RANKINGS: Ranked the No. 15 player in the state by The Roanoke Times ... Ranked the No. 23 offensive guard in the nation and the No. 13 player in the state by rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 58 offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 12 player in the state by scout.com ... Rated the No. 42 offensive lineman in the nation by collegefootballnews.com ... Ranked the No. 16 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 79 player on the East Hot 100 by scout.com ... Rated the No. 47 player in the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Listed as the No. 17 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep in its preseason edition ... Ranked the No. 76 player in the East Region by scout.com in the preseason ...
THE VITALS: Committed to the Hokies on June 28, 2004, becoming the ninth member of the 2005 class ... Named to PrepStar's postseason All-Atlantic Region team ... Named to the Virginia All-Group AAA first-team all-state team by the Associated Press as a guard ... Named to the AAA all-state first team as an offensive guard by the VHSCA ... Named first-team All-Met by The Washington Post as an offensive lineman ... An all-Commonwealth District and all-Northwestern Region selection ... A four-year starter ... Helped lead his team to the state title game ... Named to the preseason All-Atlantic Region Team by PrepStar as an offensive lineman ... Recruited by Bud Foster ... Player host was Duane Brown.