Samford University Athletics

2011: Started all 11 games on the offensive line.

2010: Saw action in all 11 games, including 10 starts on the ­offensive line.

2009: Saw action in 10 games at tight end . . . caught one pass for 16 yards against Jacksonville.

High School: Played defensive end, defensive tackle, offensive tackle and on special teams at Daphne High School . . . named All-County as a senior . . . named to Alabama Magazine’s top 125 recruits in the state and to the publication’s Academic All-State team in 2008 . . . named Daphne/Spanish Fort Rotary Club Athlete of the Month in September 2008 . . . named to the National Honor Society . . . also participated in track and field.

Personal: Born Nov. 28, 1990 . . . son of John and Renee Kirschenbaum . . . majoring in journalism and mass communication.