A three-year starter for UF…A starter on the offensive line in 2002 and 2004, but spent the 2003 season as a starter on the defensive line….
CAREER: Saw action in 39 games (27 offense, 23 defense), including 20 starts (16 offensive, four defensive) for 1490 plays…Saw action in the 2002 Orange Bowl…
2004: Played in all 12 games, starting 10 at right guard….Also saw action on goal-line defense and special teams…Saw action in 619 plays…First-Team All-SEC (Coaches)….Second-Team All-SEC (AP)…Selected to play in the 2005 Gridiron Classic…Recorded team high eight knockdowns at Tennessee to earn UF's "Most Physical Lineman of the Game" and also received that honor against Kentucky and Georgia…Earned Lifter of the Year honors at the conclusion of 2004 Spring drills…
2003: Key member of DT rotation who saw action in 12 games with six starts (FAMU, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia)…Served a squad suspension vs. Vanderbilt…Made first career start at DT vs. FAMU…Led defensive tackles with five stops, including two for loss vs. Tennessee, also forced a fumble…Had three tackles, including two solo stops, vs. Miami and saw action on 41 plays, the second highest total among DTs…Recorded four tackles vs. eventual national champion LSU…417 plays ranked fifth among DT…Saw limited action vs. KY after suffering back spasms…
2002: Played in 11 of 13 games, including four starting assignments (LSU, South Carolina, FSU, Michigan)…482 snaps ranks sixth among offensive lineman… Saw action in every game except Tennessee and Vanderbilt (due to a death in the family)…Played as a back-up at right tackle for the first three games but saw significant playing time at right guard vs. Kentucky and Ole Miss…Had a season-high of 87 plays vs. Kentucky and was named "Most Physical" of the offensive line after the game…Had first career start vs. LSU at right guard…
2001: A backup at offensive tackle as a true freshman… Played in four of the first seven games (Marshall, UL-Monroe, Miss. St., and LSU) for 59 plays before suffering a broken bone in his ankle prior to the Georgia game, and did not see game action for the final five games of the regular season…Returned to action in the 2002 Orange Bowl…
PREP: Considered one of the nation's elite prep offensive linemen in 1999…Signed with Alabama in February 2000 but did not enroll and attended Fort Union Military Academy in Virginia…The Georgia standout was named to PrepStar's All-America Dream Team for 1999 and that publication ranked him among the nation's top 10 offensive line prospects…A two-way standout (OT/DT) at Dougherty HS in Albany, Ga…Georgia first-team All- State on offense in 1999 and defense in 1998…Team won the 1998 state championship… Also visited Virginia, MTSU, Georgia, Auburn, North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia Tech…High school coach was John Reynolds…
MAJOR: Recreation Program Delivery.
| Career Defensive Stats: |
| year |
ut-at |
tt |
tbl |
qbs |
ff |
fr |
pd |
int |
| 2003 |
20-8 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
20-8 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Career Highs:
Total Tackles: 5 (Tennessee, 2003)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (Tennessee, 2003)
Big Plays: 3 (Tennessee, 2003)
