AT COLORADO: 2007 (Sr.)—An honorable mention All-Big 12 performer (Associated Press), he finished second on the team with 28 receptions, which he gathered in for 308 yards (11.0 per). His six touchdown catches were a team best, and he finished third on the team in scoring (36 points); he was a favorite target on third and fourth downs, as he picked up 12 of his 16 first downs earned on those downs, including three touchdowns on fourth down plays (against Florida State, Miami- Ohio and Oklahoma). He saw action in 12 games (three starts, including the Independence Bowl against Alabama), as he missed the Baylor game for precautionary reasons after suffering a recurrence of a concussion against Oklahoma which had first occurred against Miami. He had 14 catches for 10 or more yards and three for 20 or longer, with his top receiving games against Kansas (7-90, 1 TD), Florida State (4-55, 1 TD) and Nebraska (4-51, 1 TD). In the bowl game, he had nine catches for 94 yards and two touchdowns, all team bests, with the nine catches the second most in school bowl history. Both TD grabs against the Tide came on third downs. He played in the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star game following the season.

2006 (Jr.)—He played in 11 games, including three starts, as he was hampered at the beginning of the year due to a hip injury. He caught four passes for 36 yards on the year, averaging 9.0 yards per catch, with a touchdown (a 1-yard play against Kansas State); his four catches came in four different games. He was eligible to play after sitting out the requisite redshirt year following his transfer from Western Michigan, and had entered the fall atop the depth chart at tight end. 2005 (Jr.-RS)—Redshirted; he practiced all fall at tight end as he had to sit out one season per NCAA rules after transferring to Colorado from Western Michigan. He participated in spring drills (he had three catches for 21 yards and a touchdown in the three full scrimmages), and underwent arthroscopic surgery on both his shoulders to alleviate some chronic problems.

AT WESTERN MICHIGAN (2003, 2004; Fr./Soph.)—A two-year letterman under coach Gary Darnell, he was a 2004 secondteam all-Mid American Conference selection and John Mackey Award watch list candidate, as well as a 2003 Freshman All- American (second team) by The Sporting News. In his two seasons at WMU, he had 55 receptions for 549 yards (10.0 average) and six touchdowns, playing in 23 games overall. As a sophomore, he played in 11 games and made 25 receptions for 218 yards (8.7 average) and three touchdowns, with his longest snag covering 23 yards. He had a career high six receptions (for 46 yards and a TD) against Eastern Michigan in a 35-31 loss. He was a preseason second-team All- Mid-America Conference team member coming off a strong freshman campaign, when he had 30 receptions for 331 yards (11.0 average) and three touchdowns. His top performance that season occurred in a loss to Virginia when he reeled in five grabs for 77 yards (15.4 per catch). Western Michigan was 1-10 his sophomore season and 5-7 his freshman year. WMU often employed two tight end sets, and his teammate, Tony Scheffler, was a second round draft pick by the Denver Broncos in the 2006 NFL Draft.

HIGH SCHOOL—A Grand Rapids Press All-State Dream Team member at tight end his senior year, he was named to the Detroit News Blue Chips list, Detroit Free Press Fab 50 Squad (No. 23)