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Selected as a second round (37th pick overall) draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in 2008.
Career
In three seasons at Oklahoma, collared 197 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, three interceptions and one sack.
His 157 tackles in 2007 tied for the seventh-best season total in school history and were the most by a Sooner since 1979.
Posted 18 stops against Missouri in 2007, registering the 12th-best game total in school history.
Became the first Sooner to ever register at least 10 tackles in eight games during the same season (2007).
2007 Season
Earned first-team All-America honors from The NFL
Draft Report, Football Writers Association of America, Sports
Illustrated and The Sporting News adding second-team accolades from the
Associated Press.
Totaled 157 tackles (which ranked third in the
nation), three interceptions, 10 tackles for loss and one sack while
compiling eight games of at least 10 tackles.
Added first-team All-Big 12 Conference recognition
from the league’s coaches and was selected as the Associated Press’ Big
12 Defensive Player of the Year.
His 11.2 tackles per game ranked seventh nationally and second in the conference.
Was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
against Utah State (9/15) after recording 12 tackles and one
interception which was returned 45 yards for a touchdown.
Was credited for 16 tackles and one pass defensed at Colorado (9/29).
Collected 18 tackles, earning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors versus Missouri (10/13).
2006 Season
Appeared in 14 games and recorded 37 tackles (20 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
Posted seven tackles (two solo) and a one tackle for loss against Texas A&M (11/4).
Totaled five tackles and one tackle for loss in the Big 12 Championship game against Nebraska (12/2).
Closed out the year with four solo tackles and a 14-yard kickoff return against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl (1/1/07).
2005 Season
Lettered as a true freshman appearing in 11 games and finishing with three solo tackles and one tackle for loss.
Personal
Attended Kingfisher High School (Oklahoma) Lofton was a standout linebacker who also played fullback.
Was rated the eighth-best middle linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com.
As a senior, was named Parade first-team
All-American, Daily Oklahoma All-State and Oklahoma High School Coaches
Association All-State first-team.
Lettered three times and led the team with 168 tackles while adding eight sacks as a senior.