AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)-Participated on a limited basis during spring drills (non-contact work), as he completed rehabilitation following knee surgery last summer.  He was 100 percent by summer and should contend for playing time this fall.

2008 (Fr.)-He had worked his way into second-team status on the depth chart after just a week of practice but went down with a torn ACL in a non-contact drill on August 13; he subsequently had surgery on September 2 and was lost for the season.  The coaches named him one of the recipients of the Gold Group Commitment Award (for achieving excellence with class in several areas).

HIGH SCHOOL-Considered by most as the top high school senior in the state of Colorado (he had over 50 scholarship offers from around the nation).  As a senior, he was a Parade All-American and Colorado's Gatorade Player of the Year, perhaps the top two of all his honors.  He was a member of PrepStar's Dream Team, as the publication ranked him as the No. 19 player overall (and as the nation's No. 3 linebacker).  SuperPrep named him to its All-America team (ranking him as the No. 8 player in the Midlands region, the third linebacker), and EA Sports tabbed him as a third-team choice (its picks significantly fewer players for its teams).  The Tacoma News-Tribune named him to its Western 100 team (one of 12 linebackers), and was named to the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best-In-West Team.  Scout.com ranked him as the No. 1 Colorado prospect and the third-ranked linebacker nationally, while Rivals.com pegged him the top player in the state and the No. 9 linebacker in the country.  Locally, he was named All-Colorado (Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News), along with garnering first-team All-State and All-Continental League honors.  Ponderosa's team captain, Mustang of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, following the season he played in the Under Armor All-American Game in Orlando.  As a senior, he had a monster year as he racked up 153 tackles (83 solo), 23 tackles for losses including eight quarterback sacks, along with 18 quarterback hurries, 10 forced fumbles, six recoveries, two interceptions and 11 passes broken up.  On offense, he had 17 rushes for 172 yards and three touchdowns playing some spot running back.  As a junior, when he earned second team All-State and first-team All-Conference recognition, he recorded 107 tackles, 19 tackles for losses with two sacks, eight forced fumbles, two recoveries and an interception in being named his team's Defensive Player of the Year.  As a sophomore, he was named second team All-Conference, as he tallied 109 tackles (41 solo), 10 tackles for loss with four sacks, five forced fumbles, three recoveries and an interception.  He thus had 367 career tackles, 52 for losses with 14 sacks and 13 fumble recoveries.  His top game as a senior came against Regis when he accounted for 20 tackles, two passes broken up and a fumble recovery while scoring two rushing touchdowns on offense in Ponderosa's 14-0 win. He also had a 20 tackle game as a junior in a 10-3 loss to Highlands Ranch.  Under coach Randy Huff, Ponderosa went 5-5 his sophomore through senior years, advancing to the first round of the state playoffs each year.  He also lettered twice in baseball.      

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Business (sequence undecided) at Colorado.  A 2007 Colorado Chapter/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (one of 12 honored by the organization).  He maintained a 3.5 GPA in high school and was on the Honor Roll throughout. 

PERSONAL-Born July 6, 1990 in Newport Beach, Calif.  He enjoys playing video games and hanging out with friends.  He has logged many hours of volunteer work and community service, including coaching kindergarten basketball in Parker.  His father (Ken) played football for Rice and was named an honorable mention All-American; he was also one of his school's assistant coaches.  An older brother (Justin) is one year ahead of him and attends CU.