Prior to Duke: Three-year letterman at Gilman under Biff Poggi ... first team all-state, all-conference, all-city and all-county pick as a senior after recording 102 tackles and six sacks ... super 22 honoree by the Baltimore Touchdown Club in 2006 ... helped Gilman to a three-year ledger of 24-4 including final national ranking of No. 12 in 2005 by USA Today ... member of three MIAAA conference championship teams ... selected to play in the annual Baltimore Touchdown Club All-Star Game ... also participated in basketball, lacrosse and track and field.
Personal: Son of Amy and Biff Poggi ... father played football at Pittsburgh and graduated from Duke in 1984 ... mother is a 1984 graduate of Duke ... born June 5, 1988.