Junior defensive tackle who has been a valuable contributor in the defensive line rotation in each of the past two years... powerful athlete who is coming off a tremendous spring... named the most improved defensive lineman in the spring... played in all 25 games over the past two seasons... has made one career start - his first collegiate game in 2007 against Louisiana-Lafayette. 2008: Played in all 13 games... collected 17 tackles, including a pair of tackles for loss... had a career-high six tackles including a tackle for loss in the season finale against Clemson... forced a fumble against Tennessee and had a fumble recovery against Clemson... earned the Weight Room Effort Award in the spring. 2007: Played in all 12 games... credited with seven tackles, including four solo stops... had a pass break up and a quarterback hurry... was the only true freshman in the starting lineup for the season-opener against Louisiana-Lafayette... responded with a season-high three tackles in that game... was a December, 2006 high school graduate and enrolled in January to go through spring drills... named the Most Improved Defensive End in the spring. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Scotland County High School in Laurinburg, N.C., in December 2006... coached by Mark Barnes... named his squad's Defensive End of the Year after recording 74 tackles with 7.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles... named all-conference, all-region and team Defensive MVP... team reached the playoffs for three straight seasons... played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, where he had four tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery... logged three tackles and a pair of sacks in the Offense-Defense All-Star Game in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla... missed much of his junior season after tearing an ACL... considered a four-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com... regarded as the #18 defensive end prospect in the country by Scout.com... was the #8 strong side defensive end and the fourth-best player in North Carolina according to Rivals.com... was on the Rivals100 list... also played basketball and competed in track. |
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