RANKINGS: Ranked the No. 7 player in the state by The Roanoke Times ... Ranked the No. 14 tight end in the nation and the No. 10 player in the state by rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 14 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 81 offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 18 player in the state by scout.com ... Rated the No. 26 tight end in the nation by collegefootballnews.com ... Ranked the No. 65 player on the East Hot 100 by scout.com ... Rated the No. 100 player in the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report as a defensive lineman ... Listed as the No. 18 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep in its preseason edition ...
THE VITALS: Committed to the Hokies on Sept. 15, 2003, becoming the third member of the 2005 class ... Named to PrepStar's postseason All-Atlantic Region team ... Named the Gatorade State Player of the Year ... Named to the Virginia All-Group AA second-team all-state team by the Associated Press as a tight end ... Named to the Virginia All-Group AA first-team all-state team by the VHSCA as a tight end ... Earned All-Dulles District honors as a tight end and a defensive end ... Named to the preseason All-Atlantic Region Team by PrepStar as a tight end ... Recruited by Lorenzo Ward ... Player host was Jimmy Martin.