2011 U RESPECT AWARD 2008 COLLEGEFOOTBALLNEWS.COM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2011 (SENIOR): Played in 12 games, including seven starts ... Split time between defensive end and outside linebacker ... Tallied 37 tackles on the year, good for ninth on the team ... Led the team and recorded a career-high five sacks on the season... Finished second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss, another career-high ... Tied for the team-lead with two forced fumbles ... Made three tackles and forced a key fumble in the fourth quarter against Ohio State ... Had his best game of the season against Bethune-Cookman, registering five tackles and three sacks ... Four-year letterwinner.
2010 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 games for the Canes, recording 19 tackles on the year ... Recorded five tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks ... Also had three quarterback hurries, a pass broken up, and a fumble forced ... Against Florida A&M, had a season-high five tackles, assisted on a sack, and assisted on a another tackle for loss ... Against Clemson, recorded two tackles, both for loss, with one sack ... Against Virginia Tech, recorded one tackle, a sack, and forced a fumble.
2009 (SOPHOMORE): Ranked second on the UM defense with four sacks ... Led the defense with three quarterback hurries ... Returned a fumble against Clemson 53 yards for his first career touchdown ... Tied for fifth on the defense with 6.0 tackles for a loss this year ... One of three Canes (along with Brandon Harris and Allen Bailey) to force two fumbles this season ... Played in all 13 games, garnering six starts ... Had 17 total tackles (nine solo, eight assists) ... Recorded a season-high four total tackles in win over Florida A&M.
2008 (FRESHMAN): Earned ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after a three-sack, seven-tackle performance against Virginia Tech ... Named First-Team Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com ... Fifth-leading tackler on the team with 35 tackles (24 solo, 11 assisted) ... Tied for team-lead with nine tackles for loss and ranks second with four sacks ... Posted a career-high 10 tackles (five solo, five assisted) in season finale at NC State ... Had seven tackles at Georgia Tech ... Played in 11 games for the Hurricanes and started against Charleston Southern, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and NC State ... Recorded 24 tackles in Miami's last three games (8.0 tackles per game) after tallying nine in the team's first nine games.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior in 2007, made 98 tackles and 24 sacks ... As a junior in 2006, made 86 tackles (34 for loss), with 22 sacks and six fumble recoveries ... Played in the U.S. Army All-American game ... Coached by Bobby McCray ... Ranked the No. 68 player on the PrepStar Top 135 Dream Team ... Rated the No. 65 player in the nation, the No. 11 player in Florida and the No. 4 outside linebacker by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 8 weakside linebacker, the No. 13 player in Florida and the No. 127 player in the nation by Scout.com ... Rated the No. 90 player regardless of position and the No. 7 outside linebacker by ESPN ... Ranked as the No. 21 player in the country by Tom Lemming on CSTV.com ... Selected to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 team ... Named all-state by Florida Sportswriters Association. Ranked No. 8 on the Miami Herald South Florida Top 25.
