SAM HOUSTON All-Southland Conference second team in 2007 ... returns to backfield after red-shirt in 2008 ... became the 7th running back in Sam Houston history to gain more than 1,000 yards in a single season as a sophomore ... carried 209 times for 1,038 yards and 13 TDs ... tied a school record with six 100-yard rushing games in 2007 ... Bearkats won five of the six games in which he rushed for more than 100 yards ... long run was 61-yard TD in Northwestern State victory ... caught 37 passes for 383 yards including a 65-yard TD in Southeastern Louisiana ... as freshman in 2006, rushed for 74 yards in five games ... posted 38-yard touchdown in Arkansas-Monticello victory
SHOEMAKER HIGH SCHOOL First team All-District 13-5A running back for coach Ken Gray at Shoemaker High School ... two-time Academic All-District selection ... winner of Grey Wolf Award for Leadership both as a senior and a junior ... second team All-District as a junior ... rushed for 2,123 yards and 18 touchdowns in high school.