Team

• Was named to the All-ACC Second Team following his senior season in 2012.

• Graduated from Florida State in 3.5 years with a degree in social science.

• One of 4 members from the Florida State defensive line to be drafted in 2013 along with Bjoern Werner (IND), Tank Carradine (SF) and Branden Jenkins (WAS).

OFF THE FIELD: Earned his degree from Florida State in Social Science in 3.5 years…Was a 4-year member on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee as FSU…Loves to fish, play video games and is an avid Netflix user…Joined Seminole teammates at a local elementary school to teach kids the importance of staying in school…Would like to go into coaching after his football career is over.

PRO: Selected #229 overall in 2013 by the Vikings…Joins 1^st round selection CB Xavier Rhodes as Seminoles transitioning to Vikings in 2013…Was the 2^nd DT selected by the Vikings in the 2013 draft joining Sharrif Floyd who was chosen in the 1^st round.  

COLLEGE: Started 41 times in 57 career games at Florida State…His 41 starts in his career was tops among the Seminole defenders present in 2012…Finished with a 47-20 record at FSU, including his redshirt freshman season…Won the ACC Atlantic Division in 2008, ’10 and ’12…Won the ACC Championship following the 2012 season…Was 5-0 in postseason bowl games with 2 victories at the Champs Sports Bowl, 1 win in the Gator Bowl, 1 win at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl and finished his college career with a BCS victory in the Orange Bowl over Northern Illinois…Earned All-ACC second-team honors following his senior campaign…Co-recipient of the Unselfish Leadership Award on defense and the Defensive Warrior award given by the strength and conditioning staff, 2^nd time winning the Defensive Warrior award (2011)…Was selected to the Under Armour Senior Bowl… Recorded at least a half-sack in 5 straight seasons (received medical redshirt in 2008)…Recorded a tackle in 12 straight games during his senior year…Aided the Seminole defense to lead the nation in yards allowed per play (3.86) and to rank second nationally in total defense (254.1 ypg)…The Florida State defense ranked in the top 6 nationally in scoring (14.71 ppg), rushing defense (92.29 ypg) and opponent three-and-outs (6.29 per game)…Earned All-ACC honorable mention honors after his junior season…Helped the Seminoles rank 1^st nationally in yards allowed per rush (2.3) and 2^nd nationally in overall rushing defense (82.7 ypg)…Hauled in his only collegiate INT at Duke…Picked up a sack against Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl…Notched 6 TFLs and 2.5 sacks in 2010, his sophomore season while making 7 starts in 14 games…Played in 13 games as a redshirt freshman, making 7 starts…Finished 6^th on the team with 3.5 TFLs, including 1 sack…Started the season at defensive end before making the switch to his more natural defensive tackle spot…Played in 3 games as a true freshman before being granted a medical redshirt.

PREP: Earned All-State honors at DE for South Carolina powerhouse Byrnes HS…Led his team to a state championship along with a 15-0 record as a senior…Played in Max Emfinger’s All-American Bowl Classic where he recorded 5 sacks…Participated in the 71^st annual Shrine Bowl…Chose Florida State over the in-state South Carolina Gamecocks…Lettered in track and basketball in high school…Competed in the State tournament for shot-put…Was a high school teammate of San Francisco RB Marcus Lattimore.