Red-shirt freshman who was a factor early in the season before suffering a career-ending injury.
2013: Had two knockdowns in 71 snaps over two games … played 13 snaps as a tight end in his first career game against #5 Georgia on Aug. 31 … had two knockdowns in 58 snaps against S.C. State on Sept. 7 … decided to give up football due to a shoulder problem on Oct. 9.
2012: Red-shirted … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … enrolled in January.
Before Clemson: Rated as the #115 player and #13 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com … #66 player in the nation by Tom Lemming … #19 offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com … played in the Shrine Bowl … played in the Under Armour All-America game along with classmate Jay Guillermo … South Carolina Coaches Association Lineman-of-the-Year at Dorman High School … Big 16 Upper State Lineman-of-the-Year … first-team all-area each of the last two years from an academic standpoint … graded 82 percent as a senior … his father played football at Duke … high school teammate of current Clemson wide receivers Adam Humphries and Charone Peake … coached by David Gutshall at Dorman High School … recruited by Jeff Scott.
Personal: Majoring in political science … born Nov. 26, 1993.