GENERAL: Second-year player... a promising lineman who redshirted in his initial season in the Pitt State program... adjusted well to the collegiate level and enjoyed a productive spring camp... will look to vie for playing time at "quick" guard for the Gorillas this fall.

In 2007: Redshirt season.

In High School: A first-team Oklahoma Class 5A All-District performer as a defensive lineman as a senior at Tulsa's Bishop Kelley High School in 2006... named the District’s defensive MVP his senior year... also a two-year starter for the Comets.

Personal: Born May 20, 1988... son of Kell and Linda Smalley... a management major.