Javier Arenas Class: Senior Hometown: Tampa, Fla. High School: Robinson Height / Weight: 5-9 / 198 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 3L

An electrifying kick returner who has become one of the most dangerous return men in the SEC and one of the most prolific in Alabama history ... great elusiveness in the open field with a quick first step and a knack for forcing missed tackles ... leading return man for the team in each of his first two seasons ... has three punt returns for touchdowns in his career, second-most in Tide history ... currently ranks third in average yards per punt return for a career with a 17.2 per return average ... 2006 Freshman All-SEC honoree by The Sporting News ... has also seen increased playing time in the secondary in the nickel and dime packages ... earned team's Special Teams Co-Player of the Year Award and the Academic Excellence Award in 2007 ... earned the Jerry Duncan "I Like To Practice" Award for his performance in 2008 spring practice.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Starting return man and a back-up defensive back who saw action in 12 games, missing the Auburn game with an ankle injury ... had 27 kickoff returns for 657 yards this season to rank second in the Tide single-season return charts in both categories ... returned 21 punts for 323 yards and a touchdown ... averaged 15.4 yards per punt return, also the second-best single-season mark in UA history ... ranked second in the SEC and 12th nationally in average punt return yardage (15.4) ... also had 20 tackles, including two for loss, and a pass breakup on defense on the season ... had his best game of the season against No. 3 LSU, when he racked up 237 all-purpose yards, a career high ... had eight kickoff returns, a new school record, for 168 yards against the Tigers ... also had three punt returns for 69 yards, including a memorable 61-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give the Tide a seven-point lead ... played extensively in the secondary in the LSU game as well, recording four tackles, including one for loss, and a pass breakup ... had a season-high 79 punt-return yards on three attempts at Vanderbilt, including his season-long 69-yard effort in the first quarter that set up the team's first score ... also had three kickoff returns for 59 yards and had a tackle against the Commodores ... had six punt returns for 79 yards against Arkansas, including a 58-yarder to the Razorback 2-yard line that set up a touchdown in the third quarter ... set up another key touchdown in the win at Ole Miss with a 54-yard return that led to the game-tying score ... finished with 164 all-purpose yards against the Rebels ... first kickoff return of the season was a 30-yarder, setting up Terry Grant's 47-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, the team's first score of the season ... recorded a 62-yard kickoff return in the 41-17 win over Tennessee and had two tackles in the game ... had a 34-yard kickoff return at Mississippi State ... returned three kickoffs for 76 yards, including a long of 31 against Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory ... named SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week for his efforts against Ole Miss and LSU and named Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Western Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and LSU.

2006 (FRESHMAN): The top kick and punt returner on the team as a freshman ... saw action in all 13 games ... had 18 kick returns for 313 yards, an average of 19.1 per return, with a long of 31 yards ... also returned 31 punts for 286 yards, a 9.2 average per return, and had two touchdowns ... returned a punt for and 86-yard score in the PetroSun Independence Bowl game against Oklahoma State to break the Alabama record for the longest punt return in a bowl game ... the effort also set the Independence Bowl record ... had a 65-yard punt return for a score against Florida International, finishing with five returns for 81 yards in the game ... returned four kickoffs for 87 yards in the season opener against Hawai'i ... had 68 all-purpose yards at LSU, with three punt returns for 12 yards and three kickoff returns for 56 yards ... had a kick return for 27 yards and three punt returns for 16 yards against Louisiana Monroe ... had a return for 24 yards of a punt against Arkansas ... recorded 59 all-purpose yards against Ole Miss ... earned Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Florida International.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A highly-regarded punt returner and defensive back at Robinson High School ... set the record for most punt and kick returns for touchdowns at Robinson as a senior, with four punt-return touchdowns and three kickoff returns for scores ... scored 16 touchdowns overall ... first-team All-Suncoast player ... named USA Navy Player of the Week and Bright House Player of the Week in 2005 ... also a track star in the 200 and 400-meter events ... full name is Javier E. Arenas ... born Oct. 28, 1987.

Javier Arenas: Career Statistics
             Tackles                        Fumbles
Year   G-S   TT  UT  AT  TFL    QBH  Sacks  FF  FR   PBU  Int
2006   13-0  0   0   0   0-0    0    0-0    0   0-0  0    0-0
2007   12-1  20  13  7   2.0-2  0    0-0    0   0-0  1    0-0
TOTAL  24-1  20  13  7   2.0-2  0    0-0    0   0-0  1    0-0


Kickoff Returns
Year   No.  Yards  Avg.  TD  LP
2006   18   344   19.1   0   31
2007   27   657   24.3   0   62
TOTAL  45   1001  22.2   0   62


Punt Returns
Year   No.  Yards  Avg.  TD  LP
2006   31   286    9.2   2   86
2007   21   323    15.4  1   69
TOTAL  52   609    11.7  3   86