2010 College Football News First Team Freshmen All-America 2010 Rivals.com First Team Freshmen All-America 2010 Phil Steele Second Team Freshmen All-America
2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games and earned two starts after recovering from offseason surgery ... Two starts came against South Florida and Duke ... Allowed zero sacks on the season and registered only one penalty against ... Helped the offense to a No. 44 national ranking in average yards per carry (4.39). Earned a letter.
2010 (FRESHMAN): Started nine of the 12 games he played in for Miami ... Saw most of his action at the right tackle position ... Named to the NWAA FRESHMAN All-American Team ... Team averaged 494.9 yards per game with him in the starting lineup ... Named Newcomer of the Year at the team's annual awards banquet ... Graded out at 100 percent in just his second collegiate game, against Pittsburgh. Earned a letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2009 USA Today High School Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first lineman to win that award ... Ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the country by Rivals.com and was a five-star recruit ... Named Junior of the Year by Rivals.com in 2008 ... Did not allow a sack in 250 pass attempts his senior year ... Selected an EA Sports First-Team All American in 2009 ... One of two juniors to be named USA Today First-Team All American in 2008 and made the team again in 2009 ... Recognized as the Minnesota Player of the Year in 2009 ... Also, in 2009, led Cretin-Derham Hall to a 5A state championship ... Rated No. 1 offensive lineman by Rivals.com ... Named 2009 Parade Magazine Player of the Year ... Rated the No. 1 player and a five-star recruit by Scout.com ... 2009 All-State Player of the Year ... Was first-team All-Metro as a senior ... Also was a participant of Cretin-Durham Hall basketball and track teams ... Won the shot put, discus throw and 1,500 meter in the 2004 Minnesota Junior Olympics.
