Third-year senior...Will wear No. 60 after dressing in No. 98 in 2005...Entered spring drills as the listed starter at DT and exited spring practice atop the depth chart at OG after moving to the offensive side of the ball...Enrolled at Temple in spring 2004.

2005: Played in nine games as a second-year junior, earning a start versus Western Michigan...Made 12 tackles (three solo)...Made a season-high three stops at Arizona State...Was recipient of the team's most improved defensive player award with CB David Reese at the conclusion of spring drills...2004: Redshirted as a first-year junior.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: A 2003 All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Honorable Mention honoree at Coffeyville (Kan.) CC...Made 41 tackles (four solo) and 3.5 sacks for 17 yards and recovered four fumbles in 10 regular season games as the Red Ravens advanced to the 2003 KJCAA Championship and posted a 9-3 overall record...Cited as a Max Emfinger Four-Star Player...Was the NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Week after recovering three fumbles and making seven tackles with three TFLs versus Hutchinson CC...Played two seasons at CCC under head coach Jeff Leiker.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Winfield (Kan.) HS...Made 85 tackles as a senior to earn First Team All-Ark Valley League honors...A three-year varsity football letterwinner under head coach Doug Martin...Also a member of the school's powerlifting club...Was president of his sophomore class.

PERSONAL: Majoring in history.