Tim Strickland

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cumming, GA
High School:
North Forsyth

At Princeton — 2005: earned All-Ivy honorable mention honors after recording 43 tackles and four interceptions as the starting strong safety … finished fifth in the Ivy League in passes defensed (10) and sixth in interceptions (4) … finished with the most tackles of any returning
Princeton defensive player (43) … tied a career high with nine tackles,
including five solo stops, against Yale … picked off first-team All-Ivy
quarterback Ryan Kuhn in overtime to help lead Princeton to a 20-17 win over Cornell … intercepted two passes in 30-13 win against Penn at Franklin Field … recorded his final interception of the season to help secure Princeton’s first shutout since 1999, a 30-0 win at Dartmouth … made at least two tackles in every game … had four games with at least six tackles … recovered a fumble in win over Columbia and blocked a field goal attempt at Penn. 2004 — tied a Princeton record when he intercepted three passes at Colgate … started all 10 games at safety and made 39 tackles, including 27 unassisted stops … ended year with four interceptions, including one in season-ending 17-10 win against Dartmouth … made five tackles in four different games, including
35-18 victory over Lafayette … broke up two passes and recorded two tackles for loss. 2003 — became the second Princeton freshman ever to start all 10 games on offense or defense (Blake Perry was the other) … made 54 tackles (33 solo) and started all 10 games at cornerback … also recorded nine passes defensed, an interception and a tackle for loss … had his best game in a 34-14 win against Brown, making a career-high nine tackles to go along with four passes defensed and an interception that he returned 79 yards; named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after that performance … recorded at least two tackles in every game, including eight apiece against Lehigh and Lafayette … defended two passes apiece against Lehigh and Cornell.
At North Forsyth — earned all-state and all-area honors twice as a wide receiver and defensive back … earned all-county honors three times … had 97 catches in his career for more than 1,750 yards and 12 touchdowns; also had 13 interceptions … named Defensive Player of the Year in basketball and earned all-region honors as a shooting guard … averaged 13 points, four assists and three steals per game … state qualifier and regional champion twice in 110m high hurdles … won District Mock Trial Award for Outstanding Attorney as a senior … earned Foreign Language Seal.
Personal — born July 15, 1985 … son of Kendyl Strickland and Melissa Henderson … father is a certified public accountant; mother is a middle school teacher … has a younger brother Michael and a younger sister Olivia … enjoys golf, playing the guitar and Playstation … interested in law, politics and the Middle East conflicts … member of First Redeemer Church.