2012: Served as a backup on the defensive line . . . saw action in all 11 games . . . finished the season with 21 tackles, including seven solo stops . . . had one sack . . . had two quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one blocked kick . . . had a season-high four tackles and one sack at Gardner-Webb . . . finished with three tackles at Western Carolina . . . also had three tackles at Kentucky.
2011: Missed the season due to injury.
2010: Missed the season due to injury.
2009: Played in all 11 games on the defensive line . . . had 15 tackles, including nine solo stops . . . had one tackle for a loss and two sacks . . . also had two quarterback hurries . . . had two tackles and 1.5 sacks against Georgia Southern . . . also had two tackles against UCF, Miles College, Western Carolina, Wofford and Elon.
2008: Saw action in 10 games on the defensive line . . . had 15 tackles, including 10 solo stops . . . had two tackles for a loss and one sack . . . had three tackles and two fumble recoveries against Faulkner . . . had a season-high four tackles at Georgia Southern.
High School: Valedictorian of his high school class . . . named to the Birmingham Athletic Partnership Defensive Team . . . also played basketball
. . . named to the North Region All-Tournament team for basketball.
Personal: Born March 9, 1989 . . . son of Janice Towns . . . majoring in sports Âmedicine.