2009: Will compete for playing time at the linebacker position.

High School: Lettered for the football, tennis and track & field teams at Douglas S. Freeman High School … two-year team captain and two-time defensive MVP for the football team … earned all-district, all-region and all-metro accolades as a senior … led the team in tackles his final three seasons … earned academic all-region honors in football and academic all-state laurels in tennis … recipient of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Scholarship … nominated for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.

Personal: Father, Donald, played lacrosse at North Carolina … mother, Cecilia, played field hockey at Hood College … undeclared major.