2006—All-America
candidate...pre-season All-SEC first team by The Sporting News
2005—Kicked
field goals of 42 and 23 yards in spring game...drilled a 58-yard
field goal, which tied for third in school history and set the
Georgia record for the longest field goal without a tee, versus
Louisiana-Monroe...also scored a career-high 14 points versus
Louisiana-Monroe...named one of the Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker
Award Top Three Stars for the Week for his performance against
ULM...connected on a 56-yard field goal versus Kentucky and
hit a pair of field goals in the SEC Championship Game win over
LSU, including a 51-yard kick which tied for the longest kick
in championship game history...at conclusion of regular season,
led the SEC in scoring with 114 points (8th nationally among
kickers) and field goals (7th, 1.77 per game)... named one of
20 national semifinalists for the Lou Groza Place Kicker Award,
presented by the FedEx Orange Bowl...named first team All-SEC
by the Associated Press and the SEC Coaches and All-America
third team by the Associated Press...Best Games - 3 FG (including
a 58-yarder), 5 PATs vs ULM....
2004—Competed
for number one placekicking job during spring and handled team¹s
kickoff duties most of season...connected on his first career
field goal attempt, a 44-yarder in the final minutes of the
Georgia Tech game to put the Bulldogs ahead 19-13...named recipient
of the Special Teams Newcomer of the Year Award at the conclusion
of the season...kicked 20-yard field goal in 2005 Outback Bowl
victory over Wisconsin...part of team that posted 42-10 record
from 2001-04 (sixth best in the country), three straight seasons
of 10 or more wins, three straight bowl victories, and three
consecutive national top six finishes...
High
School—Collins Hill...Kicking.com High School
All-American First Team punter...Gwinnett Daily Post All-County
1st Team kicker and Touchdown Club of Atlanta 5A All-State Team
as a senior...named Who¹s Who in Sports All-Star...averaged
40.6 yards/punt on 40 punts in senior season...set county record
with 75-yard punt...connected on 19-of-19 extra points and nine-of-nine
field goals, including 47-yarder...as a junior, averaged 38.9
yards/punt on 59 punts...connected on 30-of-32 extra points
and 11-of-17 field goals, including long of 48 yards...as junior
was named Class 5A All-State First Team punter by both Atlanta
Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association...four-year
letterman on soccer team at forward, being named All-County
in junior and senior seasons...holds most goals scored in school
history with 48.
Personal—Born
Sept. 29, 1984