AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his third season...a safety prospect.

2008: Did not see any action.

2007: Saw action in five games in 2007...Credited with his only tackle of the season in the UC Davis victory (9/29).

HIGH SCHOOL:. Was the 2005 Santa Clara Valley League DeAnza Division’s Outstanding Offensive Back playing for Homestead High School in Cupertino, Calif. (Coach Charley Bostic), a San Francisco Chronicle honorable mention All-Metro and an honorable mention All-Central Coast Section (CCS) pick...The two-sport letterwinner was a sprinter on the track and field team.

MORE ON JAY: Behavioral science major...His dad, Jack Atkins, was a tight end for Jackson State University in the 1970’s...The native of Laurel, Miss., was born on June 5, 1987.