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2004 (Junior): Moved in as a starting defensive tackle and remained there for the rest of the season...finished with 20 tackles (11 solo) and recorded 6.5 tackles for losses of minus-17 yards...made two sacks for minus-7 yards and recovered a fumble...career-high five stops, which included a sack, came against nationally-ranked Stephen F. Austin (10/9)...recovered a fumble in a win over Florida A&M (11/27)...recorded three tackles with a sack vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10/2)...both tackles at Florida Atlantic (12/4) resulted in lost yards.

2003 (Sophomore): Saw action in 11 games with three starts and 24 tackles (eight solo)...had at least one stop in every game he played...four of his tackles went for losses of minus-10 yards and had one sack against nationally-ranked Florida Atlantic (11/22)...tallied a season-high four tackles versus Carson-Newman (9/27)...broke up a pair of passes in back-to-back games against I-A Louisiana-Lafayette (11/8) and Gardner-Webb (11/15).

2002 (Freshman): Moved into the starting lineup at defensive tackle against Butler (9/14) and remained there for the remainder of the year... played in all 11 games, starting nine times...recorded 20 tackles (11 solo) and eight of those occurred behind the line of scrimmage...ranked second on the team with four sacks...season-high four tackles in games against Elon (9/7) and Florida Atlantic (11/23)...recovered a fumble against Gardner-Webb (10/26) in the red zone that stopped the Bulldogs’ game-opening drive.

Fernandina Beach High School: Had 23 tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks as a senior...selected to play in the Shriners Bowl in Jacksonville...named all-county defensive tackle...voted MVP of the team...also named Defensive Lineman of the Year, three out of four years...compiled 389 tackles with 19 sacks over his prep career...combined for 38 tackles for losses in his last two high school seasons for head coach Bow Howard...inducted into the National Honor Society...academic letterwinner and a member of the 11th grade student council.

Personal: Born January 21, 1984...son of Edison and Kathy Higdon...also recruited by Maryland, Illinois State and The Citadel...Civil Engineering major.