Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Enters third year as a starter on the offensive line ... Asecond-team preseason All-Big South Conference selection by PhilSteele’s 2007 Football Preview Magazine ... Slated to startagain at tackle, but could also find himself in the starting lineupat guard ... Athletic blocker who ran the 40-yard dash in a quick4.96 seconds during spring testing ... An imposing physicalspecimen ... Has maintained size and strength through theoffseason.

2006 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games atleft tackle ... Showed improved durability and helped GWU rankamong the Big South’s leaders in passing offense. 2005 atGWU: Started four games at left tackle ... Helped GWU post threegames with at least 500 total offensive yards during thatseason-opening stretch ... Missed the rest of the season aftersuffering an injury at No. 7 Furman (10/1). 2004 at GWU: Awardedmedical redshirt. 2003 at GWU: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Socastee (S.C.) High underCoach Burney Bourne ... A SCADA North-South All-Star selection,playing the annual All-Star game in his hometown of Myrtle Beach... An All-Region selection ... A two-way starter ... Rated one ofthe top-100 seniors in South Carolina by the S.C. High SchoolSports Report ... A first-team Toast of The Coast Team Selection byThe Sun-News on offense ... Named to the WPDE-TV All-Zone Team ...Voted Horry County Lineman of the Year ... Graded out at over 80percent on the offensive line ... Finished the season with 66 totaltackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss on defense ... ChoseGardner-Webb over Marshall, UAB and Elon.