Class: r-Fr.
Position: LB
Height: 6-0
Weight: 220 pounds
Previous School: Red Bank
Hometown: Chattanooga, TN

Noteworthy: Has really turned some heads since his arrival on campus last year ... Coaches feel he will be a big contributor to the program ... Possesses all the tools to be an outstanding linebacker for the Blue Raiders ... Enjoyed a solid spring and enters fall camp No. 3 at the rightside linebacker position.

2001: Took a redshirt year.

High School: Led Red Bank to a 15-0 record and a state championship in 2000 ... Won the title game on Middle Tennessee's Floyd Stadium ... Was voted all-state by the Associated Press and the TSWA ... Led the Lions with 145 total tackles ... Picked as an alternate for the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star Game ... Runs a 4.7 40 ... Was also recruited by LSU, Auburn, and Tennessee.

Personal: Guardian: Mr. Lynn Byrd ... Born: 12/8/81 ... Major: Undecided.