Ranked as 83rd best defensive tackle in the nation by rivals100.com...chosen one of the Super 11 in Georgia his senior year...will play on offensive line at Clemson...first-team all-state selection by the Atlanta Constitution...also an all-conference, all-area and all-region selection as a junior and senior...all-city as a junior and senior...won the Morgan Award as the best lineman on his team...named team captain for the 2000 season...named lineman of the week by the Atlanta Touchdown Club during his senior season...played for head coach Bill Railey at Lovett High School...born 6-1-82....chose Clemson over Georgia Tech, Virginia and North Carolina.