Ranked as the eighth best offensive guard in the nation by Max Emfinger...first-team all-state selection...a USA Today honorable mention All-American...AII-Mecklenburg selection...member of the Bigger, Stronger, Faster honorable mention All-America team as a junior...preseason All-American by Tom Lemming...chosen as the Most Valuable Defensive and Offensive Lineman at South Mecklenburg High...was a member of his prep track squad, posting a 48' mark in the shot put, he did not compete past midseason after spraining an ankle in a pick-up basketball game...all-conference and all-county selection for two years...Top 25 in North Carolina according to The Charlotte Observer...has been timed at 5.0 in the 40...born 6-9-73