Northwestern State University of Louisana

Football, 1999-2002; track and field, 2000-2003

Four-year starter (all 47 career games) and a 2002 All-American defensive end, he was the 2002 Southland Defensive Player of the Year … he also made All-Southland as a linebacker as a junior … as a senior, had 16.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks among his 70 tackles for a top-10-ranked defense in Scott Stoker’s first season as head coach … 224 career tackles, 37.5 for loss, and was a key on playoff teams of 2001, 2002 … played end as a freshman and senior … member of 2001 indoor, 2002 outdoor Southland Conference champion track teams as a shot putter …   immediately became an assistant coach on Stoker’s staff in 2003 … chosen for football’s Top 100 Demon Players of All-Time roster.