Returning veteran on defense ... making the switch to defensive end this fall ... quick off the edge, which should fit well with his new position ... will have to utilize his quickness to get to the quarterback and give WCU the pass rush they are expecting out of him ... a former Division 1-FCS tranfer from UMass ... part of a very experienced front four ... injuries have slowed him down over the past two years ... finally feeling 100 percent and ready to make a much bigger impact ... two-year letterwinner.

2014: Appeared in four games … made three starts … recorded five solo and one assisted tackle for a total of six stops on the year … registered four unassisted tackles and one tackle for a loss of seven yards in game against New Haven ... suffered an injury early in the season and did not play the rest of the year.

2013: Appeared in 10 games … did not make a start ... registered 12 tackles on the season ... posted eight unassisted tackles and four assisted stops ... recorded one sack on the year ... suffered an injury late in the season and missed one game ... returned against Clarion, but re-injured himself and missed the entire playoff run ... recorded one QB hurry and blocked a punt on the season ... blocked his punt in the first game of the season against New Haven ... registered a career-high three tackles in two games (Millersville, Cal) ... his three unassisted stops at Millersville is a career-bets ... made two unassisted stops against Cal.

2012 (UMass): Did not appear in a contest.