A talented and intelligent corner who was off to a great start as a sophomore when he was lost to injury against Texas A&M ... Has already been granted an injury redshirt.
2011 (Sophomore): Had seven tackles in his four games, including six solo stops ... Had two tackles and an interception against Tulsa ... Had two tackles and broke up a pass in the win over Arizona ... Recorded two tackles and returned an interception 26 yards in the season opener vs. Louisiana.
2010 (Freshman): Was second among the freshmen with 24 tackles ... Saw action in all 13 games ... Set a career high with six tackles against Kansas State with a pass break-up ... Had four tackles at Louisiana and three stops against OU, Texas A&M and Washington State ... Got his first career start against Troy and responded with two tackles, a forced fumble and a pass break-up ... Had two tackles in the Alamo Bowl win over Arizona.
High School: One of the top players in the state of Kansas ... Enrolled at OSU in January of 2010 ... An all-stater and a Top 11 selection in the Sunflower State ... Prep squad advanced to the semifinals of the state playoffs ... A standout receiver and defensive back as a prepster ... Rated the No. 8 player in Kansas by Rivals ... Nominee for participation in the U.S. Army All-America game ... As a senior, he rushed for 154 yards, and recorded 743 receiving yards with an average of more than 18 yards per reception ... On defense, he was credited with 15 tackles and two interceptions ... An all-league, all-metro and all-state performer and was Derby's offensive player of the year ... Also participated in track and basketball during his high school career ... SuperPrep all-Midlands region pick.
Personal: Born Sept. 26, 1991, in Landstuhl, Germany ... Son of Dwain and Lesia Hedgepeth ... Has two sisters ... A member of National Honor Society and Campus BROS (mentoring program) ... Plans to pursue a degree in engineering ... Wisconsin, TCU, Air Force and Kansas State were among the schools seeking his signature ... Committed to the Cowboys prior to the 2009 football season.
Hedgepeth's Career Stats
Year GP UT-AT-TT TFL Sacks INT PBU QBH FF FR
2010 13 20-6-26 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
2011 4 6-1-7 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Career 17 26-7-33 0 0 2 4 1 0 0
