High School: Standout at Gwynn Park High School for coach Danny Hayes...also competed for basketball team as a freshman...played defensive back and defensive end in football...led football teams to three county titles and a berth in the regional playoffs as a senior in 2003...three-year letterwinner and two-year starter...two-time all-county and two-time all-area selection...had 249 tackles, four interceptions, and 23 sacks in three seasons...honor student...

At Delaware: Talented redshirt freshman with good size and quickness...one of team’s hardest hitters...should be a key member of UD defensive secondary and is projected as the top backup behind junior Nicos Chavis at strong safety entering the 2005 season...will also play key role on special teams...did not see action in spring drills due to a left shoulder injury...

2004: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...team went 9-4, won the Atlantic 10 title, and advanced to the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals..

Personal: Rafig ("ruh-feek") Alexander Gunthorpe...born Apr. 30, 1986 in Berkeley, CA...guardians are Larry and Margaret Patterson...twin brother, Jahiri, is also a redshirt freshman defensive back for the Blue Hens...has one younger sister...criminal justice major...mother, Jasmine Gunthorpe, played basketball and volleyball at Stanford.