Furman: All-Southern Conference free safety who helps form a group of four returning defensive starters, including his twin brother, Hunter, at weak side linebacker...part of a contingent of seven Birmingham area products now in the Furman program. 2007 -- Consensus second team All-SoCon choice in separate balloting by league head coaches and media...led Furman and ranked fifth in the SoCon in tackles with 95 stops...also tied for the team lead with six pass deflections...captured SoCon Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors after totaling a career high 17 tackles along with an interception and pass deflection against Coastal Carolina (27-17 win)...had 14 stops against Hofstra in only his second collegiate start...helped key Furman to a 4-1 record over its final five games with a 10-tackle performance at 11th-ranked Georgia Southern (24-22 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2006 -- Earned playing time in all 12 games as both a backup free safety and special teams contributor...totaled 16 tackles, a sack, and a pass deflection...tallied a season high five tackles and pass breakup versus Appalachian State...registered a sack for loss of 10 yards versus West Georgia (24-7 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2005 -- Saw action as a true freshman, working primarily on special teams...one of five true freshmen to earn playing time...totaled 12 tackles and a forced fumble...forced fumble came Appalachian State (34-31 win) in the regular season.

High School: 2005 graduate of Mountain Brook (6A) High School...football coach was Joey Jones...played safety and tailback...three-year starter...served as team captain and totaled 89 tackles, 12 pass deflections, two caused fumbles, and a fumble recovery in 2004 while keying Mountain Brook to a 10-4 record...named All-Over The Mountain, Birmingham News All-Metro, super all-metro, and Alabama Sportswriters Association honorable mention All-State in 2004...took home his squad's Head Hunter Award his junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Full name is Thomas Allan Twitty...son of Marcia and Tom Twitty...born April 23, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama, 12 minutes after twin brother, Hunter, a senior linebacker in the Paladin program...grandfather, Tom Twitty was a member of Tennessee's 1951 Southeastern Conference and national championship team...health and exercise science major.