High School: Played for John Peacock at Venice High School, where FAU Defensive Tackle Coach Eli Rasheed served as a head coach...recorded 76 tackles, 39 solo, including 6.5 sacks...helped to lead the squad to a 7-4 record and a District 11 title...three-sport athlete (football, weight lifting and track...finished third in the country in MSR and fifth in the country with a shot put distance of 45 feet).

Personal: Josh Tison is his guardian...born Jan. 23, 1990, in Sarasota, FL.