackles (53) and passes defensed (14)…
also made three special teams stops…tied a
career high with eight tackles in first start of the
season at Cincinnati (10/2)…posted six tackles
and one pass defensed while starting vs.
Tennessee (10/9)…also added two tackles on
special teams…posted seven tackles and two
pass defensed vs. Indianapolis (10/23)…made
six tackles and had one pass defensed at San
Francisco (1/1/06).
picked off Jaguars QB Byron Leftwich and
raced 43 yards for first-career score, leaping
into the north stands amidst a sea of battle
red vs. Jacksonville (10/31)…also notched six
tackles…racked up career-high eight tackles
vs. Colts (12/12).
2003 (Houston 8/1): Played in eight games,
starting one contest at cornerback…inactive
for eight games while on the practice squad…
totaled 11 tackles and 12 passes defensed…
recorded four special teams tackles…made 2003
debut at Cincinnati (11/9) on special teams…
tied CB Aaron Glenn with a team-leading three
passes defensed in the win at Buffalo (11/16)…
started his first-career NFL game and recorded
two tackles and three passes defensed in
season finale vs. Indianapolis (12/28).
2002 (Houston 2/0): Played in two games…
inactive for 14 games…made NFL debut vs.
Buffalo (10/13), seeing action on special teams…
played corner in the dime package at Cleveland
(10/20), also lining up on special teams.
COLLEGE: Played two years at Kansas State
after transferring from Navarro (Texas)
Junior College…amassed 50 tackles and five
interceptions…posted career-high 31 tackles,
10 passes defensed, and five interceptions as
a senior, earning honorable-mention All-Big
12 honors…started two seasons at Navarro,
earning first-team all-conference honors and
honorable-mention All-America honors as a
sophomore…majored in social science.
PERSONAL: Lives in Houston…first-team
all-city and second-team all-state selection
as a senior at Irving (Texas) High School…
participated in Texans Blood Drive…took part
in Take a Texan to School Day at Carver High
School in Houston…nicknamed “Petey”…born
DeMarcus Faggins in Irving, Texas.
2004 (Houston 16/2): Played in all 16 games for
the first time in his career, starting two when the
Texans opened with three corners…amassed
37 tackles, three interceptions, nine passes
defensed and seven special teams stops…
broke up three passes and recorded first-career
interception on QB Kerry Collins in win over
Oakland (10/3)…started in nickel formation and
collected four tackles vs. Minnesota (10/10)…
Got his nickname
of Petey from his
grandmother
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