Javier Arenas life and biography

Javier E. Arenas (born October 28, 1987) is an American football cornerback and return specialist for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played high school football at Robinson High School in Tampa. He is 2008 Punt Returner Trophy recipient of the College Football Performance Awards. He placed 1st in Team All-State as a Senior at Robinson High School in 2005. Started playing football in early years as member of youth football and cheerleading organization Seahawks of Tampa Bay in South Tampa, where his brothers, Jeno, Armando, Michael and Marco also played.

On November 21, 2009, Javier broke Derek Abney's Southeastern Conference record for career punt return touchdowns by returning his 7th punt return for a touchdown against the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in Bryant-Denny Stadium. On April 17, 2010, Arenas was formally presented the 2009 Punt Returner Trophy from the College Football Performance Awards at the 2010 Alabama spring football game, A-Day.

Pro-Career

College: Versatile defensive back and record-setting return man joined the Chiefs as the club’s second of two second-round choices (50th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft ... His eight total return TDs (seven punts, one interception) are one shy of the NCAA record of nine scores by Allen Rossum of Notre Dame (’94-97) ... Was a first-team All-America selection and earned All-SEC honors as a senior ... Owns 125 punt returns for 1,752 yards, ranking second in NCAA annals, nine yards behind Texas Tech’s Wes Welker (2000-03) ... Joined Harry Gilmer (1,119 yards, ’44-47) as the only other player in Crimson Tide history to gain over 1,000 career punt return yards ... His 125 punt returns tied the SEC all-time record ... Recorded 90 career kickoff returns for 2,166 yards (24.1 avg.) ... His 215 combined punt and kickoff returns rank second in conference annals, while his combined 3,918 return yards rank second in NCAA history behind Brandon James of Florida ... Is the only college football player to ever amass over 1,500 punt return yards and 2,000 kickoff return yards in his career ... His seven punt returns for TDs are the top mark in SEC history and rank third in college football history ... Saw action in 52 games (28 starts) ... Recorded 154 tackles (104 solo), 17.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks (-74.0 yards), six interceptions for 88 yards with a TD and 14 passes defensed ... Tallied 125 punt returns for 1,752 yards (14.0 avg.) and seven TDs along with 90 kickoff returns for 2,166 yards (24.1 avg.).

2009: Started 13 games at left CB ... Finished second on the team with a career-high 71 tackles (47 solo), 12.0 stops behind the line, 5.0 sacks (-53.0 yards), a team-high five interceptions for 25 yards and five passes defensed ... Registered 19 kickoff returns for 551 yards (29.0 avg.) to rank fourth in the NCAA and second in the SEC ... Returned 32 punts for 493 yards (15.4 avg.) with a TD ... Accumulated 1,069 all-purpose yards (82.34 avg.) ... Intercepted two passes for the Crimson Tide in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game vs. Texas.

2008: Started all 14 contests at left CB ... Tallied 63 tackles (44 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks (-21.0 yards), a 63-yard INT return TD and eight passes defensed ... Returned 41 punts for a school single-season record 650 yards (15.9 avg.) with three TDs ... Ranked second in the SEC and sixth in the NCAA with a 15.9-yard punt return average ... Had 26 kickoff returns for 614 yards (23.6 avg.) ... A second-team All-America selection as a return specialist ... Was a consensus second-team All-SEC performer at both cornerback and as a return specialist ... Recipient of the team’s President’s Award and the Special Teams Player of the Year honor.

2007: Played in 12 games with one start in the team’s nickel package ... Recorded 20 tackles (13 solo), including seven stops on the kickoff coverage unit ... Registered two stops behind the line of scrimmage and one pass defensed ... Totaled 21 punt returns for 323 yards (15.4 avg.) with one TD ... Added 27 kickoff returns for 657 yards (24.3 avg.) the top single-season mark in school history.

2006: Saw action in 13 games as a return specialist, earning Freshman All-America honors ... Returned 31 punts for 286 yards (9.2 avg.) with a pair of TDs ... Added 18 kickoff returns for 344 yards (19.1 avg.) ... Recorded an 86-yard punt return for a touchdown vs. Oklahoma State in the Independence Bowl, marking the longest postseason return in school history ... Majored in Consumer Science at Alabama.

High School: A versatile threat at Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida ... Scored 16 TDs as a senior with four punt return TDs and three kickoff return TDs ... Named the U.S. Navy Player of the Week in 2005 and was a first-team All-Suncoast performer ... Competed for the school’s track team in the 200- and 400-meter sprint events.

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