 He also was a starter on the school's basketball team that advanced to the 2005 Division I state championship game.He accepted a football scholarship from Boston College and played in all 13 games as a true freshman defensive end.In his sophomore season, he missed the final two games after breaking his left forearm, but still received All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention, finishing with 38 tackles, a team-leading 8.5 sacks and 10 tackles-for-losses.