Big tight end with good hands and great blocking skills. 2002: Saw action in one game, making a special-teams tackle against Georgia Southern on Nov. 2. High School: Team MVP as a senior ... caught 39 passes for 550 yards and eight touchdowns ... also recorded 55 tackles as a defensive lineman ... had 11 tackles for loss and nine sacks ... AP first team All-State … TSWA 4A first team All-State ... All-Northeast Tennessee by Kingsport Times ... 4A All-East Tennessee by Knoxville News-Sentinal … also earned all-county and all-region honors … honorable mention all-region defensive lineman as a junior.