Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Projected starter at one defensive tackle spot ... Has gainedstrong experience during his previous two seasons as a top reserve... Could man the nose guard spot in an odd-man front ...Deceptively agile and quick for a man his size ... Sure tacklerwith the ability to be a disruptive force in the backfield ... Hasshown a knack for running down plays from behind.

2007 Spring Game (3/31): Made five tackles (twosolo) and a half tackle for loss (minus-1 yard) in a strong overallperformance. 2006 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games as areserve on the defensive line ... Collected 22 tackles (nine solo),five tackles for loss (minus-18 yards) and a sack ... Recovered afumble and recorded three quarterback pressures ... Made acareer-high five stops (two solo) at No. 25 Charleston Southern(11/4) ... Had one tackle, an eight-yard sack, vs. VMI (10/28) ...Had four hits vs. Wofford (11/18) and No. 2 Appalachian State(9/23). 2005 at GWU: Played in 10 games as a reserve nose tackle... Finished with 15 total tackles (eight solo), three tackles forloss (minus-6 yards) and 1.0 sacks ... Had a season-high four hits(three solo) vs. Charleston Southern (11/5) ... Made three stops atVMI (10/22) ... Had one tackle in five-straight games, spanningfrom Belhaven (9/10) to No. 15 Coastal Carolina (10/15).

High School: Played at Durham (N.C.) Jordan Highunder Coach Mike Briggs ... A Class 4A All-State selection byNCPreps.com ... Named Pac-6 Conference Offensive Lineman of theYear as a senior ... Also spearheaded a defense that allowed just14 points per game on the year ... A two-way first-teamAll-Conference choice, playing on both lines ... Named first-teamAll-Area on offense by the Durham Herald-Sun ... Finished with 76tackles and five sacks in 2004 ... Also named Pac-6 ConferenceLineman of the Year as a junior in 2003 ... Named first-teamAll-Conference on offense and defense as a junior ... Graded out at85 percent on offense, averaging nearly six pancake blocks per game... Also collected 50 tackles on defense to go with two sacks andtwo forced fumbles ... An All-Conference choice as a sophomore in2002 ... Set school record for most varsity games played in fourseasons (48) and most career starts (42) ... Recruited by a host ofmajor college programs as a prep senior.