Georgia Southern University Athletics

1999-2002
A four-time All-American who earned first-team honors in 2000, 2001 and 2002 … Earned first-team All-America honors from four different publications as a junior and five different outlets as a senior … A four-time All-Southern Conference honoree who took first-team honors in each of his final three seasons … Named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year in 2001 after recording 133 stops, including 15.5 for loss and three sacks, along with an interception returned for a touchdown, three forced fumbles and seven pass break ups … Had 94 tackles, including 19 for loss and seven sacks, as a senior … His 353 career tackles rank second all-time in program history, coming from the defensive tackle spot … A multiple-time finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, which signified the best defensive player in the nation … Forced six fumbles in his career, tied for the second-most in program history … Recorded 51.5 tackles for loss, the third-most in Georgia Southern history … Had two interceptions from his defensive line position … Had 11 tackles and three sacks in the 1999 championship game against Youngstown State … Helped lead GS to four consecutive Southern Conference titles and two straight national championships … He met and married his wife, Niki, who was a captain of the Georgia Southern cheerleading team from 2000-2002.