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CAREER: Incredibly talented athlete who switched from tight end to defensive line midway through his freshman season, and is moving back to tight end this year...Is expected to compete for playing time this season...Highly recruited athlete originally signed with UM in 2005...Enrolled in January 2006 after playing at Milford Prep (N.Y.) in fall 2005 (his school went 9-2 playing against college junior varsity squads)...At Milford, showed his versatility by returning kickoffs for touchdowns of 89 and 99 yards...One of the more physically impressive athletes in the country...Has size, speed and athleticism...Undeclared major
2006 (FRESHMAN): True freshman who played in 12 of the 13 games...Saw most of his action on special teams, and was a regular there all 12 games...Saw action as a reserve tight end in the second half of the Florida A&M game...Moved to defensive line during the bye week before the Houston game...Played three downs at defensive tackle on the final series of the FIU game...Did not play against Virginia Tech, his only missed game of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior in 2004, played in just five games because of a high blood pressure problem...On defense, made 35 tackles, one fumble recovery and one sack, and played receiver on offense, scoring two touchdowns...Selected to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl...As a junior, played mostly tight end...Also competed in basketball and track (4x100 relay)...In 2006 was ranked the No. 6 prep school recruit by Rivals.com... In 2005 was rated the No. 20 overall prospect in Florida regardless of position by Rivals.com and the No. 15 defensive end by Scout.com...Also ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Dade County by the Miami Herald, the No. 56 overall prospect by the Orlando Sentinel, the No. 16 overall prospect by the Tampa Tribune, and the No. 4 defensive end prospect in the South by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...Chose Miami over Florida, Florida State and South Florida...Coached by Nigel Dunn.
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