2011 Season
Recorded three tackles and broke up a pass at Maryland...made two unassisted tackles at Virginia Tech...tallied 6 tackles (5 solo) at Clemson including the first sack of his career, which was for an 11 yard loss...four tackles versus Wake Forest included three solo stops and one for a loss of two...tallied five tackles (2 solo) against UMass...notched four tackles (2 solo) and made one interception against Duke ... was third on the team with six tackles (five solo), including one for loss, and had the only quarterback hurry at UCF.
2010 Season
Made eight starts at strong safety and appeared in all 13 contests...second on the team with four interceptions...had 36 tackles (27 solo)...tallied two tackles versus Nevada in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl...recorded four tackles and had an interception at Wake Forest...had four tackles including one for a loss against Maryland...earned his first start at Florida State, registered a career-high 10 tackles with a pass breakup and two interceptions, one of which he returned 43 yards for a touchdown...recorded four tackles at NC State...tallied three tackles against Notre Dame...had first career interception against Kent State...notched five tackles in the season opener against Weber State.
2009 Season
Appeared in all 13 games as a backup safety...finished the year with 12 tackles and a pass break up...recorded that pass break up in the Emerald Bowl against USC and also had two tackles...notched two tackles against Central Michigan, NC State and Virginia Tech.
High School
Was a three-time Greater Boston League all-star selection ... earned Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors in 2007 ... registered 46 tackles and four fumble recoveries as a senior defensive back ... served as 2008 team captain ... helped the Crimson Tide gain two Eastern Mass. Division 1 Super Bowl titles ... made eight career interceptions ... played for head coach John DiBiaso ... was selected to play in the 31st annual Shriners Football Classic (June 19, 2009) ... also starred on the school's basketball and track teams ... was a three-time GBL basketball all-star ... captured the 100 meter title at the 2008 GBL Outdoor Track & Field Championship ... played AAU basketball for the Massachusetts Renegades, winning the state title and super regional championship in 2007.
Personal
Jim Kelly Noel, born July 29, 1991 ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... Jim is the oldest of Dorcina and Yonel Noel's four children.
