Miami Redhawks

SCOUTING REPORT: Earned Miami varsity letters in each of his first two seasons, but was sidelined by a shoulder injury in 2009... if he comes back healthy in the fall, he could regain a spot in Miami[apos]s defensive line rotation ... a natural pass rusher ... ranks five on the team in the vertical jump (34.5') ... a member of Miami[apos]s RedHawk Council and the football team[apos]s Leadership Committee. 2009: Did not play due to injury. 2008: Appeared in 11 of the team[apos]s 12 games, starting the last three contests of the season ... accounted for 23 total tackles and at least one stop in nine contests ... four of his 5.5 tackles for loss were quarterback sacks ... recovered a fumble at Cincinnati. 2007: Played in all 13 games, totaling 10 tackles ... his individual highlight came in the RedHawks[apos] home-field victory over Syracuse when he sacked the Orange quarterback on the first play of SU[apos]s final possession ... he also had a sack in Miami[apos]s big win vs. Buffalo ... had 3.5 TFLs for minus 15 yards, one QB hurry and one pass break-up. HIGH SCHOOL: Totaled 190 tackles and 13 sacks in his final two seasons at Southwest Dekalb ... earned honorable mention honors from the Atlanta Journal Constitution for Class AAAA ... received all-county honors on both offense and defense and was voted as the Best All-Around Player by his teammates ... captain of the football and track teams ... 2007 state champion in the shot put (59 feet) and state runner-up in the discus, leading his team to the AAAA state title ... graduated from high school with a 3.58 GPA ... prep coach was Buck Godfrey. PERSONAL: Born May 26, 1989 ... son of Morris and Cynthia Council ... majoring in physical education, he has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0+.