Football Background
Two-year captain... Three-year letterman... Started at inside linebacker junior and senior seasons... Team defensive MVP in 2001... Played five games of 2001 season with a cast due to a fractured leg... As senior, still managed to achieve school-record 113 total tackles, three sacks and an interception for the 4-7 Cougars. Two-year member of all-region and all-district teams... Named to Jackson Clarion-Ledger All-Jackson Metro Team and “Mississippi’s Top 40 Recruits”... Listed as Superprep’s #21 Prospect in Mississippi...Most Valuable Player at Southern Miss Summer Football Camp... Used intense work in weight room to transform frame.

Personal
Two-year letterman in track and field... Captured district and ran third at indoor state meet last year in 60-meter hurdles... As sophomore, finished third statewide in pole vault... Member of Mu Alpha Theta and involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and First Priority Club... School also produced former Commodore LBs Mark Jefcoat and William Lowery... Father owns heating/air conditioning business... Has worked as cook in ’50s-themed restaurant... Plans to study electrical engineering.