Career: Has played in 39 games with 35 starts ... Two-time All-MAC First Team and two-time All-MAC Second Team selection ... Has compiled 216 career total tackles (120 solo, 96 assisted), with 5.0 career tackles for loss ... Has posted double-digit tackles in a game five times ... Has accounted for 25 career passes defensed, which ranks as the 10th-most in program history ... Has tallied six career interceptions for 132 career interception return yards ... Has notched 19 career pass breakups, which ranks as the ninth-most in program history ... Has forced eight career fumbles with three career fumble recoveries.
Single-Game Bests
Total Tackles: 14 (at Akron; Nov. 14, 2017)
Solo Tackles: 9 (at Kent State; Oct. 6, 2018)
Assisted Tackles: 8 (vs. Virginia; Sept. 15, 2018)
Tackles For Loss: 1 (three times, last: at Kent State; Oct. 22, 2016)
Passes Defensed: 2 (twice, last: Buffalo; Nov. 14, 2018)
Interceptions: 1 (six times, last: at Kent State; Oct. 6, 2018)
Pass Breakups: 2 (twice, last: Buffalo; Nov. 14, 2018)
Fumbles Forced: 2 (at No. 15 Tennessee, Sept. 17, 2016)
Fumbles Recovered: 1 (three times, last: Buffalo; Nov. 14, 2018)
2018: Started all 12 games he played in during his junior season ... Earned All-MAC First Team honors for the first time in his career ... Earned MAC Honor Roll status ... Earned both Fall and Spring AD Honor Roll recognition ... Ranked second on the team with 78 total tackles, recording 40 solo stops and 38 assisted tackles ... Recorded six passes defensed to rank fifth on the team ... Notched four pass breakups ... Tied for the team lead with two interceptions ... Forced and recovered a fumble ... Finished with nine total tackles (one solo, season-high eight assisted) against Virginia (Sept. 15) ... Tallied a season-high 11 total tackles (four solo, seven assisted) and added a pass breakup at Cincinnati (Sept. 22) ... Recorded his first interception of the season and posted five total tackles (four solo, one assisted) in a 58-42 win over UMass (Sept. 29) ... Collected 10 total tackles (career-high nine solo, one assisted) and picked off a pass and returned it 10 yards in a 27-26 victory at Kent State (Oct. 6) ... Posted 10 total tackles (four solo, six assisted) at Northern Illinois (Oct. 13) ... Tallied five total tackles (two solo, three assisted) in a 52-14 win over Ball State (Oct. 25) ... Finished with eight total tackles (five solo, three assisted) and broke up a pass at Miami (Nov. 7) ... Broke up a season-high two passes and also collected four total tackles (two solo, two assisted) in a 52-17 win over Buffalo (Nov. 14) ... Logged five total tackles (three solo, two assisted) in a 49-28 victory over Akron (Nov. 23) ... Finished with six total tackles (four solo, two assisted) in a 27-0 win over San Diego State (Dec. 19) in the 2018 DXL Frisco Bowl.
2017: Started all 13 games in his sophomore season ... Earned All-MAC Second Team honors for the second year in a row ... Ranked second on the team with a career-high 85 total tackles, tallying a career-high 40 solo stops and a career-high 85 assisted tackles ... Recorded eight passes defensed to tie for third on the team ... Ranked fourth on the team with seven pass breakups ... Tallied one interception ... Forced one fumble and recovered another ... Logged a career-high two quarterback hurries ... Finished with eight total tackles (three solo, five assisted) in a 42-30 win over Kansas (Sept. 16) ... Piled up seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) in a 27-20 overtime win at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 23) ... Tallied six total tackles (three solo, three assisted) and a pass breakup against Central Michigan (Oct. 7) ... Racked up 11 total tackles (season-high eight solo, three assisted) and logged both a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup in a 48-30 win at Bowling Green (Oct. 14) ... Picked off a pass, tallied a quarterback hurry and logged seven total tackles (one solo, season-high six assisted) in a 45-28 win over Miami (Oct. 31) ... Recovered a fumble and returned it 34 yards and finished with five total tackles (two solo, three assisted) in a 38-10 win over Toledo (Nov. 8) ... Piled up a career-high 14 total tackles (season-high eight solo tackles, season-high six assisted tackles) at Akron (Nov. 14) ... Collected five total tackles (three solo, two assisted) at Buffalo (Nov. 24) ... Named Defensive Player of the Game after logging nine total tackles (six solo, three assisted), breaking up a career-high two passes and forcing a fumble in a 41-6 victory over UAB (Dec. 22) in the Bahamas Bowl.
2016: Member of MAC East Division championship squad ... Played in all 14 games with 10 starts in his freshman season ... Named to the 2016 Sound Mind Sound Body Freshman All-America Team by the Football Writer's Association of America ... Earned MAC Freshman of the Year and All-MAC Second Team honors ... Ranked fifth on the team with 53 total tackles, tallying 35 solo stops and 18 assisted tackles ... Notched a career-high three tackles for loss ... Recorded a career-high 11 passes defensed ... Logged a career-high eight pass breakups ... Picked off a career-high three passes and totaled 120 interception return yards, which ranks as the sixth-most in a single season in program history ... Forced a career-high six fumbles -- good for third in the country and first in the MAC -- with one fumble recovery ... Made his collegiate debut against Texas State (Sept. 3), tallying one solo stop and forcing his first career fumble ... Put together a breakout performance at No. 15 Tennessee (Sept. 17), forcing a career-high two fumbles and piling up six total tackles (five solo, one assisted) ... Finished with seven total tackles (five solo, two assisted) -- including his first career tackle for loss -- in a 28-19 win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 24) ... Made his first career start and the first of 10-straight starts to close out the season at Miami (Oct. 1), recording his first career interception and returning it 60 yards while also posting two tackles (one solo, one assisted) in a 17-7 win ... Piled up a season-high nine total tackles (season-high seven solo, two assisted; one tackle for loss), forced a fumble and picked off a pass in a 30-24 win over Bowling Green (Oct. 8) ... Was named MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 for his efforts against Bowling Green ... Logged seven total tackles (two solo, season-high five assisted) against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 15) ... Broke up a season-high two passes and collected four total tackles (three solo, one assisted; one tackle for loss) in a 14-10 win at Kent State (Oct. 22) ... For the second time, intercepted a pass and returned it 60 yards in addition to recording three total tackles (one solo, two assisted) in a 34-10 victory over Buffalo (Nov. 3) ... Matched his season high with two pass breakups to go along with two total tackles (one solo, one assisted) in a 9-3 division-clinching victory over Akron (Nov. 22) ... Tallied three assisted tackles and a pass breakup against No. 17 Western Michigan (Dec. 2) in the 2016 MAC Championship Game ... Posted three solo stops and a forced fumble in the 2016 Dollar General Bowl against Troy (Dec. 23).
2015: Redshirted.
Prior to Ohio: Two-year varsity letterman at Trinity Christian Academy ... Tallied 100 tackles (58 solo), three interceptions and two forced fumbles ... Helped lead the Conquerors to back-to-back state titles in 2013 and '14) ... Member of 2014 Burger King Bowl Series championship squad.
Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1997 ... Son of Anjanette Madison and James Polite ... Has six siblings (Adrian, Jalen, Tyler, Samiah, Kaylan and Khadija) ... Earned his undergraduate degree in sport management ... His hobbies include studying, sports and hanging out with friends ... Chose Ohio for the atmosphere and a good academic program.
