Played both offense and defense at John Carroll . . . in 2006, had 75 catches for 1,250 yards and 10 touchdowns . . . also returned 17 kicks for 309 yards (18.2 ypr.) . . . on defense in 2006, had 60 tackles and five interceptions for 63 yards . . . for his high school career, caught 172 passes for 2,500 yards and 17 touchdowns . . . also had 14 interceptions, three for touchdowns, and 192 tackles in his high school career . . . played in the North/South All-Star game in 2006 . . . named to the All-Over The Mountain team in 2005 and 2006 . . . named to the All-State and All-Metro teams . . . also named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team . . . winner of team's Outstanding Receiver award in 2004, 2005 and 2006 . . . named team captain in 2005 and 2006 . . . won team's MVP award in 2006 . . . chose Samford over UAB, Tennessee-Martin and Jacksonville State.