A fleet-footed linebacker who got his feet wet as a special teamer last season.
2011 (Freshman): Saw action on just about all of OSU's special teams ... Saw action in 10 games and recorded five tackles ... Had two tackles against Arizona and Kansas ... Had a tackle and a forced fumble against Baylor.
High School: A heavily recruited linebacker ... Member of the Texas Football Super Team (third-team selection) and rated by that publication as a top 20 linebacker ... Top 100 player in the metroplex as selected by the Dallas Morning News ... Had 83 tackles and six sacks as a senior and 77 tackles with four sacks as a junior ... Recorded more than 200 career tackles ... Team captain ... Also recruited by Arizona, Arkansas, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa and Kansas State.
Personal: Born Dec. 3, 1992, in Richland Hills ... Son of Nancy Jag-Nathan and the late Joel Ornelas ... Undecided on a major ... Was a four-year member of the all-academic team at Richland ... Has a younger brother named Andy.
