David Amerson

David Amerson (born December 8, 1991) is a former American football cornerback.

He was the highest selected North Carolina State defensive back since Dewayne Washington in 1994 and was the seventh cornerback selected.

Amerson enrolled in North Carolina State University, where he played for the NC State Wolfpack football team from 2010 to 2012.

As a true freshman in 2010, he started nine of 13 games and recorded 50 tackles.

Through 11 games of his sophomore season in 2011, Amerson had 51 tackles and led the nation in interceptions with 13.

The 13 interceptions beat Dré Bly's record for the most interceptions in a season in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history.

Following the 2011 season, he received the Jack Tatum Trophy for the best college defensive back, first-team All-American honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and ESPN, and first-team All-ACC honors.

At the inaugural Belk Bowl held in Charlotte on December 27, 2011, Amerson broke the record for the most interceptions in a season by an Atlantic Coast Conference competitor.

This record of 13 interceptions also led the Football Subdivision during the 2011 season.

He finished the game with five tackles, two interceptions, and one touchdown.

He played college football at North Carolina State University and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, and Arizona Cardinals.

Amerson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

He attended James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, and played for the Dudley Panthers high school football team.

According to Rivals.com, he was a four-star college football recruit.

Prior to his junior year, Amerson was widely projected to be a top-10 selection in the 2013 NFL Draft.

However, his draft stock dropped after a mediocre junior season.

Coming out of North Carolina State, the majority of analysts and scouts projected Amerson as a second or third round pick.

He was ranked the ninth-best cornerback by NFLDraftScout.com.

Amerson was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine and completed most of the workouts and drills before injuring his groin that inevitably kept him from doing the three-cone drill and short shuttle.

He also participated at NC State's Pro Day and made up the three-cone drill and short shuttle while also improving on his combine numbers in the vertical and broad jump.

The Washington Redskins selected Amerson in the second round (51st overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

On May 7, 2013, the Washington Redskins signed him to a four-year, $3.85 million contract with a signing bonus of $1.10 million.

He entered training camp competing with DeAngelo Hall, E. J. Biggers, and Josh Wilson.

The Washington Redskins named him the third cornerback on the depth chart behind veterans Hall and Wilson to begin the season.

He made his professional regular-season debut and started the Washington Redskins' season-opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, making four combined tackles and a pass deflection in a 33–27 loss.

The following week, he made a season-high six combined tackles during a 38-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

On September 29, 2013, Amerson made a tackle and intercepted Matt Flynn, returning it for a 45-yard touchdown, in a 24-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

It was his first career interception.

During a Week 9 matchup against the San Diego Chargers, he tied his season-high of six combined tackles, made a pass deflection, and intercepted Philip Rivers in a 30-24 victory.

He finished his rookie season with 48 combined tackles (40 solo), ten pass deflections, two interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and eight starts.

The Washington Redskins finished with a 3-13 record and head coach Mike Shanahan was fired after the dismal season.

Amerson competed in training camp with E. J. Biggers, Bashaud Breeland, and Tracy Porter for a starting cornerback position.

Head coach Jay Gruden named him a starting cornerback, opposite DeAngelo Hall, to begin the regular season.

Amerson started the Washington Redskins' season-opener at the Houston Texans and collected five solo tackles in a 17–6 loss.

On September 25, 2014, he recorded a season-high eight combined tackles in a 45–14 loss to the New York Giants.

He was benched for a Week 12 contest with the San Francisco 49ers by head coach Jay Gruden after being late to a team meeting.

His explanation was he had lost his cellphone that doubled as his alarm clock and overslept.

Amerson finished the season with 61 combined tackles (52 solo) and seven pass deflections in 15 starts and 15 games.

Amerson started his third season as the fourth cornerback on the Washington Redskins' depth chart behind DeAngelo Hall, Bashaud Breeland, and Chris Culliver.