Drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft in the seventh round as the 249th overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars...
CAREER: Appeared in 36 games, starting 15 and had 1,293 snaps...Played in the 2002 Orange Bowl...
2003: Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches' and AP)...Played in 12 games and started eight...Appeared in 12 games (SJSU, Miami, FAMU, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss, LSU, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, FSU and Iowa)...Ranked third among UF linemen with 50 tackles...Also led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks...All 9.5 sacks came in the final nine games played in...Sack total tied for the highest among SEC players and finished 10th on Florida's single-season list...Had two pass break ups and forced a fumble...606 plays was the third highest total among defensive linemen...Slowed by a toe injury throughout the preseason...Finished the LSU game with a career-high three sacks and led the line with five tackles...Three sacks against the Tigers tied for the highest single-game total by an SEC player in 2003...Pressured in the Kentucky game as well, recording 2.5 sacks...Led all defensive linemen with six tackles against Tennessee and recorded his first sack of the season against the Vols...Was named a captain for the Ole Miss and Arkansas games.
2002: Saw significant playing time at defensive end, and also played on the punt coverage team...Played in all 13 games for 505 plays, third highest of defensive ends...Started five games (LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Vanderbilt and South Carolina)...Second-team All-SEC selection by The Sporting News...Recorded 45 tackles (20 solo) and 22.3 "Big Plays" (2.3 sacks, four TFL, 14 FH, one FR, one BLK)...Ranked third on the defense with 22.3 "Big Plays"...His 14 forced hurries ranked second on the team...Second on the team with 2.3 sacks...Had three forced hurries, a sack and a TFL in both wins over UAB and Kentucky...Blocked a 23-yard FG by Auburn's Damon Duval with 20 seconds left to force the game into overtime...Also had a career-high 10 tackles vs. Auburn and added two forced hurries...Recovered a fumble and finished with six tackles and two forced hurries in win over undefeated No. 5 Georgia...Named Special Teams Player of the Game at Vanderbilt...
2001: Redshirt sophomore who played a top role at defensive end...Saw action in eight of 11 regular season games (missed games vs. Auburn, Georgia and Vanderbilt due to ankle injury), with two starts (Marshall, UL-Monroe) for 176 plays...Also played in the Orange Bowl...Registered 12 tackles and seven "Big Plays" (2.5 sacks, 2.5 TBL and two FH) on the season...Had three tackles and a 0.5 sack vs. Marshall in his first collegiate start...
2000: Saw action in three games (Middle Tennessee, LSU, Auburn) for 16 plays at defensive end...Recipient of UF's Most Improved Freshman Award on defense following spring drills...
1999: Did not see any game action and was redshirted...Worked with the scout team on the defensive line...
PREP: A standout defender who earned All-America recognition...Named to PrepStar's All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the top 20 defensive line prospects in the SEC region...National Bluechips ranked among the nation's top 20 prospects at its rush end classification...SuperPrep ranked him among the state's top 40 players overall and top eight defensive line prospects in Florida despite missing half of the season with an injury...Had 32 tackles with seven quarterback sacks in half a season...High school coach was Andrew Brown...
MAJOR: Recreation Program Delivery.
| CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS: |
| year |
ut-at |
tt |
tbl |
qbs |
ff |
fr |
pd |
int |
| 2000 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2001 |
1-11 |
12 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 |
20-25 |
45 |
4 |
2.3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 |
34-16 |
50 |
11.5 |
9.5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Total |
55-52 |
107 |
18 |
14.3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
CAREER HIGHS:
Total Tackles: 10 (Auburn, 2002)
QB Sacks: 3 (LSU, 2003)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (Ole Miss, 2003)
