Patrick Calvary

Class:
Junior
Position:
DB
Height:
5-9
Weight:
180
Prev School:
Bayshore HS
Hometown:
Bradenton, Fla.

2008 Big South Preseason All-Conference Selection
Coaching Insight: Three-year starter … should be the leader of the defensive backfield … plays the cover two very well and does a great job of getting interceptions … has great intensity and strength as a corner … 2007 (Jr.): Big South first-team all-conference selection … VaSID second-team all-state honoree … named to the Sports Network honorable-mention All-America Team as a cornerback … started all 11 games for the second-straight season … ranked No. 11 on the squad with 33 total tackles … tied for the team lead with six pass break-ups … led the team and Big South with four interceptions returned for 100 yards … was one of three players on the team to return an interception for a touchdown … ranked No. 29 nationally by averaging .36 interceptions per game … his four interceptions rank tied for eighth best in a season and the top mark since the 2000 season … became the sixth player to reach the 100-yard interception return mark and is the first since 1993 … ranked second in the Big South by averaging 0.91 passes defended per game … tied a season high with six tackles against Tusculum in the season opener … returned an interception 61 yards to seal Liberty's second victory of the year over Shippensburg … three solo stops and a pass break-up against William & Mary … three assisted tackles and a four-yard interception return at Toledo … tied a season high with six tackles against Charleston Southern, while adding a 35-yard interception return and a pass break-up … four tackles, including three assisted stops against Presbyterian and a pass break-up … helped Liberty seal its first-ever Big South championship with three tackles, including two solo stops and an assisted tackle for a loss against Gardner-Webb … 2006 (So.): Big South Preseason all-conference selection … named to the I-AA.org Big South Preseason first-team all-conference roster … started all 11 games … ranked seventh on the squad in total tackles (44) … recorded 24 solo and 20 assisted tackles … added 2.5 tackles for a loss (10 yards) … tallied one of Liberty's eight interceptions on the year … second on the team with five pass break ups … tied for fifth in the Big South with six passes defended … also added a kickoff return and two punt returns for 17 total yards … 2005 (Fr.): Big South second-team all-conference selection … had a breakout freshman year as he played in 11 games as a true freshman, starting the last nine contests of the season … finished ninth on the team with 45 tackles … ranked 12th in the Big South in tackles among defensive backs and second among freshman defenders at his position … fourth on the Flames with 31 solo stops, while adding 14 assisted tackles … led the team with 10 pass breakups, including pass breakups in five-straight games … ranked tied for second in the Big South with 11 passes defended (10 breakups and one INT) … led the team and ranked fourth in the Big South in fumble recoveries … named Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 24) after his stellar performance against Coastal Carolina, when he had five tackles, three pass break ups and a fumble recovery with a seven-yard return against the No. 14 Chanticleers … Prep: Graduated from Bayshore High School … four-year starter … only the second player in school history to start as a freshman, following former Nebraska starting cornerback Fabian Washington … honorable mention all-state selection as a junior … second-team all-state Class 4A honoree as a senior, while being named to the first-team Manatee County All-Star team … averaged 29.2 yards per kickoff return as a senior … blocked two kicks as a junior and returned both for touchdowns … also added a punt return for a touchdown as a senior … Personal: Son of Nancy Calvary … birthday is on Feb. 21 … majoring in kinesiology … would like to pursue a career as a fitness specialist.