Overview
Captain Munnerlyn is a cornerback for the Carolina Panthers with the 216th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Munnerlyn attended the University of South Carolina, where he played for three seasons. Following his junior season of 2008, Munnerlyn chose to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2009 NFL Draft. Munnerlyn is 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. His last name is pronounced MUN-er-linn.
Prep Career
Munnerlyn was a three-time all-region selection at Murphy High School in Mobile, AL. He signed with South Carolina after also visiting West Virginia and Kansas State.
College Career
Munnerlyn played 35 games in his three-year career with the Gamecocks, missing one game in 2006 and two in 2007. He finished his career with 127 total tackles and five interceptions. His best season came in 2007, when he led South Carolina with three interceptions, earning first team All-SEC honors from the league's coaches. Munnerlyn also served as South Carolina's primary punt returner during his sophomore and junior season. He averaged 7.9 yards per return on 36 returns during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
NFL Career
Munnerlyn was selected in the seventh round (216th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. Before the 2009 season, Munnerlyn signed a four-year/$1.81M contract with Carolina.
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    South Carolina Pass Break-Up Leaders - 2008 Season
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    Captain Munnerlyn 5
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    The Gamecocks have started six true freshmen (OT Hutch Eckerson, G Garrett Anderson, LB Rodney Paulk, CB Captain Munnerlyn, S Emanuel Cook, WR Moe Brown) and three redshirt freshmen (TE Jared Cook, TB Taylor Rank and WR Freddie Brown) this season. Overall, 17 players have made their first collegiate start in 2006 for South Carolina.

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    STATS
    College Stats
    TACK FUM INT
    2006 36 0 2
    2007 47 1 3
    2008 44 0 0
    Career 127 1 5
    Combine Stats
    40 SPEED4.530
    BENCH18
    VERTICALN/A
    BROADN/A
    CONESN/A
    SHUTTLEN/A
    WONDERLICN/A
    Pro Stats
    Passing Stats
    YEARTEAM G CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD LNG INT FUM RAT
    2009CAR15 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0
    2010CAR16 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0
    2012CAR16 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0
    Career 47 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0
    Rushing Stats
    YEARTEAM G ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FD FUM LOST
    2009CAR15 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    2010CAR16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    2012CAR16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    Career 47 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    Receiving Stats
    YEARTEAM G REC YDS AVG LNG TD FD FUM LOST
    2009CAR15 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    2010CAR16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    2012CAR16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    Career 47 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    Return Stats
    YEARTEAM G PR YDS TD FC LNG KR YDS TD FC LNG
    2009CAR15 31 278 0 10 37 1 15 0 0 15
    2010CAR16 30 327 0 6 37 2 87 0 0 64
    2012CAR16 14 72 0 5 20 1 17 0 0 17
    Career 47 75 677 0 21 37 4 119 0 0 64
    Defense Stats
    YEARTEAM G TOT SOLO AST PD SACK FF REC INT YDS TD
    2009CAR15 44 39 5 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
    2010CAR16 45 41 4 12 0.0 0 0 3 37 1
    2011CAR14 58 43 15 5 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
    2012CAR16 61 48 13 9 0.0 0 0 2 107 2
    Career 61 208 171 37 27 2.0 2 0 5 144 3
    Scoring Stats
    YEARTEAM G RushTD RecTD RetTD TotTD 2PT PAT FG TotPT
    2009CAR15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2010CAR16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
    2011CAR14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2012CAR16 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 12
    Career 61 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 18

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