Elon University Athletics

2007: Selected as the team’s Most Outstanding Linebacker...Named First Team All-SoCon by the league’s coaches...Chosen as a Second Team All-SoCon pick by the media...Saw time in all 11 games, earning 10 starting assignments...Ranked second on the squad with 80 total tackles and tied for second on the team with 38 solo stops...Recorded a team-best 10.5 tackles for a loss, including a team-leading four sacks...Forced two fumbles and notched two quarterback hurries...Amassed 16 tackles in a victory over then-No. 21 Georgia Southern...Made 11 tackles against both The Citadel and eventual national champion Appalachian State...2006: Ranked second on the team with 90 tackles in 11 games...Averaged 8.5 tackles per game, ranking in a tie for 58th nationally...Tallied four tackles for a loss...Made a career-best 25 tackles against eventual national champion Appalachian State for which he was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week and Football Gazette National Defensive Player of the Week...Had 10+ tackles on four occasions...Dubbed the team’s Most Outstanding Linebacker...2005: Recorded 19 tackles in 11 games as a true freshman...Blocked one kick and made one tackle for a loss...Made a season-high five stops in the season finale against eventual national champion Appalachian State...Prep: Two-time all-area selection...Helped New Bern to three league titles and two Eastern state crowns...Personal: Son of Emily Howard...Born May 16, 1986...Majoring in computer information systems.