College Career:
Started 42 games in four seasons at Boise State, appearing in 51 of a possible 53 games and delivering 272 knockdowns and 47 TD-resulting blocks … leader of an offensive line that consistently allowed among the fewest sacks in the nation each year he was with the team, finishing fifth in 2008 (13 sacks in 438 attempts), first in 2009 (5 sacks in 458 attempts), third in 2010 (8 in 424 attempts) and first in 2011 (8 on 477 attempts) … named first-team All-WAC honors in each of his final three seasons, adding third-team All-American honors as a junior in ’10 and first-team All-American honors in 2011.
College Career:
Started 42 games in four seasons at Boise State, appearing in 51 of a possible 53 games and delivering 272 knockdowns and 47 TD-resulting blocks … leader of an offensive line that consistently allowed among the fewest sacks in the nation each year he was with the team, finishing fifth in 2008 (13 sacks in 438 attempts), first in 2009 (5 sacks in 458 attempts), third in 2010 (8 in 424 attempts) and first in 2011 (8 on 477 attempts) … named first-team All-WAC honors in each of his final three seasons, adding third-team All-American honors as a junior in ’10 and first-team All-American honors in 2011.
2011: Earned first-team All-American accolades and was one of two players to be selected All-Mountain West Conference first-team unanimously … started all 13 games at LT, extending his starting streak at the position to 34 games … leader of a front wall that led the nation, for the second time during his BSU career, in fewest sacks allowed, yielding just eight sacks on 477 pass plays … helped the team lead the MWC and finish ninth nationally in total offense (481.31 ypg), fifth in the FBS in scoring (44.23 ppg) and 11th in passing (309.38 ypg) … following the season, added Academic All-American honors from Capital One … named to the 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List, given annually to the nation’s top interior lineman, and to the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, awarded annually to the nation’s top lineman, prior to the season.
2010: Started all 13 games at LT and was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference for the second straight year … received All-American third-team accolades from the Associated Press … provided excellent pass protection, as BSU finished third in the nation for fewest sacks allowed (8) … helped offense rank second nationally in total yardage (521.31 ypg), sixth in passing (321.08 ypg) and second in scoring (45.08 ppg) … received the team’s Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award at the season-ending banquet ... named second-team ESPN Academic All-America as selected by CoSIDA and to the WAC All-Academic Team.
2009: Earned first-team All-WAC honors following a sophomore campaign in which he started at LT for the final eight games ... after missing the season opener due to injury, saw action in four games before earning the starting job ... helped lead an offense that averaged 186.1 rushing yards and 450.2 yards of total offense per game ... part of an offensive line that allowed the fewest QB sacks in the nation (5) ... key blocker on a line that saw four different players record 100-yard rushing games ... named to the WAC All-Academic Team.
2008: Appeared in every game except the season opener (injury) and started eight games at offensive tackle … blocked a field goal attempt against Southern Mississippi … key performer on offensive unit that averaged 288.5 yards passing, 152.3 yards rushing and gave up the fewest sacks (13) in the WAC … helped pave the way for an offense that tied for first in the WAC in scoring (37.6 points per game) and third-down conversions (43.2 percent), and second in total offense (440.8 ypg), first downs (285) and fourth-down conversions (69.2 percent) ... named to the All-WAC academic team.
Personal:
Attended Timberline (Boise, ID) High School where he was a three-year starter on the offensive line and earned first-team All-State and All-Southern Idaho Conference honors as both a junior and senior … during his senior season, he did not allow a single sack, after giving up only two on 286 pass attempts the previous year … also lettered in basketball, lacrosse and track … graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business in May 2011 and is currently working on a graduate degree.
