Has the versatility to play tight end and as a fullback out of the backfield...has been one of the team’s top special teams players...has played 54 snaps in 24 games in his career...has 18 special teams tackles in his career.

2011: Played one snap over 14 games...had 15 special teams tackles, third-most on the team...had three special teams tackles at Maryland on Oct. 15...played one snap and had a special teams tackle against North Carolina on Oct. 22...had two special teams tackles against Wake Forest on Nov. 12; named team special teams player-of-the-game.

2010: Played 53 snaps over 10 games...played on offense as a tight end in seven games...had five knockdown blocks...had three special teams tackles...played 19 snaps against Presbyterian College...played 12 snaps against Maryland...played 15 snaps at Wake Forest.

2009: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Athletic tight end and defensive end at Gadsden City High School in Gadsden, AL, the same hometown as former Tiger Head Coach Danny Ford...played in the Mississippi vs. Alabama All-Star game...had six catches for 96 yards as a senior...led his team to a 10-2 record as a junior...coached by Joe Billingsley...recruited by Charlie Harbison...chose Clemson over Troy.

Personal: Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2009-10...majoring in sociology...born Nov. 17, 1990.