One of the fastest defensive ends in America who is poised for an outstanding junior season ... Exceptional length and quickness makes him a terror on opposing quarterbacks, especially on third down passing situations ... Tremendous leadership qualities who was honored with the Tigers' most prestigious spring award in 2012, the Jimmy Taylor Award for outstanding leadership, effort and performance ... Also recipient of the Mike Miley Leadership Award ... Teams with Sam Montgomery to form arguably the best defensive end tandem in college football ... Has played in 27 career games with five starts ... Ranked among the best in the SEC statistically as a sophomore ... Tallied 81 career tackles, a team-best 20.5 tackles for a loss of 134 yards, 10.5 sacks for a loss of 81 yards, 15 quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles ... One of the Tigers' leaders in the community who has read to school kids and visited children's hospital.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)
One of the SEC's most dominant pass rushers who played in all 14 games with four starts ... Backed up Ken Adams early in the season at defensive end ... A second-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press ... Led the team and ranked third in the SEC in tackles for loss with 15.0 for 93 yards ... Was second on the squad and finished seventh in the SEC in sacks with 8.0 for 60 yards ... His 15.0 tackles for loss ranked ninth in LSU single-season history, while his 8.0 sacks finished ninth as well in single-season school history ... Totaled 46 tackles on the year with 11 quarterback hurries ... Started against Ole Miss, Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama in the BCS Championship Game ... Team-high 1.5 tackles for loss in the BCS title game ... Set a career high with five quarterback hurries in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia ... Posted a career-high three tackles for a loss and two sacks along with one QB hurry against Arkansas ... Posted three solo tackles, including one sack and 2.0 TFLs at Ole Miss ... Set a career high with eight tackles, one sack and a QB hurry versus Western Kentucky ... Named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after tallying a career-high two sacks for a loss of 21 yards with four total tackles and a QB hurry against Auburn ... Posted four tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and one QB hurry against Kentucky ... Recorded one sack and a forced fumble at Mississippi State ... Productive game against Northwestern State as he recorded three tackles, one TFL, one PBU and one QB hurry.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2010)
Played 13 games with one start at right defensive end at Auburn ... Racked up 35 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, six pass breakups, four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Used his long arms and quickness off the edge to finish second on the team with six PBU's ... Credited with four assisted tackles and two PBUs against Alabama ... Made his first career start at Auburn and picked up two tackles and one QB hurry ... Tallied five tackles with 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Tennessee ... Registered two QB hurries, one PBU and two tackles against West Virginia ... Stood out at Vanderbilt with five total tackles, one 11-yard sack and a forced fumble ... Saw his first action as a Tiger in the opener against North Carolina and made his presence known by recording three solo tackles with one tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Spent his true freshman season on the scout squad ... Redshirted in 2009.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 5A first-team all-state selection who recorded 59 tackles to go with seven tackles and four tackles for losses in helping West Monroe to the state championship game in 2008 ... Added four forced fumbles and recovered seven fumbles in 2008 ... As a junior, tallied 55 tackles to go with six sacks and 12 tackles for loss ... Named all-state in Class 5A as a junior ... A four-star prospect according to Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 8 linebacker in the country by SuperPrep ... Rated as the No. 6 strong side linebacker by Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 9 outside linebacker by Rivals.com ... A member of the Rivals 250 and Scout 300 ... Rated as the No. 5 best athlete among linebackers by Rivals.com ... Rated as the No. 3 player in the state of Louisiana by SuperPrep ... Ranked as the No. 8 player in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com ... Rated as the No. 63 overall prospect in the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... Named to the New Orleans Times Picayune Blue Chip List and the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen ... Coached by Don Shows.
