Chris Horton was selected in the seventh round (249th overall) by the Washington Redskins. He recorded 238 career tackles (160 solo), four interceptions and three sacks at UCLA. He earned All-Pac-10 conference first-team honors in 2007.
How Acquired: Selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. The selection represented the Redskins 10th selection of the 2008 Draft
Overview:
Played in 41 career games with 28 starts and recorded 238 tackles (160 solo), four interceptions, three sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
Earned first-team All-America honors from The Sporting News in 2007
Recorded 90 tackles (64 solo), three sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
2007 Season:
Started all 13 games and earned first-team All-America honors from The Sporting News and first-team All-Pacific-10 conference accolades and was the defensive co-winner of UCLA’s Paul I. Wellman Award for All-Around Excellence
Ranked second on the team with 90 tackles
Had five tackles (two solo) and a forced fumble which led to a field goal against BYU (9/8)
Led the team with a career-high 16 tackles (nine solo) at Washington State (10/27)
Recorded the first three sacks of his career and was second on the team with eight tackles (six solo) against Arizona State (11/10)
Made seven tackles (five solo) and broke up one pass against Brigham Young (12/22) in the Las Vegas Bowl
2006 Season:
Started all 13 games for UCLA at strong safety and was the defensive winner of Paul I. Wellman Award for All-Around Excellence
Led the team with 95 tackles and his average of 7.31 tackles per game ranked ninth in the Pac-10
Collected five tackles (four solo), recovered a fumble and had an interception that led to a fourth-quarter touchdown against Stanford (9/30)
Led the team with nine tackles (seven solo), including one for a loss and broke up a pass against Washington State (10/28)
Recorded a then career-high 12 tackles (10 solo) at Arizona State (11/18)
Had six tackles and posted his third interception of the season against Florida State (12/27)
2005 Season:
Played in six games with two starts
Suffered a right wrist dislocation in practice (8/17) and underwent surgery the next day
Had the pins removed from his wrist (10/12)
He made seven tackles (six solo) in his first career start against Southern California (12/3)
Was second on the team with 10 tackles (four solo) and had one pass defensed against Northwestern (12/30)
2004 Season:
Played in nine games. Had seven tackles and a fourth- quarter interception that led to UCLA’s final touchdown against Illinois (9/11)
Blocked a punt out of the end zone against Arizona (10/9)
Blocked a punt in the second quarter against USC (12/24)
2003 Season:
Redshirted as a freshman
Attended De La Salle High School in New Orleans, LA where he earned three varsity letters and was an all-Metro selection, District MVP and two-time all District selection
Recorded 117 tackles (86 solo), 21 tackles for loss, four sacks, 12 fumbles, four fumble recoveries and seven blocked kicks in 10 games as a senior
Lettered two years in track at De La Salle High School
Majored in history
Born December 29, 1984 and is a native of New Orleans, LA
