One of two Parade All-Americans signed by Clemson ... a USA Today honorable mention All-American ... a SuperPrep All-American and All-Dixie selection ... rated as the 19th best player in the Dixie region ... Lindy's Mississippi Blue Chip and All-Mississippi team ... also chosen to their top 88 prospects ... a second-team All-American according to Don Heinrich's Magazine ... Max Emfinger named him to the third-team All-American in his preseason magazine ... Emfinger rated him as the 10th best defensive tackle ... chosen USA Today's Super 102 ... selected to Joe Terranova's All-South team ... one of the top 50 players in the South according to Tom Lemming ... a Street & Smith honorable mention All-American ... had 78 tackles, five sacks, and 13 PBUs as a senior ... recorded 130 tackles, 18 sacks, seven caused fumbles, and three fumble recoveries as a junior ... named to the Clarion Ledger/Jackson Daily News All-State team ... also threw the discus on the track team at Provine High School ... coached by Stanley Blackman.