East Texas A&M University Athletics

Prior to A&M-Commerce:  Prep All-American, two-time all-state and two-time first-team all-district selection at defensive tackle ... Played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game ... A member of Rivals' top 250 and ESPNU's top 150 national prospects ... Ranked as the fourth-best defensive tackle by ESPNU and 14th-best defensive tackle by Rivals ... Rated as the state']s seventh-best defensive tackle by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... Recorded 126 tackles, nine sacks and 20 TFL over his final two seasons, helping John Tyler post a 18-8 record ... Earned honorable mention all-state honors from the Associated Press as a senior ... A member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Elite 11 ... Named third-team Dave Campbell's Texas Football Super Team ... Tabbed first-team all-district 11-5A ... Tallied 63 tackles, six sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... helped John Tyler to a 12-2 record and a berth in the 5A Div. II quarterfinals ... Earned honorable mention all-state honors from The Associated Press as a junior ... Tabbed first-team all-area and all-district ... Recorded 63 tackles, three sacks, 20 TFL, eight pressures, 10 PBU, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two blocked kicks while helping John Tyler reach the second round of the state playoffs ... Spent his first three collegiate seasons at the the University of Texas ... Third-year defensive tackle who played in 30 career games with six starts for the Longhorns ... Was third on the team in tackles for loss with 11 junior year, 2012.