Named second-team all-Big 12 by the league coaches after just one year of play at linebacker ... Has 248 tackles over the last three seasons to lead OSU in tackles during that period of time ... Moved to linebacker in 2008 after two seasons as a starting safety ... Has 38 career starts to his credit, including 21 in a row ... A first-team Freshman All-America selection by the Football Writers Association of America in 2006 and was named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year after the 2006 season as well as academic all-Big 12 ... Honorable mention all-conference by the coaches and Associated Press in 2006 ... Barring injury, he will enter OSU's all-time top 20 in tackles.
2008 (Junior): Ended the season No. 12 in the Big 12 in tackles with 100 for an average of 7.7 per game ... Was No. 9 in tackles among Big 12 linebackers ... Had the best statistical season of his career as a junior with a team-best 100 tackles, a team-best 63 solo tackles, and a team best five quarterback hurries ... Tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles ... Opened the season with nine tackles at Washington State with one tackle for a loss and a pass break-up ... Broke up a pass and had seven tackles against Houston ... Credited with five tackles, a forced fumble, a recovered fumble and a pass break-up against Troy ... Had an excellent outing against Texas A&M with 12 tackles, a quarterback sack for a seven-yard loss, another tackle for a three-yard loss, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry ... Followed up that performance with a season-best 13-tackle effort at Missouri that included a tackle for a two-yard loss and a critical interception and 39-yard return that set up OSU's final points ... Had eight solo tackles against Baylor and nine total tackles at Texas ... Had three tackles, one for negative yardage, against Iowa State ... Recorded seven tackles at Tech and reached double figures with 10 stops at Colorado, including a quarterback sack ... Had six stops and a QB hurry against OU ... Had eight tackles against Oregon ... Led OSU in tackles in three straight games (Texas A&M, Missouri and Baylor).
2007 (Sophomore): Ended the season fourth on the squad with 69 tackles ... Led OSU in tackles with 10 in the bowl win over Indiana when he got the start at a hybrid/linebacker position ... Also had a tackle for a three-yard loss against the Hoosiers ... Recorded his first career interception when he picked off the first ball thrown in Boone Pickens Stadium in 2007 and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in Oklahoma State's 42-6 home-opening win over Florida Atlantic ... Made six tackles and picked off a pass in the end zone as part of OSU's 45-14 win at Baylor ... Had 10 tackles at Texas A&M ... Registered seven tackles in the season opener at Georgia ... Logged four tackles and a pass break-up at Troy ... Posted five tackles in the Cowboys' 49-45 win over Texas Tech ... Slowed by injury but still played in OSU's 39-3 win over Sam Houston State, logging one tackle ... Had five tackles at Nebraska and three against Kansas State ... Recorded five tackles, including his first sack of the season against Texas ... Made four tackles against Kansas ... Had a season-best 11 tackles, including one for a two-yard loss, at OU.
2006 (Freshman): Started all 13 games for the Cowboys at safety and led OSU in solo tackles (57), total tackles (79) and forced fumbles (3) ... On the Big 12 stat sheet, he finished No. 23 in tackles and sixth in forced fumbles ... Had a season-high 15 tackles against Texas A&M and had 10 against Houston, nine vs. Texas and eight against Kansas and Arkansas State... Two of the tackles against the Longhorns were behind the line of scrimmage and he also recovered a fumble against the Longhorns ... Had 8.5 tackles for loss on the season ... Had a tackle behind the line of scrimmage and a pass break-up in the Independence Bowl ... Big 12 all-freshman selection by The Sporting News.
2005: Redshirted in 2005 after suffering an injury in the preseason.
High School: As a senior, he recorded 126 tackles and also had three interceptions, seven fumble recoveries, three blocked punts, two blocked field goals and a pair of special teams touchdowns ... Blocked a potential game-winning extra point in an overtime game against Jersey Village ... Houston Touchdown Club defensive player of the year as well as first-team all-Greater Houston, first-team all-district and the District 17-5A's defensive MVP.
Personal: Born April 14, 1987 ... Son of Ernest and Fay Sexton ... Has two sisters, Gabrielle and Chante' ... Majoring in sports management at Oklahoma State.
Sexton's Career Stats
Year....... GP...... UT-AT-TT........ TFL....... Sacks........ INT........ PBU......... QBH.......... FF........... FR
2006..... 13..... 57-22-79........ 8.5......... 0.0............ 0............. 1............... 2.............. 3............. 1
2007..... 13..... 42-27-69........ 3.0......... 1.0............ 2............. 1............... 0.............. 0............. 0
2008..... 13.... 63-37-100...... 4.0......... 1.5............ 1............. 4............... 5.............. 2............. 1
Career... 39... 162-86-248.... 15.5....... 2.5............ 3............. 6............... 7.............. 5............. 2
