Had 98 first hits and 24 assists for 122 total tackles as a senior at Hanahan High School...also had 16 tackles-for-loss and 10 sacks as a senior...Honorable Mention All-American by Southeastern Recruiting Alliance...#22 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...played in the South Carolina North/South All-Star game...All-State selection as a senior as well as All-Region as a junior and senior...team posted an 11-2 record in his senior season and advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs in both his junior and senior seasons...coached by two former Tiger players who were on Clemson's 1981 National Championship team (Head Coach Jeff Cruce, who lettered in 1983 and 1984, and red-shirted in '81; and Defensive Coordinator Randy Learn, who lettered from 1979-82)...lettered twice in basketball; his team was ranked #2 in the state on National Signing Day (Feb. 3, 1999)...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, N.C. State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest...PERSONAL: Born July 28, 1981.