Education
Price attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida.
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He played college football at North Carolina. He was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round, 225th overall of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played as a cornerback and free safety.
In 2010, his senior year, opponents threw his way only 23 times and he still made five interceptions and 12 pass break-ups, to go along with 39 tackles and 5 forced fumbles, helping lead Ely to an 11-2 record and the state 5A regionals, where they nearly pulled off an upset of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the nation’s Number.
1 team He was named All-county and played in the annual Dade versus Broward County high school all-star game in January.
The United States Achievement Academy named Price an All-American Scholar in 2010. In 2008, he took eighth in the 200 meters (2342s) and eight in the 400-meter dash (5295s) at the BCAA North Meet.
He also posted a career-best time of 21.42 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Charles Johnson Invitational as a senior.
Recruiting
He was rated the northern As a true freshman cornerback, Price played in all 13 games, starting in the final four. He recorded 20 tackles, four pass break-ups and one interception.
He missed a four games his sophomore season due to hand surgery, but still ended up with 16 tackles, two pass break-ups and a tackle for loss.
His junior year is when he stepped his game up. In 11 games, he tallied 76 tackles (good for third on the team), 9 pass break-ups (good for first), 4 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, one QB hurry and one interception.
He registered at least 4 tackles in each game. His final year at University of North Carolina, he posted 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 9 pass break-ups and a forced fumble while starting all 12 games, earning All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination honorable mention accolades.
2014 NFL Draft
After being projected as a 5th-7th round pick, Price was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
On May 16, 2014, the Vikings signed Price and Kendall James (sixth round) to rookie contracts. He agreed to a 4 year/$2.28 million contract.
Achievements
Membership
As a member of Blanche Ely"s track & field team, Price competed as a sprinter.
