NEVADA
Will compete for playing time on the offensive line.

2008: Provided depth on the offensive line … Saw playing time in one game, at Idaho.

2007: Redshirted his first year at Nevada.

HIGH SCHOOL
A graduate of California High School in San Ramon, Calif. … Was a unanimous first-team All-East Bay Athletic League selection as a junior in 2005 … Named to the Bay Area's "Cream of the Crop" list … Missed senior season after suffering a knee injury while attending football camp at USC.

PERSONAL
Born Jeffrey Franklyn Meads on Aug. 18, 1988, in Berkeley, Calif. … Son of Jenny and Jon Meads … Has an older sister, Jaclyn … Majoring in psychology … Father played football at Cal in the early 1980s … Enjoys boating, working on his truck and working out in his free time.