- Graduated from West Florence High School in 2008
- Graduated from Clemson University in 2012 with a B. S. Degree in Sociology
with an emphasis on Criminal Justice
- West Florence High School
- Awarded the Rainwater Award, FSD1 “Male Athlete of the Year” as a
Senior
- Finalist for Mr. Football in South Carolina
- Chosen for the Shrine Bowl in 2008
- Participated in the U.S. Army All‐American Bowl and served as a
Team Captain
- One of two players from South Carolina that played in that game
- Rated the #1 player in South Carolina, #11 defensive end and #36
player in the Nation by Rivals.com
- First Team All‐American by EA Sports
- Parade All-American
- Rated #5 defensive Lineman in the nation and #13 player in the ACC area by
Phil Steele
- Rated #10 defensive end and #120 player in the nation by ESPN.com
- Rated #11 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com
- Rated #91 player and #10 defensive lineman in the nation by Athlon
- As a Senior, he finished the season with 73 tackles, 27 tackles for
loss, 15 sacks
- Clemson University
- First Team All-ACC as a freshman by Rivals.com
- For his career, he had 150 tackles; 21.5 tackles for loss; 12
sacks and 35 quarterback pressures
- Tied for second in school history in games played and tied for third in caused
fumbles
- Honorable Mention All‐ACC selection as a Senior
- Senior Bowl Invitee
- Four Year letterman in Football (2009‐2012)
- Pre‐season Hendricks Award Watch List member as a Senior
- Pre‐season Bowl Watch list member as a Senior
- Senior Pre‐season first team All‐ACC by Phil Steele and second team by
Athlon
- Professional
- Drafted in the 4th Round of the National Football League by the Atlanta
Falcons
- Played in the NFL for 4 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks and
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Started 11 games and played in 37 games during his NFL career
- Community
- Serves as a Keynote Speaker for the All Pro Dads organization since 2017