TREVATHAN AT A GLANCE:
• A rookie linebacker who played all 16 games and finished second among Denver’s rookies with 30 tackles in 2012.
• Played all 52 possible games (31 starts) in four seasons at the University of Kentucky and led the Southeastern Conference in tackles during each of his final two campaigns.
• Totaled 10 or more tackles in 12 consecutive games spanning parts of his junior and senior seasons and finished with 20 total 10-tackle efforts in his career.
• Recorded a career-high 144 tackles as a junior in 2010 and became the first Kentucky linebacker to earn first-team All-America honors (CollegeFootballNews.com) in addition to receiving first-team All-SEC recognition.
• Saw action in all 13 games (6 starts) as a sophomore in 2009 and was named the Wildcats’ Most Improved Defensive Player as chosen by the coaches after finishing as the team’s second-leading tackler (82).
• Played quarterback, running back and linebacker as a three-year starter for Leesburg High School in Leesburg, Fla., earning first-team All-Central Florida honors and Area Defensive Player of the Year recognition from the Orlando Sentinel following his senior season.
• Selected by the Broncos in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
TREVATHAN AT A GLANCE:
• A rookie linebacker who played all 16 games and finished second among Denver’s rookies with 30 tackles in 2012.
• Played all 52 possible games (31 starts) in four seasons at the University of Kentucky and led the Southeastern Conference in tackles during each of his final two campaigns.
• Totaled 10 or more tackles in 12 consecutive games spanning parts of his junior and senior seasons and finished with 20 total 10-tackle efforts in his career.
• Recorded a career-high 144 tackles as a junior in 2010 and became the first Kentucky linebacker to earn first-team All-America honors (CollegeFootballNews.com) in addition to receiving first-team All-SEC recognition.
• Saw action in all 13 games (6 starts) as a sophomore in 2009 and was named the Wildcats’ Most Improved Defensive Player as chosen by the coaches after finishing as the team’s second-leading tackler (82).
• Played quarterback, running back and linebacker as a three-year starter for Leesburg High School in Leesburg, Fla., earning first-team All-Central Florida honors and Area Defensive Player of the Year recognition from the Orlando Sentinel following his senior season.
• Selected by the Broncos in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
2012: Trevathan played all 16 regular-season games for the Broncos as a rookie and finished second among the team’s rookies with 30 tackles... Made his NFL debut on special teams during Denver’s season opener vs. Pit. (9/9)... Made his pro defensive debut, playing 41% of Denver’s defensive snaps and making his first NFL tackle vs. Oak. (9/30)... Assisted on a pair of defensive tackles and made his first stop on special teams at N.E. (10/7)... Posted a career-best four tackles (3 solo) at S.D. (10/15)... Made three tackles and registered his first career pass breakup vs. N.O. (10/28)... Registered his first career sack and set a career high with six tackles at Cin. (11/4)... Knocked down a pass intended for TE Greg Olsen in the second quarter at Car. (11/11)... Tackled RB Ronnie Brown for a 1-yard loss and added a special-teams tackle vs. S.D. (11/18)... Made a special-teams stop at K.C. (11/25)... Made a special-teams tackle in his postseason debut vs. Bal. (1/12).
2011: Trevathan started all 13 games as a senior weakside linebacker for Kentucky and was named National Linebacker of the Year by the College Football Performance Awards and a second-team All-American by SI.com after leading the Wildcats in tackles (143), sacks (3), interceptions (4) and forced fumbles (5)... Added second team All-Southeastern Conference honors after leading the league in tackles for the second consecutive season... Equaled his career high with 17 tackles on three different occasions—all in the final five games of the season.
2010: Trevathan started 12-of-13 games as a junior and became the first Kentucky linebacker to earn first-team All-America honors (CollegeFootballNews.com) in addition to leading the SEC in tackles (144)—the most recorded by an individual in the league since 2002—and being named to the conference’s first team... Added three sacks (21 yds.), three passes defensed and four forced fumbles... Ended the season with nine consecutive games with at least 10 tackles... Named SEC Player of the Week after totaling 11 total tackles and 3.5 tackles for a loss in Kentucky’s season opener vs. Louisville (9/4).
2009: Trevathan played all 13 games (6 starts) and was named the Wildcats’ Most Improved Defensive Player as chosen by the coaches after finishing as the team’s second-leading tackler (82).
2008: Trevathan played all 13 games (0 starts) as a true freshman and contributed five tackles on defense in addition to serving as a mainstay on special teams and adding a blocked kick to set up a touchdown vs. No. 13 Georgia (11/8).
HIGH SCHOOL: Trevathan was a three-year starter for Leesburg High School, in Leesburg, Fla, where he was a third-team all-state selection by the Florida Sportswriters Association following his senior season... Totaled 117 tackles, 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles on defense in addition to playing quarterback and running back on offense during his final prep campaign and also earned first-team All-Central Florida honors and Area Defensive Player of the Year recognition from the Orlando Sentinel.
PERSONAL: Trevathan’s father, Vincent Hicks, played football at Toledo... Majored in family science at Kentucky... Danny Trevathan (pronounced trev-AY-than) was born on March 24, 1990, in Youngstown, Ohio.
