Nevada
Honors candidate who returns after a solid sophomore season... will vie for the starting job at nose tackle after starting all 12 games there last year... has been named a preseason second-team All-WAC selection by Phil Steele's College Football Preview.
2005: Started all 12 games at nose tackle... was a force inside with 22 tackles, including two for a loss... had four tackles at Utah State for his top outing of the year.
2004: Played in eight games and started two... had eight tackles on the year, three of them solos... had two tackles each against Buffalo, UNLV, Rice and Tulsa.
High School
A graduate of Fred C. Beyer High School... was on the top 100 list by Cal-Hi Sports... earned first-team all-league honors on offense and defense... was also a two-time all-district selection, including a first-team honoree as a senior... Earned first-team all-league honors as a sophomore as an offensive lineman... had the top bench press at the Nike Camp in Eugene, Ore.... was named the outstanding lineman in the CCC as a junior... was named the Modesto Bee's Player of the Week in basketball... earned team MVP honors as a sophomore in basketball.
Personal
Born May 18, 1985 in Modesto, Calif.... mother is Ani Hines... his older brother, Chris, was a starting guard for the Wolf Pack from 2001-04... majoring in general studies.
