▁University ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁red sh irt ed ▁as ▁a ▁true ▁fresh man . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁E aly ▁earned ▁a ▁back - up ▁role , ▁recording ▁ 1 3 ▁tack les , ▁one ▁s ack , ▁and ▁three ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁games . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁start ▁at ▁Bay lor . ▁During ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁Bowl ▁against ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁E aly ▁recorded ▁ 2 ▁tack les , ▁including ▁a ▁half - t ack le ▁for ▁loss . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁All - F resh man ▁Team . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁started ▁ 1 0 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers , ▁recording ▁ 3 7 ▁tack les , ▁including ▁ 1 0 ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss , ▁ 3 . 5 ▁s acks ▁and ▁ 7 ▁pass ▁break - ups , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁quarter back ▁press ures . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁started ▁all ▁ 1 4 ▁games , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁career ▁high ▁in ▁tack les ▁with ▁ 4 3 , ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss ▁with ▁ 1 4 . 5 , ▁and ▁s acks ▁with ▁ 9 . 5 , ▁while ▁forcing ▁three ▁f umb les ▁and ▁intercept ing ▁one ▁pass ▁which ▁he ▁returned ▁ 4 9 ▁yards ▁for ▁a ▁touch down ▁against ▁Indiana . ▁For ▁his ▁play , ▁E aly ▁was ▁named