At JMU: Fourth-year Duke with all-league potential as he has the opportunity to settle into a single position, said DL coach J.C. Price... has been used at DE and DT and can play an enhanced DT role as he adds weight, Price said.

2007: Played in each game and started nine as a DT and DE... had 53 tackles (10 solo, 4 for loss, 2 sacks)... had a career-best eight stops vs. Virginia Military, Northeastern and Richmond... had a sack vs. Towson and shared sacks vs. Virginia Military and Appalachian State... had six stops (2 solo) at Appalachian State, five vs. Coastal Carolina and four vs. Villanova and Delaware... blocked a punt to set up a JMU TD drive at Rhode Island and broke up passes vs. Richmond and Towson.

2006: In eight games as a redshirt freshman had six tackles, all solo, as a DL reserve... had a nine-yard sack at New Hampshire... had three stops vs. Bloomsburg, two at New Hampshire and one at Villanova.

High School: Three-year Fairfax letterman... as a junior was first-team all-district as a TE and in basketball... second-team all-region and team offensive MVP in football... won Fairfax’s “most athletic” award as a senior... region and state all-star games invitee.

Personal: Kinesiology major with a sports management concentration.