Ranked as the 54th best tight end in the nation by rivals100...ranked as the 35th best player in the state of Florida by Florida Prep Football...finished his high school career with a 93 percent blocking grade...ranked as one of the top five players in the Tampa Bay area...nominated for the Florida-Georgia High School All-Star game to be played this summer...second-team all-state as a senior...led the team in receptions as a junior and senior...three-year starter on the East Lake High team...all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior...All-Pinellas County as a junior and senior...selected for the County All-Star Game...played for Tom Keeler at East Lake High School...selected for the Global Game, competition involving teams from Europe, Japan, Canada and the USA...born 5-14-83...chose Clemson over Oklahoma.