Recorded 107 tackles, nine sacks, 14 PBUs, three blocked kicks, and two fumble recoveries as a defensive lineman his senior season at Irmo High School...preseason and postseason All-American, and #12 defensive line prospect in the Southeast by Southeastern Recruiting Alliance...All-ACC Region selection by PrepStar...#13 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...Shrine Bowl participant...All-State selection by High School Sports Report as a senior...Midlands Co-Lineman-of-the-Year with teammate C.J. Frye...also a teammate of Division I player Joe Gray...team captain as a senior, where he led his team to a 10-3 record and the state quarterfinals...started on both sides of the ball as a senior (played tackle on offense)...All-Area and All-Region selection his last two seasons...three-year starter on the defensive line at Irmo High...coached by Bob Hanna at Irmo High School...played basketball and baseball as a junior...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, N.C. State, South Carolina, and Virginia...PERSONAL: Born Jan. 9, 1981.