i found this on him;
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Episcopal
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 198
Position:
Defensive Back
Eligibility:
Senior
SENIOR SEASON (2008): Named first-team All-Conference USA...A semifinalist for both the Draddy Trophy and the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award...Named to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's Hampshire Honor Society...Team captain...Finished the year with 72 tackles (54 solo) with five interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two tackles for loss...Finished his career with 14 interceptions to rank fifth in C-USA history and second in UCF history...Tied for 15th in the nation in passes defended with 1.25 per game...Broke up three passes and made six tackles, all solo, at Boston College (Sept. 20)...Had an interception and made four tackles against SMU (Oct. 4)...Intercepted two passes at Miami (Oct. 11)...Made nine tackles in nationally-televised game at Tulsa (Oct. 26)...Had a TFL amongst his eight stops against Southern Miss (Nov. 8)...Intercepted two passes in a win at Marshall (Nov. 15), returning them for 77 yards, while also making five tackles and breaking up a pass...Had a season-high 11 stops in the win at Memphis (Nov. 22)...One of his nine tackles on Senior Day against UAB (Nov. 29) was for a loss.
JUNIOR SEASON (2007): One of five defensive players to start all 14 games for the Knights ... Named to the All-Conference USA second team by the league's coaches and media members ... For the second straight year was named to the All C-USA Academic Team and Arthur Ashe Diverse Magazine Academic First Team ... Also named to the 2008 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ... Became first Knight since Peter Sands in 2003 to collect more than 100 tackles in a season, finishing the campaign with 103 takedowns ... Tallied nine tackles, five solo and four assisted, in a victory at NC State (Sept. 1) ... Racked up eight tackles and a pass break-up vs. Texas (Sept. 15) ... Accumulated five tackles in a victory over Memphis (Sept. 22) ... Had five solo tackles against Louisiana (Sept. 29), and also recorded a pass break-up ... Registered nine tackles for the Knights at East Carolina (Oct. 6) ... Notched a game-high and career-high 12 tackles at USF (Oct. 13), including 10 solo stops ... Also had 1.5 tackles for a loss and one forced fumble vs. the Bulls ... Earned first interception of the season in the win over Tulsa (Oct. 20), and also posted two pass break-ups, four takedowns and one tackle for a loss ... Recorded an interception when he nabbed the first pass of the fourth quarter at Southern Miss (Oct. 28) ... Also led UCF with 10 tackles, including one for a loss, against the Golden Eagles ... Recorded an interception in his third-straight game with a pick vs. Marshall (Nov. 3), running it back for 16 yards ... Also collected six tackles in the win over the Herd ... Notched five tackles and a pass break-up at UAB (Nov. 10) ... Led the team with nine tackles in a win at SMU (Nov. 17) ... Hauled in his ninth career interception against UTEP (Nov. 24), which moved him into a tie for third on UCF's all-time list ... Also had eight tackles, all of the solo variety, and a pass break-up vs. the Miners ... Had four solo tackles, including one for a loss and a pass break-up in the victory over Tulsa in the C-USA Championship Game (Dec. 1) ... Tallied nine tackles, including three for a loss in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Mississippi State (Dec. 29) ... Also registered his first-career sack against the Bulldogs.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006): Named honorable mention All-Conference USA by the league's 12 head coaches ... Earned a spot on the Arthur Ashe Diverse Magazine Academic First Team for football and on the inaugural All C-USA Academic Team ... Led the Knights with four interceptions and 10 pass break-ups ... Ranked third in tackles with 53 ... Opened the season intercepting a pass in the first three games ... One of five Knight defenders to start all 12 games ... Recorded four tackles and intercepted a pass vs. Villanova (Sept. 2) ... Registered four tackles, forced the first fumble of his career and intercepted a pass at Florida (Sept. 9) ... Made four tackles, deflected two passes and intercepted one vs. USF (Sept. 16) ... Totaled four tackles in a loss to Southern Miss (Sept. 26) ... Equaled his career-high with seven total tackles against Marshall in a 23-22 win (Oct. 4) ... Had two solo tackles vs. Pitt (Oct. 13) ... Recorded four tackles vs. Rice (Oct. 21) ... Posted one pass break-up and five total tackles at Houston (Oct. 28) ... Also returned his fourth interception of the season 33 yards against the Cougars ... Made five tackles and had a pass break-up vs. ECU (Nov. 4) ... Recorded five total tackles at Memphis (Nov. 11) ... Had a season-high three pass break-ups in season finale against UAB (Nov. 25).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2005): Played in 10 games, starting six ... 29 total tackles ... 19 solo stops ... 2.5 tackles for loss and one interception ... Starter at free safety in the season-opener at South Carolina (Sept. 1) ... Four tackles and a pass break-up vs. the Gamecocks ... Strong performance in a winning effort vs. Marshall (Sept. 24) ... Seven tackles and first career interception against the Herd ... Three tackles, including one for loss, at Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct. 1) ... Two tackles, one for loss, in starting role at Rice (Nov. 19) ... Recorded one tackle for loss vs. Tulsa (Dec. 3) ... Tied for second on the squad with eight tackles in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24) ... The eight stops set a career-high ... Earned CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District academic honors.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2004): First career start at free safety vs. Penn State (Sept. 18) ... Tallied two tackles on the day ... Broke his hand on the first defensive play of the game vs. the Nittany Lions, but managed to stay in for the entire game ... Did not play the rest of the season and was granted a medical redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Episcopal High School in Jacksonville ... Coached by Adam Cheyunski ... Outstanding all-around athlete who also lettered twice in baseball and track ... Totaled 58 solo tackles, 26 assists and eight interceptions over his junior and senior years ... Scored three defensive touchdowns in his career ... Totaled 56 receptions for 788 yards and seven touchdowns his final two years of prep football ... Named team's defensive MVP as a junior ... 2002-03 Gridiron Award winner ... 2003 Chysman Award honoree, given to the top EHS athlete performing to high standards both on and off the field ... Collegiate Sports of America 2003 all-southeast regional selection ... 2003 district, regional and conference champion in the 110 high hurdles ... All-state honoree in the 110-meter high hurdles ... 2003 district, regional and conference champion in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.
PERSONAL: Rashad is the son of Sha'reff and Sharon Rashad ... Earned his degree in Criminal Justice in the spring of 2008 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field.
this was from the goose; gooselin;
There may not be a safety drafted in the first round, but quality safeties abound in the second day of every draft, and 2009 is no exception. Al Afalava, Sha'reff Rashad and Otis Wiley would be second-day value picks.
14. Sha'reff Rashad Central Florida 6-0 203
Noteworthy: 14 career interceptions