WILLIAMSBURG, Va.
(May 2, 2012) - William and Mary standout
linebacker Jake Trantin has been invited to the Cincinnati Bengals rookie mini
camp.
One of the Tribe's top defensive
players throughout the past few seasons, Trantin finished his career with 250
tackles, 21.0 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks and four interceptions - one of
which he returned for a touchdown.
The Odenton, Va., native earned
second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore after leading the Tribe with
90 tackles, while he posted 84 stops as a senior last fall.
Some of Trantin's best performances
came against FBS opponents, as he totaled 21 tackles, a sack, two tackles for a
loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in W&M's games at Virginia in
2009 and 2011.
Trantin becomes the fourth Tribe player
from the class of 2012 who will compete for a NFL roster spot, as running back
Jonathan Grimes (Houston Texans), tight end Alex Gottlieb (Detroit Lions) and defensive
end Marcus Hyde (Washington Redskins) all agreed to free agent deals last
weekend.
The current quartet of graduating Tribe
players will look to join a group of five other former W&M standouts who
were on NFL rosters last season: David Caldwell (Colts), Derek Cox (Jaguars),
Mike Leach (Cardinals), Sean Lissemore (Cowboys), and Adrian Tracy (Giants).
