The Player-of-the-Year in South Carolina according to USA Today ... also a member of the Orlando Sentinel's Dixie Dozen and Athlon's Atlantic Coast Blue Chips ... Max Emfinger rated him in the top 10 high school inside receivers in the nation ... selected all-state by The Greenville News, The Columbia State, the Associated Press ... the leading vote-getter on the AP team and the Back-of-the-Year by The Greenville News ... SuperPrep Magazine's All-Mid atlantic team ... an honorable mention All-America choice of Street & Smith's ... a member of Joe Terranova's Who's Who ... scored South Carolina's only touchdown in last year's Shrine Bowl ... had an outstanding career at nearby Daniel High School ... coached there by Dick Singleton ... caught 56 passes for 1,168 yards and 12 TDs ... also had seven interceptions for 123 return yards and one TD and one fumble recovery ... returned 33 punts for 6.1 yard average and 25 kickoffs for 20.7 yard average
.., as a junior, he had 18 receptions for 264 yards and four touchdowns ... that same year he returned four punts for 220 yards ... born 4-20-71.