| Carl Gettis |
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- 2008 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (A.P.)
- 2007 2nd-Team Freshman All-American (College Football News)
- 2007 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (Coaches)
- 2007 Team Cornerback of the Year
2009 OUTLOOK
Regarded as MU's top cover cornerback who is also a physical hitter ... Has also learned the nickel spot, in which he played quite a bit when William Moore was out of the lineup early in the 2008 season ... After winning honorable mention all-Big 12 honors each of his first two years, is in line to bring home some more honors in 2009 ... Is slated for his third year as a starter, as he's atop the depth chart at one corner position heading into fall drills ... Has displayed nice ball skills, and is very good at coming up for run support from the edge.
2008 SEASON
Continued to develop into one of the better defenders in the Big 12 Conference, and was tabbed by the Associated Press as an honorable-mention All-Big 12 performer at cornerback ... Started all 14 games for the Tigers and had a career-best 78 tackles ... Was second on the team with 10 tackles against Illinois on Aug. 30, eight of which were solo stops ... Made four tackles against Southeast Missouri State ... Recorded four stops (all solo) in win over Nevada ... Made four tackles in win over Buffalo and added six stops against Nebraska ... Recorded five tackles against Oklahoma State .... Recovered a fourth-quarter fumble against OSU ... Made two tackles against Texas and had two stops against Colorado ... Had five tackles against Baylor ... Was second on the team with seven tackles against Kansas State, six of which were solo stops ... Made six tackles against Iowa State, third most on the squad, including one TFL ... Also recorded an interception against ISU, intercepting Austen Arnaud in the endzone and returning it 27 yards ... It was his second career INT ... Made eight tackles (seven of which were solo) against Kansas ... Added two pass break-ups ... Led the team with 13 tackles in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma ... Displayed some prime hoop skills during the spring, when he teamed with Tommy Chavis, Thomas Hellm and Coach Dave Christensen to win the team's annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament
2007 SEASON
Emerged as a valuable contributor to the defensive backfield as a true freshman, starting the last 10 games of the season, and earning 2nd-Team Freshman All-American honors by College Football News, as well as honorable-mention All-Big 12 acclaim from league coaches ... Also took home the team's cornerback of the year award despite his inexperience coming into the season ... Had 49 tackles on the season ... Made five stops against Ole Miss and followed that with a six tackle (five solo) performance against Western Michigan ...Had at least three tackles in each of the next four games (Illinois State, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech) ... Made the first interception of his career, picking off Texas Tech's Graham Harrell ... Set a career-high with nine tackles (eight solo) against Colorado ... Made two stops against Kansas State and Kansas ... Had four tackles at the Big 12 Championship against Oklahoma and added four more in the Cotton Bowl victory over Arkansas.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as the nation's No. 45 running back prospect by Rivals, and the No. 11 overall player in the state of Missouri (all positions) ... Accumulated nearly 2,000 yards from scrimmage as a senior in 2006, adding 21 total TDs on the season ... Rushed for 1,300 yards and 21 TDs in 2006, while adding nearly 700 receiving yards on the way to racking up All-State, All-Conference and All-District honors ... Had over 1,800 yards from scrimmage as a junior, rushing for 1,186 yards and 14 TDs, while adding 638 yards receiving and two TDs ... Was a First-Team All-Region pick as a junior, and also earned All-State mention, as well ... An accomplished student who was a two-time winner of his team's academic award ... Was also a standout on the hardcourt for his school, as he earned team MVP honors and All-District recognition in basketball ... High school coach - Paul Day.
PERSONAL
Parents - Earnest & Paula Gettis ... Is interested in pursuing a degree in business financing at Mizzou ... Chose Mizzou over Tennessee, Mississippi, Kansas, Memphis and Vanderbilt, among others ... Primary Mizzou recruiter - Cornell Ford.
GETTIS Career Statistics
Tackles
G-GS Solo-Ast. Total TFL INT PBU
2007 14-10 39-10 49 2-5 1-0 1
2008 14-14 52-26 78 4-8 1-27 4
Totals 28-24 91-36 127 6-13 2-27 5
