RANKINGS: Rated the No. 7 offensive tackle in the nation by rivals.com ... Listed as the No. 52 overall player in the country by USA Today ... Rated as the No. 120 player in the nation by The ESPN 150 ... Rated the No. 120 player in the country and the No. 14 offensive lineman in the country by collegefootballnews.com ... Listed as the No. 17 offensive lineman in the country by PrepStar ... Rated the No. 24 offensive lineman in the country by scout.com ... Listed as the No. 31 offensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep ... Listed as the No. 7 player in his state by rivals.com in its final state rankings ... Rated the No. 24 player in the Midwest by SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 25 postseason prospect on the scout.com Midwest Region Hot 100 ... Ranked the No. 4 overall prospect in Ohio by Ohio High ... Ranked the No. 4 player in the state of Ohio by rivals.com in its preseason rankings ... Ranked the No. 19 overall offensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep in its preseason rankings ...
THE VITALS: Committed to the Hokies on October 5, 2005, becoming the 11th member of the 2006 class ... Enrolled at Tech in January ... A SuperPrep preseason and postseason All-American ... A member of the Rivals250 2006 team ... A member of the Rivals250 preseason team ... A member of the PrepStar 200 team ... Named to PrepStar's "Dream Team" ... Named to the Ohio News Network/Ohio High Magazine All-Ohio football team ... Earned all-league honors and was an honorable mention all-state selection as a senior ... Recruited by Bryan Stinespring.