On The Hill: Sat out spring drills while recovering from injury, but enters his junior year expected to start at strongside linebacker ... 2007: Started each of the first nine games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Finished fifth on the squad with 47 total tackles, which included four for a loss ... Also credited with 1.5 sacks ... Collected six stops in season-opening contest at No. 3 Florida ... Made four stops, including an assist behind the line, in win over Eastern Kentucky ... Paced the team with a career-high 10 tackles in victory at Middle Tennessee ... That included two stops for loss with a 7-yard sack ... Recorded six tackles at Bowling Green and nine at Ball State in back-to-back outings against Mid-American Conference schools ... Shared team-high honors with six stops in win over Indiana State ... Posted four tackles in North Carolina Central victory ... 2006: A second-team all-Gateway Football Conference selection and a member of the league’s All-Newcomer Team ... Started all but one game in his first year on the Hill ... Ranked third on the squad with 70 total stops, standing 19th in the conference with 6.36 tackles per game ... Had three stops behind the line of scrimmage ... Intercepted a pair of passes — he was tied for 10th in the category in the GFC — and broke up six other passes ... Credited with a sack and a forced fumble as well ... Led the Toppers with seven tackles (five unassisted) in his collegiate debut at I-A Georgia ... Credited with seven stops and an interception he returned 26 yards at rival No. 23 Eastern Kentucky ... Collected seven tackles and defended a pair of passes in victory over Chattanooga ... Posted six stops in win over 21st-ranked Western Illinois ... Recorded career-high eight tackles against No. 6 Illinois State, matching that total a week later in victory at Missouri State — he also broke up two passes and forced a fumble against the Bears ... Had five tackles, including a sack for a loss of 13 yards, in win at 13th-ranked Southern Illinois ... Shared team-high tackling honors with seven stops in Homecoming victory over Indiana State ... Posted six tackles against sixth-ranked Youngstown State ... Recorded five stops and an interception in season finale against Austin Peay.

College/HS/Misc: Attended Louisville in the fall of 2005 but sat out the season as a redshirt ... Prepped at Madisonville-North Hopkins High, where he was a three-time first-team all-conference selection and twice earned all-district accolades ... Named first-team all-state by both the Associated Press and the Louisville Courier-Journal as a senior after posting 90 tackles including six sacks ... Helped lead the Maroons to a 10-3 mark and the a berth in the quarterfinals of the state 3A playoffs.