Sophomore free safety who was slated to get plenty of reps during the spring in the absence of the injured Chris Culliver until he was sidelined with a hamstring injury... enters the fall listed on the second team... tough, athletic player who possesses good speed and great range. 2008: Enrolled at Carolina in January and went through spring drills... played strong safety in the spring and had a look at the "Sam" linebacker spot in the fall... saw limited action, playing in four games - UAB, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Iowa - while focusing on academics... notched five tackles, two against UAB and three in the Outback Bowl against the Hawkeyes. 2007: Played at Fork Union Military Academy in Chatham, Va... given a four-star rating and considered the 23rd-best prep school prospect in the country by Rivals.com... played with fellow Gamecocks Akeem Auguste and Eric Baker. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors in Florida as a senior in 2006 after logging 126 tackles and four interceptions... helped Trinity Catholic High School to a 13-1 season... coached by former Florida quarterback Kerwin Bell... as a junior, he logged 114 tackles and two interceptions, helping his team win the Florida Class 2B title... was a high school teammate of current Gamecock wide receiver Dion Lecorn... a consensus three-star prospect was considered the nation's 42nd-best safety prospect and the 80th-best player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com... was the 75th-best safety prospect in the nation according to Scout.com and was rated the 91st-best player in the state of Florida by SuperPrep... originally signed with South Carolina in the Class of 2007. |
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