2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

ROC CARMICHAELCORNERBACKHeight: 5-10 | Weight: 184 | College: Virginia Tech |Hometown: Clinton, Md. | 2nd NFL Season |2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 23 |Acquired: D4, 2011 (127th overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 0/0 | Teams: Houston, 2011-12 |HEADERTEXANS BIOS20TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (127th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft...signed by the Texans on July 31, 2011...placed on injured reserve on Sept. 16, 2011.2011 (Houston 0/0):• Inactive in the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/11)• Placed on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury during the preseason (9/16)COLLEGE:• Started 27-of-54 games in his career when he recorded 115 tackles (75 solo), 16 deflections, 10interceptions for 158 yards in returns (17.6 avg.), 6.5 stops for losses for 34 yards, three quarterbackpressures and one sack and returned two interceptions for touchdowns to rank fourth on the school’sall-time list• Earned second-team All-American and All-ACC first-team preseason honors in 2010• Totaled 26 tackles (19 solo) while ranking second on the team with four interceptions for 87 yardsin returns and a touchdown and broke up seven passes and was selected as the ACC DefensivePlayer of the Week once• Named a second-team All-ACC selection by the NFL Draft Report in 2009 and was the recipient ofthe Don Williams Team United Award, given to the defensive player who put the team first…rankedsixth on the team in tackles with 55 (31 solo) to go along with six deflections and six interceptions…• Led the Hokies in interceptions while placing second in the ACC and tied for 11th nationally and hissix interceptions also ranked seventh on the school’s single-season record list• Finished with eight tackles (5 solos), including one for a 3-yard loss and also deflected one passPERSONAL:• Graduated with a degree in Human Development and is presently working on a secondundergraduate degree (human services)• Attended Gwynn Park (Brandywine, Md.) High School, lettering three times for the varsity as adefensive back and running back• Totaled 115 tackles with 12 interceptions in three varsity seasons, compiling 1,785 yards and 19touchdowns rushing• Received All-Mid Atlantic 47 honors from Super Prep, in addition to garnering All-Conference andAll-Region honors• Nicknamed “Roc” as a child by his fatherwww.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR