Black accrued 224 tackles and 17 sacks over his high-school career, and was a three-year letterman in basketball.
Defensive stats In 2006, Black was predicted by Mel Kiper Jr., a celebrated NFL Draft analyst, as one of the top senior linebacker prospects in the country.
He led the Mountain West Conference with 94 tackles, had an impressive 42-inch vertical leap on Pro Day, and solidified his position in the NFL Draft as a mid-round prospect.
[1] For the 2009–2010 NFL season, Black was slated to start at the strong side linebacker position in the new era of Buccaneers defense.
On November 13, 2012, Black was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury,[2] and on March 14, 2013, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced on their official Facebook page that Black was being released due to a failed physical.