HIGH SCHOOL:  Three-year varsity letterman . . . Posted 12 pancakes and graded at 90 percent blocking as a senior . . . Voted 2007 Team Captain . . . Participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic . . . Named all-county, all-region and all-state . . . Track and field letterwinner . . . Also recruited by Auburn and Louisiana-Monroe.

PERSONAL:  Born Oct. 31, 1989 . . . Son of Eric and Mary Allen.