DannyTrevathan

• All-America first team by CollegeFootballNews.com (2010)
• All-America fourth team by Phil Steele’s College Football (2010)
• All-SEC first team by SEC coaches, Associated Press, Phil Steele’s College Football, CollegeFootballNews.com (2010)
• All-SEC second team by Rivals.com (2010)
• SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the Louisville game (2010)
• UK Most Improved Defensive Player by UK coaches (2009)

Became the first linebacker in Kentucky history to earn first-team All-America honors … Two-year starter at weakside linebacker … Chief asset is his outstanding speed, which he combines with an instinct for the ball and an ability to play off blocks … Has complemented his speed by continuing to add strength and size in the weight room … Went through the NFL draft evalution process in January but decided to return in order to gain more maturity … Will enter the 2011 season with a streak of nine-straight games with double-figure tackles … Has played in 39 games, starting 18 … Participated in a unique event in May as he worked with children during a one-week service trip to Ethiopia.

2010 (Junior): Earned first-team All-America honors from CollegeFootballNews.com and was a first-team All-SEC choice by multiple selectors … Led the SEC in tackles with 144, an average of 11.1 tackles per game … Averaged 11.5 tackles in SEC games … Second in the SEC in fumbles caused with four … Also led UK with 16 tackles for loss and was third in the SEC in that category … Tied for the team lead with three sacks … Had double-digit tackles in 10 games, including the last nine games … Led UK in tackles in 10 games, including a career-high 17 tackles vs. Auburn … SEC Defensive Player of the Week in the season opener when he had 11 tackles and 3.5 for loss vs. Louisville.

2009 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games, starting six … Named UK’s Most Improved Defensive Player as chosen by the coaches … Team’s second-leading tackler with 82 stops … Made a career-high 14 tackles in the win at Auburn … Also hit double figures with 10 vs. Alabama … Recovered a Georgia fumble at the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter of UK’s upset of the Bulldogs … Notched eight tackles, one for loss, and caused a fumble vs. Clemson in the Music City Bowl.

2008 (Freshman): Saw action in all 13 games … Was a mainstay on special teams … Totaled five tackles … Blocked a kick against Georgia that set up a Wildcat touchdown.

High School: Athletic linebacker whose speed and playing intensity have drawn comparisons to UK All-SEC linebacker Wesley Woodyard … Three-year starter for Leesburg (Fla.) HS, helping the team go to the state playoffs all three seasons … Third-team all-state, covering all classifications, by the Florida Sportswriters Association … Named first-team All-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel … Also the Area Defensive Player of the Year for Lake and Sumter counties by the Sentinel … Also the Area Defensive Player of the Year by the Leesburg Daily Commercial … Senior statistics included 117 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 5.5 quarterback sacks, two fumble recoveries (one returned for a touchdown), and three caused fumbles … Played quarterback and running back on offense … Rushed 56 times for 427 yards, a 7.6-yard average, and three touchdowns … Notched 98 tackles, including 17 for loss, along with five caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and six sacks as a junior … Played in the Central Florida East-West All-Star Game following his senior season … Played for the winning West team, causing a fumble with a big hit and had a long return on another fumble to set up a touchdown … Was timed as fast as 4.45 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Coached by Charles Nassar … All-around athlete who was a member of the school’s weightlifting, basketball, baseball and track teams … Ran the 100- and 200-meter dashes in track, along with the 4×100-meter relay.

Personal: Born in Youngstown, Ohio … Son of Vincent and Michelle Hicks … Vincent played football at Toledo … Major is family science.

Community Cats: Worked with children during a service trip to Ethiopia (2011).

Danny says … I couldn’t live without my: family and haters … The coolest thing about being at UK is: everybody loves you … The one thing I like most about football is: I can be whoever I want and I feel like I’m untouchable … What I like about my position coach, Chuck Smith, is: he knows the game and treats you like a man and thinks he’s funny … If I weren’t playing football, I would be: modeling or running track.