Defensive line prospect who has the size and frame to fit nicely with the Tiger program ... Will line up at defensive end this spring, where he begins camp listed at No. 3 on the depth chart at one end spot.
2012 SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won 1st-Team All-District and 1st-Team All-Area honors as a senior for Atlanta High School, as well as taking home 2nd-Team All-State honors according to the Associated Press ... The Texas Sports Writers Association rated him as a 1st-Team All-State pick, as well ... Three-sport standout who was also a three-year letterman in basketball and track, winning a district championship in the shot put and discus ... High school coach - Matt McClure.
PERSONAL
Parents - Rickey & Latisha Hatley ... Lists hobbies as fishing and riding horses ... Plans to major in physical therapy at Mizzou ... Mizzou's campus and the support services for the football student-athletes stood out to him during the recruiting process, as well as the family feel to the program.
