TRANSACTIONS: Originally selected by Washington in the fourth round (109th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.
PRO: Enters 2020 having appeared in 17 contests from 2018-19... Compiled 15 tackles [13 solo] with one interception, two passes defesned and two tackles for loss.
2019 (WASHINGTON): Saw action in 15 games with two starts and recorded 15 tackles (13 solo) and notched first career interception along with two passes defensed...Appeared on special teams and tallied his first career tackle at PHI [9/8]... Recorded his first solo tackle of the season on special teams vs Dallas [9/15]... Appeared on special teams versus the Bears [9/23] and the Giants [9/29]... Played on special teams vs. NE [10/6]... Appeared one special teams tackle in a win over MIA [10/13]... Recorded his first career interception and first career pass defensed, as well as a single-game career-high six total tackles vs. SF [10/20]... Earned his first career start and posted three solo tackles and first career tackle for loss vs. the Vikings [10/24]... Started at BUF [11/3] and recorded six total tackles and one tackle for loss... Returned to his backup role and appeared on both defense and special teams, recorded two tackles on kickoff against the Jets [11/17]... Played on special teams and defense vs. DET [11/24]... Saw game action on five percent of defensive snaps and 79 percent on special teams and recorded one special teams tackle... Played on special teams on the road against the Packers [12/8]... Saw game action in a contest vs. PHI [12/15]... Raked one pass defensed and one special team tackle in a matchup vs. NYG [12/22]...Inactive at DAL (12/29).
2018 (WASHINGTON): Appeared in two games during his rookie season… Made NFL debut and contributed on special teams with one solo tackle in a win at ARI (9/9)... Inactive in Weeks 2-7… Contributed on special teams in a win at NYG [10/28]… Placed on Reserve/ Injured list with a leg injury on Oct. 29.
COLLEGE: Played collegiately at Penn State from 2014-17, appearing in 44 career games and compiling 111 tackles (63 solo), six pass breakups, 3.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and a forced fumble... Appeared in 14 games with 13 starts as a senior, collecting 55 tackles (36 solo), five pass breakups and an interception en route to honorable mention All-Big Ten honors... Appeared in 14 games as a junior, recording 28 tackles (11 solo) and an interception... As a sophomore in 2015, played in 13 games and was a key contributor on special teams in addition to posting 26 tackles (14 solo) and a pass breakup on defense... Played in six games as a freshman, participating on all special teams units.
PERSONAL: Attended Mt. Lebanon H.S. in Pittsburgh, where he was a three-year letterman and earned first-team Class AAAA all-state and All-Southeastern Conference honors as a wide receiver before transitioning to safety at the start of his college career... Recorded 40 catches for 728 yards and seven receiving touchdowns as a senior... Garnered second-team Class AAAA all-state, first-team all-conference and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette South Fab 22 honors as a junior after setting school records for receiving yards (1,048) and receiving touchdowns (13) in a season on just 45 catches... Was a standout for the track and field team and lettered once in basketball... Won the WPIAL 100-meter title as a senior (10.81) and finished fifth at the 2014 PIAA Class AAAA Track and Field Championships... Helped the 4x100 relay team advance to the state championships as a junior and senior. Named MVP of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after posting seven tackles, forcing a fumble and grabbing an interception... Ran the fourth-fastest 40-yard dash at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, only two-hundreths of a second off of times run by Parry Nickerson, Denzel Ward and Donte Jackson... Majored in criminology... Son of Steven and Susan Apke. His father and mother both attended the University of Pittsburgh and competed in football and track and field, respectively
