THE VITALS: Committed to the Hokies on Jan. 31, 2005, becoming the 21^st member of the 2005 class ... Named to PrepStar's postseason All-Atlantic Region team ... Named the Defensive Player of the Year by The Washington Post, as well as first-team All-Met ... Named first-team all-state by both the Associated Press and the VHSCA ... Named the Defensive Player of the Year in both the Commonwealth District and the Northwestern Region Led his team to the Virginia AAA Group 5 championship game ... Had over 100 tackles, including 43 for loss and nine sacks ... Also Had a strong junior year from his nose guard position, finishing with 64 tackles, including 16 for loss and five sacks, and two blocked field goals ... Recruited by Bud Foster ... Player host was Carlton Powell.