Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Listed as a top reserve at offensive tackle heading into the 2015 season … Will get back into live action after missing the 2014 campaign … Has good size and is expected to make a solid contribution up front.

2014 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Northwest Guilford (N.C.) High under Coach Joe Woodruff … Runs the 40-yard dash in an agile, 5.2 seconds … Rated by Rivals.com as a two-star prospect … Earned first-team All-State honors from USAToday … A first-team All-Area selection in 2013 by the Greensboro News & Record newspaper … Top offensive lineman on a team that rushed for more than 300 yards per game and averaged almost 35 points per game … Helped Vikings to the third round of the Class 4-AA state playoffs and a school-record 12 wins … Totaled 40 pancake blocks in 2013 ... Earned first-team All-Conference honors as a junior … A second-team All-Area selection by the Greensboro News & Record in 2012 … Part of teams that won three league titles in four seasons ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Presbyterian, Western Carolina and Georgia Southern, among others.