Gardner-Webb University Athletics

One of only three returning letterwinners who have startingexperience at the safety position … Listed as the projectedstarter at strong safety heading out of spring practice …Has shown a knack for finding the football early in his career withthe Runnin’ Bulldogs.

2012 at Gardner-Webb: Played in six games as atrue freshman, picking up three starts … Collected 29 totaltackles (17 solo) and a tackle for loss … Had a season-highnine total hits (six solo) at Liberty (10/6) … Made eighttackles at Richmond (9/8) … Had five tackles against Samford(9/15) … Missed the season’s final five games with aninjury.

High School: Played at Independence (Tenn.) Highunder Coach Kevin Dyson ... A second-team All-Midstate selection bythe Nashville Tennessean newspaper ... Named District 11-AAADefensive Player of the Year ... Team MVP on both sides of thefootball in 2011 ... Helped team to an 8-2 record and a districttitle ... Selected to play in the Toyota East/West All-Star Gameand the Tennessee/Kentucky Border War ... Finished senior seasonwith 54 total tackles (39 solo), six tackles for loss, one sack, 2forced fumbles, four interceptions and 10 pass break ups ... Caught35 passes for 500 yards and three touchdowns at receiver ... Hadfour catches for 94 yards and a score vs. Brentwood (Tenn.) High... Had a season-high 12 stops vs. Centennial (Tenn.) High ... Made38 tackles and broke up one pass as a junior ... Chose Gardner-Webbover Brown, Chattanooga, UT-Martin and Tennessee Tech.