Major: Recreation Education

1990 Media Guide: Will battle Mark Williams for a starting spot … played defense for the first time last year and did a more than adequate job of backing up Tom Lease … played in all 12 games and wound up the year with 33 tackles … intelligent athlete, who learns quickly, makes few mistakes, and gets better with each game … rarely out of position and a good open-field tackler… doubles as the “zoom back” in short-yardage situations on offense … came to Ohio State as a tight end and was moved to flanker as a sophomore.

1989: Had 33 tackles, including 19 solos … top effort was seven tackles against Wisconsin.

1988: Played a total of 44 minutes in 11 games as a reserve flanker … usually used as an extra blocker in short-yardage situations … caught one pass, for seven yards, against Syracuse.

1987: Played in 10 games and caught four passes as a tight end … had TD receptions against Oregon and LSU … moved to flanker in the spring because of his lack of size at tight end.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Ohio and the Cincinnati Player-of-the-Year as a senior … captained the football and basketball teams that won state titles.

PERSONAL: Hobbies are sports, music and drawing.