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AT STANFORD: Fifth-year senior offensive lineman who is expected to hold down the starting job at left guard after seeing most of his time at right guard last year...has made 22 career starts over the last two seasons...has been one of Stanford's most improved offensive linemen over the last two seasons after appearing in four games in 2007...
2009 (JUNIOR): Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection...started 11 of 12 games at left guard...did not start the season opener against Washington State but took over at left guard after a line shuffle following the injury to Matt Kopa...part of an experienced offensive line that allowed a Pac-10 low seven sacks and helped pave the way for the most productive rushing attack in school history that netted 2,837 yards (218.2 per game).
2008 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 12 games last season and made 11 starts at right guard...made nine straight starts before coming off the bench at Oregon...was back in the starting lineup for the last two games against USC and California...assisted a Stanford running game that compiled the second-highest single-season rushing total in school history with 2,395 yards.
2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman to earn his first varsity letter...started the second half of the USC game and saw significant action at right guard against Cal.
2006 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md., where he was one of the top offensive line prospects in the nation...ranked by SuperPrep as the No. 16 recruit in the Washington D.C./Virginia/Maryland area and was also listed among SuperPrep's Top 100 offensive line prospects in the nation...named to SuperPrep's All-Mid-Atlantic team...listed as the 17th-best recruit in the state of Maryland and the 41st-best offensive line prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...all-Atlantic selection by PrepStar...four-year starter at right tackle and was a three-time consensus first-team all-state selection...selected to the Maryland Varsity Preseason Dream Team prior to his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...StudentSports.com Sophomore All-American selection...earned Washington Post All-Met honors as a junior and senior...named to George Michael's Golden 11 and the Reebok/Sports Illustrated Mid-Atlantic All-America teams...earned a spot on the Pigskin Club of Washington D.C.'s All-Metro squad...nominated to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...also earned three letters in track and field competing in the shot put...received the Georgetown's Fr. Galvin Award for leadership on and off the football field as a senior...also named the Rodney P. Savoy Outstanding Scholar-Athlete from the Pigskin Club in Washington D.C....was involved in various community outreach projects...worked with the Southcentral Foundation in Anchorage, Alaska, a non-profit organization that serves Alaska natives...also volunteered at the Tenley Achievement Program working with inner-city children in Washington D.C....served as an intern for former Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hassert in the spring of 2006...an avid scuba diver who holds an advanced certification in open-water diving...father, Bill, played football at the University of Evansville (1972-76) and both of his grandfathers lettered in football and basketball in college...mother, Janet, is a competitive equestrienne...is a descendant of Lewis and Clark explorer John Colter...majoring in classics.