2010 at Gardner-Webb: Played andstarted in the season’s first nine games … Finishedwith 42 tackles (16 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss (minus-27 yards)and 3.0 sacks (minus-24 yards) … Added three quarterbackhurries and pass batted down, one fumble recovery and a forcedfumble … Had a season-high 10 tackles and two tackles forloss vs. Coastal Carolina (10/30) … Added a half sack inthat game … Had four tackles and a sack vs. Western Carolina(9/18) … Forced and recovered a fumble on the sack vs. WCU… Had a half sack and a tackle for loss to go with four hitsat Sam Houston State (9/25) … Made five stops at OldDominion (10/2) … Collected six tackles vs. Presbyterian(10/23) … Had at least four stops in seven differentgames.
2009 at GWU: Started 10 games atbandit … Finished with 30 total tackles (11 solo), 5.5tackles for loss (minus-16 yards) and 3.0 sacks (minus-12 yards)… Had six quarterback pressures … Made a season-highsix tackles and had a sack vs. Stony Brook (10/31) … Hadhalf sacks at NC State (9/19) and vs. Charleston Southern (10/17)… Had two tackles for loss and a sack at Presbyterian(11/21) … Had four tackles and two quarterback pressures atWestern Carolina (9/12) … Had four tackles vs. Liberty(11/14).
2008 at GWU: Named second-teamAll-Big South Conference as a true freshman … Registered 51total tackles (26 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss (minus-52 yards) anda team-high 6.0 sacks (minus-48 yards) in 11 games played (10starts) … Led the Big South with three forced fumbles andfinished second in the league in sacks per game (0.55) …Added seven quarterback pressures … Named Big SouthConference Freshman of the Week after recording nine tackles (sixsolo), 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks vs. Coastal Carolina(11/8) … Had a season-best 11 tackles (six solo), 2.0tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a sack vs. Presbyterian(10/18) … Had six hits and a sack at Liberty (11/15)… Also had a sack vs. Sam Houston State (9/27)… Managed a season-high three quarterback pressures atAustin Peay (9/13) … Made at least five tackles in fivedifferent games.
High School: Played at WestCharlotte (N.C.) High under Coach Maurice Flowers … Ran the40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds at the 2007 Shrine Bowl Combine… A second-team All-Mecklenburg County selection by theCharlotte Observer following senior season… Rated the top outside linebacker and No. 9 overallprospect in Charlotte by Charlotte High SchoolFootball.com ... Named to the CharlotteWeekly Super Team in 2007 ... Recorded 160 total tackles,11 quarterback sacks and 10 quarterback pressures in 2007,spearheading one of the state’s top defenses … Hadeight catches for 82 yards and a touchdown at tight end ... Ratedthe No. 2 linebacker following the 2007 Shrine Bowl Combine ...Played sophomore and junior seasons at Independence (N.C.) High,helping Patriots to a pair of state titles as a two-year starter… Had 91 tackles and five sacks as a junior … Brokeup five passes … Honor roll student ... Also a two-yearletterwinner in Track & Field ... One of Gardner-Webb’smost highly recruited signees ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Liberty,Elon, Presbyterian and Coastal Carolina ... Also recruited by SouthCarolina and Illinois.
