Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Named preseason first-team FCS All-America by CollegeSporting News ... Preseason All-Big South Conference selection bythe league’s head coaches and media for the second season ina row … A first-team All-Big South Conference choice by PhilSteele’s College Football Preview Magazine …All-America candidate … Enters his third season as a starter… One of the most decorated defensive tackles in the BigSouth Conference during his career … Very quick lineman whohas very good hands … Could find himself playing nose guardor end at times in Gardner-Webb’s new 3-4 scheme … Atwo-time All-Big South Conference selection (2009, 2011) …Was the 2009 Big South Freshman of the Year … Has collected22.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks during his three seasons on thegridiron … Also has 15 career quarterbackpressures.

2012 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 11 games atdefensive tackle … Made nine starts … Finished theseason with 41 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack… Ranked second on the team with five quarterback pressures… Made a season-high seven stops twice, vs. No. 10 Wofford(9/1) and vs. Mid America Nazarene (10/13) … Collected fivestops vs. Samford (9/15) and at Liberty (10/6) … Collected2.0 tackles for loss and a sack vs. the Flames, which marked aseason high … Had 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Wofford …Had five tackles in the season finale vs. Presbyterian (11/17).

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started 10 games andfinished with 34 total tackles (18 solo), 7.0 tackles for loss(minus-21 yards) and 2.0 sacks (minus-14 yards) … Alsorecorded five quarterback hurries and a forced fumble … Hadseven total tackles, two hurries and a half tackle for loss vs.Liberty (10/8) … Had four tackles (three solo) and forced afumble on a sack at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Had fivetackles (four solo) at Samford … Recorded four total tacklesand three quarterback hurries vs. Virginia State (11/3) …Recorded a safety among his two tackles at Wake Forest (9/17).

2010 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

2009 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games… Named Big South Conference Freshman of the Year andfirst-team All-Big South Conference … Finished the seasonwith 40 total tackles (16 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss (minus-49yards) and 4.0 sacks (minus-35 yards) … Selected Big SouthConference Freshman of the Week three times, vs. Mars Hill (9/5),at NC State (9/19) and at VMI (10/3) … Had six totaltackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble at VMI … Madethree tackles and had 1.5 sacks at NC State … Registered sixtackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Mars Hill … Hadfive hits (four solo) vs. Southern Virginia (10/24) … Madefour stops and had a half sack vs. Stony Brook (10/31).

High School: Played at Milford (N.Y.) Academyunder Coach Bill Chaplick … Rated the nation’s No. 7prep school level defensive tackle by Rivals.com (three stars), anda top-50 national postgraduate prospect … Finished 2008season with 40 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks,seven quarterback pressures and four forced fumbles for a team thatfinished with a 9-3 record … Played in 2007 at Avon OldFarms (Conn.) School under Coach Kevin Driscoll … EarnedAll-Erickson League honors at defensive tackle … Had 60tackles, 11 sacks and six forced fumbles in 2007 ... Played highschool football at St. Mary (N.J.) High in Rutherford, N.J., underCoach Mike Sheridan … An All-Bergen County choice as asenior … Led St. Mary to the N.J. State Group I ParochialChampionship … Had 56 total tackles and 10 sacks as a senior… MVP of the state title game with eight hits and threetackles for loss ... Recruited by Rutgers, Virginia Tech andBuffalo, among others.