Provided the Colonials with an immediate boost, sliding into a starting outside linebacker position as a sophomore in 2007 ... Tenacious player who produces steady play ... Owns the speed to both rush the passer and drop back to provide help in the secondary ... Will be looked upon to continue progression and help anchor the linebacker corps.
 
Career Highlights: 2007: In his first season as a starter at outside linebacker appeared in all 10 games ... Finished third on the club in tackles with 86, a total that ranks 10th in the single-season record book ... Of his 86 tackles, 39 were solo ... Posted nine tackles for losses that totaled 34 yards, including three and-a-half sacks ... Posted a team-high three fumble recoveries and also added three quarterback hurries and a pass breakup ... In first collegiate start finished with six tackles against Dayton (9/1) ... Finished with eight tackles in a 9-8 win @ Morehead State (9/22) ... Recorded his first double-digit tackle game with 10 stops against Wagner (10/6) ... Posted a career-high 16 tackles, including seven solo stops, @ Central Connecticut State (10/13) ... Contributed nine tackles, including one and-a-half sacks, @ Duquesne (10/20) ... Recorded two sacks among 10 tackles @ Albany (11/3) ... Finished with 10 tackles, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry in a 41-31 win over Sacred Heart (11/10). 2006: Appeared in five games, mostly as a member of special teams ... Recorded one solo tackle in a 41-21 win @ Sacred Heart (11/11). High School Highlights: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jason Shilala ... Earned all-conference first team honors in 2005 and 2006 and first team all-county honors from 2004 to 2006. Personal: Born March 23, 1988 ... Has three brothers, Jared, Rodney and Jake, and one sister, Lauren ... Major is environmental science.