Price attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida. 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 St. Thomas Aquinas, the nation’s No. 1 team. He was named All-county and played in the annual Dade vs. Broward County high school all-star game in January. The United States Achievement Academy named Price an All-American Scholar in 2010. As a member of Blanche Ely's track & field team, Price competed as a sprinter. In 2008, he took eighth in the 200 meters and eight in the 400-meter dash at the BCAA North Meet. At the FHSAA 4A District Meet, he ran a personal-best time of 11.32 seconds in the 100-meter dash and ran the third leg on the 4 × 100 m relay squad, helping them win the event with a time of 41.48 seconds. He also posted a career-best time of 21.42 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Charles Johnson Invitational as a senior.
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, 9 pass break-ups, 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 UNC, he posted 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 9 pass break-ups and a forced fumble while starting all 12 games, earning All-ACC honorable mention accolades.
Professional career
After being projected as a fifth-seventh round pick, Price was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. On May 16, 2014, the Vikings signed Price and Kendall James to rookie contracts. He agreed to a 4 year/$2.28 million contract. On September 3, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve. On September 2, 2017, Price was released by the Vikings.
