Came to Clemson from an outstanding program in Lawton, OK ... will join high school teammate James Trapp at Clemson next season ... had an outstanding career on defense with 247 tackles, 36 sacks and 61 tackles for loss ... offensively, picked up 400 yards in 58 attempts (6.8) as a senior ... had 65-233 as a junior ... played 35 career games ... did not carry the ball as his excellent blocking led the way for his backfield part-ner and Parade All-American Dewell Brewer ... an all-conference selection ... played at Lawton High School where he was All-Area three years and made All-District and All-Midland Team for three years ... coached by Darrell Ahlschlager and was part of a state championship team his junior year ... Max Emfinger's National High School Recruiting Service rated him as the 44th best prospect in the Midland region ... earned three letters in football, one in wrestling and one in baseball ... a cousin, David Burk, played for LSU (1957-61) ... used to play in a rock band and is a Led Zeppelin fan ... also collects baseball cards ... born 1-16-71 in Fort Still, OK.