Rankings: Rivals.com -- Three stars. Scout.com -- Two stars, No. 122 offensive guard. ESPN.com -- Three stars, No. 80 offensive tackle, 77 rating.
Bench max: 330
40-yard dash: 5.25
Runner-up: North Carolina State
Other schools considered: Kentucky, East Carolina, Harvard
Favorite NFL player: Jordan Gross
Favorite NFL team: Carolina Panthers
Favorite music: "Anything country."
Favorite book: "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" by Tucker Max
Favorite movie: "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Favorite TV show: "Jersey Shore"
Favorite food: “It’d be easier to say what I don’t like (laughs). But probably baked ziti."
Favorite high school class: History in sports
Favorite thing about College Park: “How close everything is. Everything is really together. You can walk everywhere."
Other high school sports: Track (shot and discus)
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, cooking
Intended major: Undecided but leaning toward business management
Something that not many people know about you: “I’m a lot smarter than most people think. I had a 1200 on the SAT. That was the first time I’d taken it. I have a 4.2 or 4.1 [grade-point average]".”
Best football moment: "Getting to the upper-state championship my junior year."
Role model: “My older brother. He plays football, too, for Wofford College in South Carolina. I've had the same number as him in high school. I just remember going to all the games when he played and how much I wanted to play."
Why Maryland? "When I went there on my official visit, I knew right away when I left that I could see myself being there for five years. Everybody I met was really nice. They weren't just nice because I was a recruit -- that's just how they were personally."