Jay Valai Class: RS Senior Hometown: Euless, Texas High School: Colleyville Heritage Height / Weight: 5-9 / 200 Position: DB Experience: 2V

Honors and Awards: 2009: Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) ... honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) ... preseason second-team All-Big Ten selection by Lindy's ... named to preseason third-team by Phil Steele and Athlon ... 2008: Second-Team All-Big Ten (coaches) ... honorable mention Sophomore All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com ... 2007: Academic All-Big Ten

2009: Tied for fourth on team with four pass breakups ... started all 13 games ... broke up one pass, made three tackles and had 1.0 TFL against Miami in Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29 ... intercepted the first pass of his career and had three tackles against Hawaii on Dec. 5 ... made five tackles against Northwestern on Nov. 21 ... had one pass breakup and four tackles against Michigan on Nov. 14 ... broke up one pass, made four tackles and had 1.0 TFLs against Indiana on Nov. 7 ... made two tackles against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... had four tackles and 1.0 TFL against Iowa on Oct. 17 ... recorded three tackles against Ohio State on Oct. 10 ... season-high six tackles, 0.5 TFL and one pass breakup against Minnesota on Oct. 3 ... named UW's co-defensive player of the week after recording three tackles against Michigan State on Sept. 26 ... registered five tackles against Wofford on Sept. 19 ... tallied five tackles against Fresno State on Sept. 12 ... recorded four tackles against Northern Illinois on Sept. 5

2008: Earned second letter ... started 12 games at strong safety ... tied for the Big Ten lead with three forced fumbles in league play ... fifth on the team with 56 tackles ... ranked second on the team with 35 unassisted tackles ... averaged 5.2 tackles per game in conference action ... four stops, including a 3-yard TFL against Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl ... one tackle against Minnesota on Nov. 15 before leaving the game with a leg injury ... career-high 10 stops and a forced fumble at Indiana on Nov. 8 ... eight tackles against Michigan State on Nov. 1 ... named UW's defensive player of the week after recording five tackles, including one TFL against Illinois on Oct. 25 ... five tackles on Oct. 18 at Iowa ... four tackles on Oct. 11 against Penn State ... named UW's co-defensive player of the week against Ohio State on Oct. 4 ... seven tackles, two forced fumbles and a 2-yd QB sack agasint the Buckeyes ... made two stops at Michigan on Sept. 27 ... seven tackles, including a 3-yd TFL at Fresno State on Sept. 13 ... two tackles against Marshall on Sept. 6 .. made first career start at strong safety on Aug. 30 against Akron and had two tackles

2007: Earned first letter ... played in 11 games (missed games at Illinois on Oct. 6 and vs. 23rd-ranked Michigan State on Sept. 29 due to injury) ... saw time on defense in three games ... solo tackle against 16th-ranked Tennessee in the 2008 Outback Bowl ... had a one-yard TFL vs. Minnesota ... registered solo tackle in win over The Citadel on Sept. 15

2006: Redshirted ... named UW scout team defensive player of the week for Northwestern game

High School: Ranked among top 60 cornerbacks in the nation according to Rivals.com ... PrepStar All-American ... 2005 first-team All-District 5-5A selection and district special teams player of the year ... named team's co-defensive MVP and its special teams MVP in 2005 ... team captain as a senior ... registered 68 tackles, three interceptions and two QB sacks in 2005 ... lettered in football, basketball and track ... football coach was Chris Cunningham

Personal: Parents are Octavius and Henrietta Valai ... major is agricultural journalism