He played
college football at
Baylor University. During his tenure in
Baylor, he recorded 44 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He played in 44 games and started 27 of them. On November 1, 2008, he had just one tackle against
Missouri but Baylor lost 31-28. In his sophomore year, he played in all 12 games, and started at
defensive end. On November 7, 2009, he recorded 5 tackles and 2 sacks against
Missouri and Baylor won 40-32. On November 28, 2009, in the season finale against
Texas Tech, he recorded 2 tackles and one sack but Baylor lost 20-13. Baylor finished the 2009 season with a 4-8 record. In his junior year, he played 10 games and started 9 of them. On September 11, 2010, he recorded 3 tackles, including two tackles, and three QB hurries against
Buffalo in which
Baylor won 34-6. On October 16, 2010, he just recorded 2 tackles against
Colorado and
Baylor won 31-25. On October 23, 2010, he recorded 4 tackles
Kansas State contributing to Baylor winning the game by the final score of 47-42. In his senior year, he played in 13 games and started 11 games and he recorded 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks. On October 1, 2011, he recorded 4 tackles and 2 sacks against
Kansas State but Baylor lost 36-35. In next game against
Iowa State, he recorded one sack while Baylor won 49-26. ==Professional career==