2011 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD
2011 FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA, FIRST TEAM (Yahoo! Sports, CBSSports.com)
2012 ALL-ACC, THIRD TEAM (Phil Steele)
2012 ALL-ACC, HONORABLE MENTION (ACSMA, coaches)

2012 (Sophomore): Played in nine games, making six starts mostly at middle linebacker ... Third-team All-ACC selection by Phil Steele ... Earned All-ACC honorable mention by ACSMA and league coaches ... Finished second on team with 64 total tackles and led with 45 solo stops ... Added 6.0 tackles-for-loss ... Had seven tackles and 41-yard INT return for TD in season-opening road win at Boston College ... Added five solo stops at Kansas State ... Tallied 1.0 TFL in each of first three games ... Missed Georgia Tech and NC State games due to high ankle sprain ... Added eight tackles in loss to Notre Dame ... Posted back-to-back double-digit tackles against North Carolina (11) and Florida State (12) ... Career-high 3.0 tackles-for-loss vs. North Carolina ... Forced fumble against Florida State ... Finished season with 11-tackle performance at Duke ... Earned letter.

2011 (True Freshman): Saw action in all 12 games, earning five starts ... Finished first among ACC freshmen and second overall on team with 69 tackles (47 solo, 22 assists) ... Tied for third-highest tackle-for-loss total on team with 6.5 ... Recorded seven tackles and three tackles-for-loss (including career-first sack) against then-No. 20 Georgia Tech ... Registered seven tackles in four games, against Bethune-Cookman, Georgia Tech, Virginia and Duke ... Tied for team-lead and recorded career-high with 14 tackles against Boston College ... Earned letter.

High School: Rated as three-star prospect according to ESPNU and Rivals.com ... Ranked 25th and 28th at position by Rivals.com and ESPNU, respectively ... Described as punishing tackler ... Recorded 137 tackles, seven for losses, four sacks and one interception return for touchdown as senior ... Area Defensive Player of the Year as junior, registering 126 solo tackles ... Racked up 105 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions as sophomore ... Also considered Florida State, LSU, Notre Dame and Florida.