2007 Freshman All-America Rivals.com (2nd) and Collegefootballnews.com (honorable mention)
2007 All-SEC Rivals.com, Associated Press (2nd) and Coaches (2nd)
2007 Freshman All-SEC Coaches, Rivals.com and Sporting News
2007 Groza Award Semifinalist
2007 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
2007 Academic All-District IV CoSIDA
2007 Academic All-SEC
2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
2009
Games/Starts: 9/9
Started season 8-of-10 on field goals before injury slowed former Freshman All-America
Finished season 10-of-16
Season long of 49 yards came against Ohio
Had three field goals against Bobcats
Connected on 33-34 extra point attempts and scored 63 points
Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District IV second team
2008
Games/Starts: 10/10
Connected on 10-of-18 field goals and all 22 PATs
Booted 47-yarders at UCLA and Auburn for season bests
Made two field goals in a game versus Auburn, Northern Illinois, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt
Also connected against Alabama with 31-yarder
2007
Games/Starts: 14/14
Named to Football Writers All-America team after making 21 field goals and scoring 115 points during his freshman season
Selected All-SEC first team by Rivals.com and second team by both league coaches and Associated Press
115 points last season was UT kicking record and trails only Gene McEver (130 in 1929) and Reggie Cobb (120 in 1987)
Third in the SEC with 1.5 field goals made per game
Also fifth in SEC with 8.2-point scoring average
Connected on 21-of-29 (72.4) field goals
Hit first eight attempts to set best career start in UT history
Previously, Carlos Reveiz (1985) and Ricky Townsend (1972) had the best starts after beginning their UT careers 6-of-6 on made field goals
Finished with third most field goals made in season in Tennessee history
In first collegiate game knocked home a 41-yard FG and all four of his PAT attempts at Cal
Hit all three of his FG attempts against Southern Miss, including 47-yarder
Returned to home state and hit both field goal attempts at Florida
Connected on a pair of field goals (29,39) against Arkansas State
Saw consecutive-made streak end with first attempt against Mississippi State, but bounced back to hit next four attempts (47,29,26,43) against Bulldogs
Knocked down career-long 48-yard FG to send South Carolina game to OT
Then added game-winning 27-yard FG in OT against Gamecocks
Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for efforts against South Carolina
Knocked home 2-of-3 attempts against Vanderbilt including game-winning 33-yarder in fourth quarter
Hit 1-of-2 FGs and all five extra point attempts at Kentucky
Named to both Academic All-SEC and Academic All-District IV squads
High School
Nominated to play in 2006 Florida Jersey All-Star Game
Three times named All-State, All-Region, All-District, All-Area and All-County
Made 5-of-6 field goals and averaged 45.3 yards per punt as senior
Added 4-of-5 field goals and all 29 PATs in 2004 as junior
During first two years at Westport High School, made 9-of-11 field goals and 38-of-39 PATs
Longest field goal made was 55 yards
Also three-year starter at linebacker and safety
Class president three years and National Honor Society member
Lettered in track and field, weightlifting and baseball
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