2006: Named first-team All-ACC after the finest year of any Miami defender...Received the team's Jack Harding Most Valuable Player Award...Ranked second on the team with 10.5 sacks (half a sack behind Kareem Brown)...With 20 tackles for loss, ranked fourth in the nation and led the team and the ACC...In the ACC, ranked third and was two sacks behind ACC leader and All-American Gaines Adams of Clemson...Ranked 15th in the NCAA in sacks, fourth-most among sophomores...Led the team with three forced fumbles...Led the team with 16 QB pressures...Ranked third on the team with 80 tackles, only six behind leader Brandon Meriweather...Added three pass breakups and one fumble recovery...Had a streak of seven consecutive games with at least one sack during the year, the second-longest streak in school history...His 10.5 sacks tied for ninth place on the school's all-time single-season list...Added to the midseason "Watch List" for the Ted Hendricks Award for the best defensive end in college football...Also received the the Plumer Memorial Award for leadership, motivation and spirit...Started 12 of the 13 games at right end.
2005: Redshirt freshman who played in all 12 games as a backup defensive end, making one start...Showed tremendous upside, ranking 12th on the team with 35 tackles (19 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, eight QB pressures and one forced fumble...Played in his first collegiate game in the opener at Florida State as a reserve defensive end and made three tackles (one solo).
2004: Played as a member of the scout team as a true freshman, when he was redshirted.
High School: Excelled as a rush end in high school...Amassed a state-record total of 57 sacks in his career, 38 over the final two seasons...Started at defensive end all four years of his high school career...An accomplished all-around athlete who was an All-State basketball selection as a junior (the only non-senior chosen) in 2002-03. Two-time All-State football performer as a junior and senior...Also played offensive tackle as a sophomore and tight end as a junior and senior...As a senior at defensive end, had 19 sacks 118 total tackles, three knockdowns and two interceptions...On offense as a senior, had 38 receptions for 412 yards with four touchdowns (had receptions of 68 and 72 yards, both on tight end screens)...On defense as a junior, had 19 sacks, 109 tackles and five touchdowns off blocked kicks and fumble returns, in addition to blocking three punts...As a junior on offense, had three receptions for 56 yards...Also played basketball, averaging 22.7 points (fourth best in Colorado) and led the state in rebounding (16.0 per game) and blocked shots (3.3 per game) as a junior...Also competed in track and field, qualifying for the state meet in the discus and shot put in 2003...His track and field personal bests: 21 feet in the long jump, 48 feet in the shot put, 135 feet in the discus, and 44 feet, 2 inches in the triple jump...Chose Miami over Colorado State, Nebraska, Louisiana State, Michigan and Oklahoma...Younger brother, Jared, is a 2007 UM recruit; older brother Ciare plays football at Colorado State; and brother Raj plays football at Butte Junior College in California...Coached by Ryan Mullaney.
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