At Florida State: Senior who returns as the starter at noseguard for the fourth year...teams with fellow four-year starter Darnell Dockett to give the Seminoles one of the best interior defensive lines in the nation...one of four returning starters along the defensive front...missed spring practice after undergoing ankle surgery but will be ready to go in the fall...an excellent run stopper who keeps a low center of gravity to beat opposing linemen in the trenches. Junior Year (2002): Started five games last season, but suffered from an ankle injury over the second half of the season ...missed three games last year, including the game against Florida and the Sugar Bowl...was 13th on the team in tackles with 37 ...tied for fourth on the team with 11 tackles for loss...also credited with four quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. Sophomore Year (2001): Started the final 11 games at noseguard after missing the opener at Duke with an injury ...finished ninth on the team and second among defensive line-men with 37 total tackles...had five tackles for loss, three quarter-back hurries and one forced fumble...registered two QB hurries and one tackle for loss in win at Clemson...totaled at least three tackles in all 11 regular season games...recorded a season-high five tackles against Wake Forest...had two sacks and five addi-tional tackles in the Gator Bowl. Freshman Year (2000): Started 11 straight games at noseguard for the Seminoles in his freshman year...key member of FSU defense that ranked second nationally in rush defense and first in the ACC in total defense...fourth on the team in tackles for loss (10)...tied for fifth in sacks (3), tied for third in forced fumbles (2) and ranked fourth in quarterback hurries (10)...totaled 49 tackles during the 2000 regular season including 23 unassisted stops...registered six tackles against Georgia Tech and Virginia...tallied sacks against Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Virginia. 1999: Redshirted along with most of his class. High School: Came to Florida State as one of the top defensive tackle prospects in the nation...a second-team USA Today All-American... earned first-team Class 4A all-state honors as a senior...the No. 4-ranked defensive lineman in the country and the No. 29 pro-spect overall by SuperPrep...rated the No. 44 prospect in the country by the National Recruiting Advisor and Tom Lemming...listed at No. 29 in the country by the Tampa Tribune...recorded 69 tackles (40 solo), 15 tackles for loss, five caused fumbles and tallied 18 quarterback hurries this season...selected FSU over Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Personal: Majoring in sociology...born February 13, 1981. |
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