Gardner-Webb University Athletics

All-Big South Conference candidate at tight end … Named to the College Football Performance Awards FCS Tight End of the Year Watch List for the second season in a row … One of the top all-around tight ends in the league again in 2014 … A key weapon in what may be the deepest position group for the Runnin’ Bulldogs … Has outstanding size and athleticism for the position … Blocking has improved tremendously as strength has increased over the past three seasons … Enters third year as a starter for GWU … Ranks third in school history for receptions by a tight end … Has hauled in 53 passes for 498 yards and two scores in just two seasons.

2013 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games at tight end … Made eight starts … Caught 16 passes for 132 yards … Had a season-high four catches for 41 yards vs. Liberty (10/26) … Caught three passes for 21 yards at Charlotte (10/5) … Caught two passes for 19 yards in the win over No. 11 Richmond (9/14) … Caught two passes or more in five different games … Had at least one catch in eight games. 2012 at GWU: First-team All-Big South Conference selection in his first season of action … Broke the Big South Conference and Gardner-Webb single-season receptions record for a tight end … Caught 37 passes for 366 yards and two touchdowns … 19 of his catches went for first downs … Was targeted 15 times on 3rd-and-long situations, and made 11 catches on those plays (two touchdowns) … Caught 14 passes in 18 targets overall on third down … Set a new single-game league record for catches by a tight end against Samford (9/15), hauling in nine balls for 75 yards … Caught four passes for 34 yards at Pittsburgh (9/22) … Had seven catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns against Mid America Nazarene (10/13) … Hauled in the game winner from 13 yards out with six seconds left … Caught a 16-yard touchdown with nine seconds left before halftime … Had three catches for 51 yards vs. VMI (10/27) … Had a 23-yard reception vs. Presbyterian (11/17) … Caught at least one pass in all 11 games. 2011 at GWU: Did not see game action due to a preseason injury. 2010 at GWU: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Bandys (N.C.) High under Coach Randy Lowman … A first-team All-State selection by NCPreps.com … Also a first-team All-Region selection by the Charlotte Observer … A two-time All-Unifour selection by the Hickory Daily Record … Hauled in 56 receptions for 1,028 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior in 2009 … Led the state in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns for a tight end … Set new school career records with 169 receptions for 2,640 yards and 30 touchdowns … Drew recruiting interest from East Carolina, NC State and Georgia.