UNLV: A tough-nosed returning starter who is listed No. 1 at the free safety spot heading into fall ... The team[apos]s leading returning tackler from a year ago who brings a tremendous amount of experience to the secondary as a junior ... Last name is pronounced 'FOR-tay.'
2007: Played in all 12 games, starting 11 at safety ... Finished second on squad with 94 total tackles, including two for loss ... An active defender who also had one sack, three PBU, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble ... Brought in his second career interception at TCU ... Twice hit double figures in takedowns with 10 vs. Hawaii and a career-high 13 at Wyoming.
2006: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in 11 games, including starting eight ... Started first game as a collegian in season-opening victory over Idaho State ... Finished ninth on squad with 37 total tackles ... Hauled in first career interception vs. New Mexico ... Also forced one fumble ... Enrolled full-time at UNLV in January.
2005: Grayshirted after signing in February.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Culver City HS ... Earned honorable mention all-region by PrepStar in 2004 ... Picked off three passes and had 48 solo tackles and 33 assists for 81 total tackles as a senior prepster ... Also carried the ball 56 times for 393 yards for a 7.02 average per carry with nine touchdowns ... Caught 10 balls for 104 yards ... Returned 10 punts for 186 yards, including one for a score ... Comes from a high school program that has produced NFL defensive backs Daylon McCutcheon and Ralph Brown under coach Tom Salter ... CCHS won back-to-back Ocean League championships in 2002 and 2003 ... Named first team All-CIF and first team All-Ocean League at cornerback in 2004 as he was team MVP for the Centaurs ... Had a season-high 14 total tackles against Santa Monica ... Eclipsed the 100-yard mark twice on the ground as a senior, gaining 118 yards on 20 carries against Morningside HS and running for 118 yards on just five carries against Beverly Hills HS ... Lettered in track and field three times and basketball once.
PERSONAL: Daryl James-Clark Forte was born on April 10, 1987, in Long Beach, CA ... The son of Daryl Forte and Michelle Stone ... Has four siblings: Anthony, Natasha, Justin and Cheyenne ... Cousin Joseph Forte played basketball for North Carolina and the Boston Celtics ... Majoring in university studies.
FORTE[apos]S DEFENSIVE STATS
YEAR GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL SCK INT FF
2007 12-11 56 38 94 2.0-10 1-7 1-24 3 1 2
2006 11-8 23 14 37 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0
TOTAL 23-19 79 52 131 2.0-10 1-7 1-24 3 2 2
