Football Background
Team captain for 11-2 state quarterfinal team... Four-year offensive starter, three-year defensive starter... Played tight end until senior year, requesting move to offensive line... In 2001, had 79 tackles and six sacks on defense... Team won back-to-back region titles, school’s first since 1974... Also served as team’s long snapper... 5.0 speed... Three-time all-county nominee, twice named all-area... Named Associated Press First Team 1A All-State lineman as senior.

Personal
All-around athletes, has chance for rare prep athletic achievement - earning 16 varsity letters... Threw shot put in track & field, finishing second in 1A State Meet with 51-8 toss... Pitches and plays first base for baseball team, hit 11 home runs as sophomore, three as junior... Is three-year varsity starter in basketball, currently averages 13 points and 12 rebounds... Both mother and father are teachers at Adairsville Middle School... 3.8 GPA, #6 in class, and Beta Club member... Selected as Peach Bowl Scholar Athlete... Plays the tuba and enjoys Shakespeare.