All-State at Lower Richland in 1999... one of the most sought-after linebacker recruits in the state of South Carolina in 1999... shot put state champion throwing 62 feet while only weighing 190 pounds at the time, showing his incredible strength... long jump state champion in high school... tremendous player with great speed recording 39 solo tackles and nine assisted tackles before being forced to sit out the remainder of the season with a broken collarbone... also had four sacks and caused two fumbles... last year, his first full JUCO season, he recorded 101 tackles (six tackles for loss)... four-star prospect TheInsiders.com... three-star prospect Rivals100.com... #19 prospect The Clarion-Ledger... #16 prospect in his JUCO conference... #60 prospect JCfootball.com... attended same junior college as fellow Tiger signee Kelvin Morris... played high school football for Coach David Moore, and JUCO football for coach Dom GreenŠchose Clemson over South Carolina