2002 SEASON
All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report and The Sporting NewsAll-Big Twelve Conference first-team choice (unanimous)Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Twelve choice (mathematics)Recipient of the Derek Singleton Award, given by the team's coaches to the player who best displays team spirit, dedication and enthusiasm Winner of the Joe Romig Award (most outstanding offensive lineman on the team)Member of CU's prestigious Victory Club, as he graded a team-high 85.5% for blocking consistency, led the team with 13 touchdown-resulting blocks, ranked second with 38 knockdowns and second with 20 downfield blocksDid not allow a sack and only gave up three pressuresWas on the Rimington Award Watch List (nation's top center), but the coaches moved him to right guard prior to the season opener.
Colorado StateGraded 86.7%, clearing a rush lane used by tailback Chris Brown for a 1-yard scoring run as the team totaled 369 yards.
Kansas StateBlocked nose guard Albert Reese to give QB Robert Hodge time to hit Brian Calhoun with a 71-yard touchdown, finishing the day with four more knockdowns as he graded a season-high 93.7%The team amassed 483 yards.
BaylorRegistered a season-high seven knockdowns, including touchdown-resulting blocks on runs of 55 yards by Brown and 1-yard by fullback Brandon Drumm.
Texas TechSprung Brown for a 3-yard scoring run with a block as the ground game gained 162 yards.
OklahomaCleared a path used by Bobby Purifoy for a 12-yard touchdown.
MissouriMade four downfield blocks, adding touchdown-resulting hits on Hodge's 1-yard run and Brown's 15-yarder as the Buffs accounted for 575 yards.
2001 SEASON
Associated Press All-Big Twelve Conference second-team choiceStarted every game at center, registering 84 knockdowns and 15 touchdown-resulting blocks, while allowing only 1.5 sacks on 831 playsAdded 28 downfield blocks for an offense that averaged 434.4 yards per game.
San Jose StateRegistered eleven knockdowns, clearing a rush lane used by Bobby Purifoy for a 30-yard touchdown run as the team totaled 560 yards.
KansasPosted four downfield blocks and ten knockdownsTook down the nose guard on a 7-yard touchdown run by tailback Chris Brown and later leveled a linebacker upfield to spring Brown for a 40-yard score as the team totaled 338 yards on the ground.
MissouriCollected a season-high twelve knockdowns, including one upfield to pave the way for Purifoy's 31-yard touchdown as the team accounted for 499 yards.
NebraskaGraded a season-high 95.4%Credited for making the touchdown-resulting blocks on Brown's record-shattering performance six scores (12, 1, 36, 1, 13 8 yards) as the ground game amassed 380 yards.
2000 SEASON
Sat out the year under NCAA transfer rulesCompeted at both center and right guard on the scout team.
1999 SEASON
Started every game at right guard for the Northwestern University WildcatsCollected 75 knockdowns, including seven touchdown-resulting blocks.
1998 SEASON
Began his Northwestern career as a tight end, catching a 4-yard pass in his collegiate debut vs. Nevada-Las Vegas and then shifted to right offensive guard, playing there with the second unit in six more contests.
CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
5.15 in the 40-yard dash376-pound bench pressLed the team with a 726-pound squat31.5-inch vertical jump33 -inch arm length9-inch handsRight-handed.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. John's (Salem, N.H.) HighSuper Prep Player of the Year in New England, and he earned All-State honors from both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. Lettered four times on both the offensive and defensive lines for coach Jim O'LearyAs a senior, he was in on 20 pancake blocks, scored one touchdown out of the fullback position, and had five quarterback sacks, six passes broken up and two fumble recoveries on defenseTeam was 11-0 his senior year, ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 23 in the final USA Today Super 25, was 6-5 his junior year and 4-6 his sophomore campaignHe lettered twice in basketball, averaging a double-double in scoring and rebounding as a junior and senior, earning All-Conference honors both seasonsAlso lettered once in track (shot put)Honor Roll student in his sophomore through senior years.
PERSONAL
Mathematics major, earning CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Twelve Conference honors as a seniorAlso earned Academic All-Big 10 accolades as a sophomoreLast name is pronounced loo-searBorn 12/05/79 in Amesbury, MassachusettsResides in Salem, New Hampshire.
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