SCOUTING REPORT: Enters the fall as the backup WILL linebacker behind Jerrell Wedge ... still a bit unfamiliar with the new defensive scheme, coaches expect him to display great progress in 2011.
2011: Played in every game while making four starts for Miami .. recorded 40 total tackles, including four for a loss and three sacks ... had two TFL and a sack against Bowling Green (Sept. 24).
2010: Played in 12 games, earning his second varsity letter ... recorded 11 tackles and 0.5 TFL ... his best individual games were at Cincinnati (four tackles) and vs. Kent State (three tackles, 0.5 TFL).
2009: Participated in 11 games as a special teamer and subbing at linebacker ... totaled five tackles.
2008: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A top defensive star for Buford High School[apos]s 2007 state champs ... compiled 289 career tackle in three years as a linebacker for the Wolves ... recorded four interceptions ... holds the school record for lifts in the categories of powerclean (325 pounds) and the squat (410 pounds) ... won Gwinnett County[apos]s Coaches Award in 2007 ... an honor roll student ... nominated as the Athlete of the Year for Gwinnett County[apos]s Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Buford High[apos]s football team compiled a record of 53-3 over the last four seasons.
PERSONAL: Born August 3, 1989 ... father, Mark, pitched for Liberty University[apos]s baseball team and mother, Denise, played basketball for Berry College ... majoring in economics at Miami.
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