In 2006, had 82 tackles, two fumble recoveries and four sacks . . . named Earnest McCarty Ford Defensive Player of the Year . . . named first team All-Over the Mountain and Honorable Mention All-State as a senior . . . also named to All-Metro team as a senior . . . received the Robbie Brookis Courage Award and Thompson Reynolds Scholar Athlete 4.0 Award in 2006 . . . won the Dedicated Athlete of the Year Award in 2005 . . . won the J. Chapman Team Before Self Award in 2004 . . . named the Cooper Ray Freshman Male Athlete of the Year in 2003 . . . was a two-time member of the National Honor Society . . . is the son of two Samford graduates . . . also participated in baseball and wrestling at Vestavia Hills . . . chose Samford over UAB.