Ranked as the number-one linebacker in South Carolina * outstanding team leader who was captain of the Lower Richland HS team * Shrine Bowl team selection * all-state and all-region selection * has 38-inch vertical jump and has run the 40 in 4.4 * as a senior had 161 tackles, five sacks and seven tackles for loss * as a junior, had 140 tackles and 14 sacks * finished career with 381 career tackles and 12 sacks * holds career record for the midlands with 17 sacks * had 12 sacks in 1998 to lead the midlands in that category * also had 1112 yards on offense and accounted for 13 touchdowns in 1999 * ranked as sixth-best player in the state of South Carolina according to The State newspaper * second in the state of South Carolina in the shot put on the track even though he weighed just 185 pounds at the time * born 7-31-81 * chose Clemson over South Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee, and Georgia.

Did not qualify.