Veteran cornerback who has played in 74 games with 43 starts in five seasons … Spent the past five seasons with the San Diego Chargers … Career totals include 231 tackles (196 solo), 10 interceptions and 47 passes defensed … Has four kickoff returns … Has played in five career postseason games with three starts and has recorded three interceptions … Started 10 of 16 games in 2007 and posted career-high 66 tackles and had two interceptions in three postseason games … Native of Ocala, Fla. … Former second-round pick, the 46th player taken overall … Highest drafted player from Tuskegee ...

Played in all 16 games with 10 starts … Finished with a career-high 66 tackles (54 solo), two interceptions, 10 passes defensed, three tackles for loss and one fumble recovery … 10 passes defensed ranked second on team … Played in all three postseason games and finished with two interceptions … Started first 10 games … 10/14 vs. OAK: Recorded first interception of the season and also had a tackle for loss … 12/2 vs. KC: Intercepted a pass by Damon Huard late in the fourth quarter … 1/6 vs. TEN: Made key fourth quarter interception in the AFC Wild Card Game to seal the victory and added four tackles (three solo) … 1/13 at IND: Started at CB in AFC Divisional Playoff Game and finished with five tackles and two passes defensed … 1/20 at NE: Intercepted Tom Brady in AFC Championship Game …

Started all 16 games for the first time in his career … Finished with 63 tackles (51 solo), three interceptions and 16 passes defensed … 9/11 at OAK: Led secondary with five tackles … 10/8 at PIT: Made interception off attempted flea-flicker in win on Sunday night … 11/19 at DEN: Recorded fourth quarter interception off Jake Plummer on a fourth-and-four play with 3:13 remaining and returned it 23 yards … 11/26 vs. OAK: Sealed win with an interception on the first play after the two-minute warning … Had team-high three passes defensed on 12/3 at BUF and 12/10 vs. DEN … 1/14 vs. NE: Started in AFC Divisional Playoff Game and recorded first-career postseason interception as he picked off Tom Brady …

Played in 13 games with 12 starts … Was inactive with ankle injury for two games … Recorded 54 tackles (47 solo), 11 passes defensed and one interception … 9/25 vs. NYG: Registered two passes defensed and had apparent 30-yard interception return of Eli Manning negated by roughing the passer penalty … 11/20 vs. BUF: Led team with two passes defensed along with five tackles … 12/4 vs. OAK: Ranked second on team with seven tackles … 12/18 at IND: Recorded first interception of the season …

Appeared in 13 games with five starts … Finished with 32 tackles (28 solo) and eight passes defensed … Ranked second on the team with career-high four interceptions and led team with 54 return yards … 10/10 vs. JAX: Recorded first career interception and returned it 40 yards to set up a touchdown . Also had two passes defensed and two special teams tackles … 10/17 at ATL: Made interception late in the second quarter that resulted in a Chargers touchdown … 10/24 at CAR: Moved into starting lineup but left game early with an ankle injury … Was inactive on 10/31 vs. OAK and 11/7 vs NO … Was active but did not play on 11/21 at OAK … 12/5 vs. DEN: Started and recorded interception of Jake Plummer on opening series of the game. Tipped a Plummer pass late in the fourth quarter that was intercepted by Jerry Wilson to seal the victory. Finished with three tackles, one for a loss and two passes defensed. Was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week … 12/26 at IND: Finished with career-high seven tackles … 1/2 vs. KC: Helped seal the victory with a fourth quarter interception of Trent Green … 1/8 vs. NYJ: Made three tackles and broke up a pass in AFC Wild Card Playoff Game …

Played in all 16 games as a rookie and finished with 16 solo tackles and two passes defensed … 9/28 at OAK: Finished with season-high six tackles.

Registered school-record three returns for touchdowns on interceptions … First-team Division II All-America selection by Associated Press, Sheridan Black Network, Football Gazette and American Football Coaches Association as senior … Was two-time conference player of the week … Played at Tennessee-Chattanooga from 1999-2000 and Tuskegee from 2001-02 … Majored in social work.

Lives in Ocala, Fla. with his son, Jaden, and daughter, Jaelynn … Attended Vanguard High in Ocala, Fla. … Spent his sophomore year at Richland Northeast High in Columbia, S.C. … Father, Drayton, Sr., spent 20 years in the Army and retired with a rank of E7 … Sister, Lakisha, is currently serving in the Army and carries the rank of E4 … Established the Drayton Florence Foundation in 2004 to develop programs that help disadvantaged youth in his hometown of Ocala, Fla. Hosted football camps at his alma mater, Vanguard High, a celebrity golf classic and a celebrity basketball shootout … Opened the Drayton Florence LABS program in 2007 to strengthen the educational preparation and motivation of socio-economically disadvantaged youth and young adults in Marion County. More than 50 computers have been donated to the program and a computer center was opened at the Lillian Bryant Recreation Center in 2008 ... Purchased tickets for each Chargers home game for inner-city youth through the Boys and Girls Club of San Diego … Full name: Drayton Florence.