AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)-Atop the depth at the will inside linebacker spot entering the fall, he has started 23 straight games, the longest active streak on the team.  He was the recipient of the Greg Biekert Award, as selected by the coaches, for attention to detail during spring drills for the second straight year.  He was named second-team preseason All-Big 12 by Huskers Illustrated (fourth-team by Phil Steele's College Football).  He enters his senior year ranked 58th all-time in tackles at Colorado with 198 (123 solo).

2008 (Jr.)-He earned second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors from the Associated Press, along with first-team All-Colorado honors from the state's chapter of the National Football Foundation. He was also bestowed with the team's Tom McMahon Award for dedication and work ethic and earned a Gold Group Commitment Award.  He started all 12 games (the first three at the will spot, the last nine at the mike locale), and in racking up 118 tackles (80 solo), he became just the third former walk-on in school history to lead the team in tackles (the first since Ryan Sutter in 1997).  He played the second most snaps on defense (778; fourth most on the team on either side of the ball) and also had two tackles for losses (one sack, at Missouri), nine third down stops, three tackles for zero gain, six pressures, four passes broken up and one fumble recovery (the latter versus Eastern Washington).  He was CU's defensive player of the week for the season opener against Colorado State, when he has 12 tackles (11 solo), including a third down stop and a TFL.  He had double figure tackle counts in six games (eight or more in 10 games), as he also racked up 15 stops at Nebraska (11 solo) and 13 versus Texas (6 solo), with 12 also against West Virginia and Iowa State.  He had three more tackles on special teams duty, along with a knockdown block and a downed punt.  The coaches selected him as the Greg Biekert Award winner for his attention to detail during spring practice, and he was also the Iron Buffalo Award winner among the linebackers for hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage for spring strength and conditioning.  

2007 (Soph.)-He entered the fall listed third at inside "will" linebacker and as a walk-on; he exited the season on scholarship and as CU's starting "mike" inside 'backer.  Pressed into service due to injuries and personnel matters, he played in all 13 games on both defense and special teams, making starts in the last 10 including the Independence Bowl.  He made his first career start against Miami-Ohio, less than a week after being placed on scholarship.  He finished as the team's third leading tackler with 80 (43 solo), including four for losses, eight third down stops and four for zero gain.  He had six quarterback pressures, two fumble recoveries, two near-sacks, five passes broken up and a forced fumble.  He recorded 10 tackles twice, against Baylor (six solo) and at Kansas (seven unassisted); he had at least five tackles in all 13 games.  On special teams duty, he had a tackle and two knockdown blocks.   In the bowl game against Alabama, he was in on nine tackles (four solo), with a forced fumble.

2006 (Fr.-RS)-He saw action in 11 games (all but the opener), all on special teams and in four on defense (Missouri, Baylor, Kansas State, Nebraska).  He was in for a total of seven plays from scrimmage (did not record any tackles).  He had one knockdown block on special teams duty.

2005 (Fr.)-Redshirted; practiced all fall at inside linebacker.  He joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills.

HIGH SCHOOL-As a senior, he earned first-team All-Boulder County, second-team All-Centennial League and honorable mention all-state accolades, in addition to being named team MVP.  On the year, he tallied 98 total tackles (60 solo), 17 tackles for loss, four quarterback sacks, seven fumble recoveries, five caused fumbles, three passes broken up and two interceptions.  At fullback, he rushed 23 times for 130 yards and four touchdowns.  A first-team all-county and honorable mention all-league performer as a junior, he played exclusively on defense, recording 111 total tackles (83 solo, 23 tackles for loss with three sacks), eight forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and five passes broken up.  He earned honorable mention all-county honors as a sophomore, when he had 103 tackles (63 solo, 16 for losses with two sacks), five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two passes broken up.  Boulder was 1-9 his senior year, 7-4 his junior year and 6-5 his sophomore season under coach Bob Carskie.

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado.  He earned second-team Academic All-State honors as a senior in high school.

PERSONAL-He was born November 22, 1986 in Boulder.  Hobbies include playing sports and hanging out with his friends.

                                                          TACKLES
Season                   G        Plays      UT   AT   -   TOT       TFL     Sacks    3DS Hurr     FR   FF  PBU   Int
2006                      4              7         0        0  -   0          0-  0      0-  0        0        0        0      0        0      0
2007                    12           677       43     37  -   80          4-16      0-  0        8        6        2      1        5      0
2008                    12           778       80     38  - 118          2-  5      1-  4        9        6        1      0        4      0
Totals                  28         1462     123     75  - 198         6- 21     1-   4     17     12        3      1        9      0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS-Special Team Tackles: 1,0-1 (2007); 2,1-3 (2008).