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2011 Football Roster

7 Courtney Viney

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fresno, Calif.
  • High School Edison HS

Biography

2010 (UCLA/Junior): Viney appeared in all 12 games and made one start at corner for UCLA. He saw action on special teams in the opener at Kansas State and played defense and special teams versus Stanford. Viney played on special teams in wins over Houston, Texas and Washington State. He saw action defensively in second half at Cal and tied for the team lead with eight tackles (tied career high) in a start at Oregon. Viney had one pass defensed versus Arizona and made three tackles in win over Oregon State. Viney saw action against USC, but was not credited with a tackle.

2009 (UCLA/Sophomore) - Viney saw action in 10 games with one start at Tennessee in 2009. He stepped in at cornerback following the injury to Aaron Hester and recorded two tackles in the opener against San Diego State and made his first career start at Tennessee and totaled a career-best eight tackles. Viney saw special teams action in the bowl win over Temple.

2008 (UCLA/Redshirt Freshman) - Viney appeared in all 12 games off the bench in 2008. He saw the first action of his career (nickel back/special teams) in the opener against Tennessee. He ranked second on the team with six tackles. Viney play extensively in the nickel package against Arizona and made one tackle and tied his career-high with six tackles against Fresno State.

2007 (UCLA/Freshman) - Viney was named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year for his practice efforts. He did not see game action in his first year with the team.

High School - Viney lettered three seasons at Edison HS in Fresno, Calif., for coach Tim McDonald. He played cornerback, safety, linebacker, running back and on special teams. Viney was rated No. 13 player in California by scout.com and No. 11 nationally among cornerbacks by scout.com and earned four stars from scout.com and three stars from rivals.com. Viney was named Defensive Player of the Year on his team as a senior. Viney was a three-time first-team All-State by Cal-Hi Sports and was named to Fresno Bee All-Star team and County/Metro Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He made 86 solo tackles (100 overall) and six interceptions as a senior, returned five punts for over 250 yards and one touchdown. He was selected to represent California in the 2007 Down Under Bowl in Australia. As a junior, he recorded 89 tackles and two interceptions and was named team's Best Defensive Back.  As a sophomore, Voney started all games and made 20 tackles and one interception.  As a freshman, he played running back and defensive back and was named team Offensive Player of the Year. He also lettered in track and field for two years.

Personal - Viney is the son of Tyrone and Evelyn Viney. He plans to major in sociology at NM State.

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