Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Returning starter on the defensive line ... Will battle for thestarting nod at defensive tackle again in 2007 ... Has packed on 32pounds since the end of the 2006 season, and is considerablystronger ... Squat max improved by nearly 200 pounds ... Should bemore capable of plugging gaps with added size and strength ... Hasshown improvement since arriving on campus, but must continue towork on consistency and focus ... Provides the team with experiencein the trenches.

2007 Spring Game (3/31): Finished the game withtwo assisted tackles. 2006 at Gardner-Webb: Started theseason’s first 10 games at defensive tackle ... Finished with17 total hits (four solo) and two tackles for loss (minus-4 yards)... Recorded a season-high four stops at No. 25 Charleston Southern(11/4) ... Had three hits vs. Glenville State (10/14) and TennesseeTech (9/9). 2005 at GWU: Saw action in just one game, vs.Charleston Southern (11/5), in the fourth quarter.

High School: Played for Coach Bryan Davis atSouthwest Guilford (N.C.) High ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.8seconds ... A first-team All-Guilford selection by the GreensboroNews & Record as a senior ... Recorded 52 total tackles andfive quarterback sacks in 2004 ... Also had 23 pancake blocks as anoffensive lineman ... A first-team All-Conference selection as ajunior and senior ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Elon and NorthCarolina A&T.