CHATTANOOGA: Three-year starter ... played in 50 career games with 39 starts ... two-time first team All-SoCon ... five games with 10+ tackles.
2016 • SENIOR SEASON: Nine stops against Wofford, six solo ... 12 tackles at WCU ... season-high 13 tackles at The Citadel ... four tackles at ETSU ... saved a TD with a forced fumble against Samford ... five tackles against Presbyterian ... two tackles in limited action against Shorter ... No. 11 player in the SoCon according to SouthernPigskin.com ... preseason second team All-SoCon
2015 • JUNIOR SEASON: First Team All-SoCon by the league’s coaches ... career-high 14 tackles at Jacksonville State ... six tackles against The Citadel ... five tackles at Mercer ... six tackles and a fumble recovery against Western Carolina ... six stops, including a TFL, at Presbyterian ... eight tackles and a PBU at Samford ... four tackles against Mars Hill ... DNP vs. Jacksonville State.
2014 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: First Team All-SoCon according to the league’s coaches ... second team by the media ... two games with 10+ tackles ... team-high six tackles at TTU ... seven stops each against Mercer and The Citadel ... game-high nine tackles and 2.0 TFLs at APSU ... 12 stops against Jacksonville State ... 11 tackles at CMU.
2013 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 11 games off the bench ... made six tackles against UT Martin.
2012 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt.
PRIOR TO UTC: All-region defensive back from Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ga. ... played for head coach Larry Mortonson ... led Jonesboro to a 9-2 record as a senior ... member of the All-Southern Crescent team ... played in the Georgia East-West All-Star game ... three-year letter winner in baseball and was all-conference as a junior ... also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL: Full name is Cedric Breyan Nettles ... son of Patricia Donald ... born May 17, 1994 ... has a sister, Jasmine, and two brothers, Matthew and Anthony … graduated with a degree in Integrated Studies in December 2016.
