Drafted in the fourth-round (122nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft… joins former Clemson teammate RB C.J. Spiller (2010, 1st round) as back-to-back Tigers selected by Buffalo.
PRO
Drafted in the fourth-round (122nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft… joins former Clemson teammate RB C.J. Spiller (2010, 1st round) as back-to-back Tigers selected by Buffalo.
2011
• At KC (9/11): entered the game in the fourth quarter taking snaps at LT and RT
• Saw action on special teams units vs. OAK (9/18)
• Vs. NE (9/25): saw action on special teams
• at CIN (10/2): filled in at LT after starter Demetrius Bell left the game with an injury in the fourth quarter
• vs. PHI (10/9): made his first career start at LT and helped block for rushing attack that tallied 143 yards ... held the then-NFL leading sack defense to one sack
• at NYG (10/16): made his second career start at LT and helped block for a rushing attack that tallied 155 yards before leaving the game in the 4th quarter with an ankle injury
• vs. WAS (10/30): inactive with an injury
• vs. NYJ (11/6) and at DAL (11/13): active, but did not play
• at MIA (11/20): started at LT
• at NYJ (11/27): started at LT
• vs. TEN (12/4): started at LT
• at SD (12/11): started at LT ... part of offense that has allowed a league-best 17 sacks this season
• vs. MIA (12/18): saw action at LT
• vs. DEN (12/24): saw action at LT for an injured Demetrius Bell
• at NE (1/1): started at LT ... part of offense that allowed a league-best 23 sacks this season and ranked fifth in the NFL with a 4.9 yards per rush
COLLEGE
Started 36-of-47 games for the Tigers, playing a total 2,260 snaps in his collegiate career… made 22 consecutive starts
• 2010: Tabbed a first-team All-Atlantic Conference selection at tackle… made 13 starts, logging 31 knockdowns appearing in a team-high 821 snaps… allowed just one sack as the Tigers’ highest-rated offensive lineman in film grade for six contests… registered a 82.3 percent grade, the team’s best average
• 2009: Started 12-of-13 games… post a film grade above 80 in seven of 13 games played
• 2008: Made 10 starts in 11 games, playing 517 snaps
• 2007: Appeared in 10 games in 248 snaps… tallied 16 knockdown blocks
• 2006: Redshirt.
PERSONAL
Management major…First-team all-state selection by Associated Press at Carver (High School)… all-region and all-conference accolades in junior and senior years… played his entire senior year as a 16-year old… three-time letterman
COMMUNITY
Chris was an active participant in the Buffalo Bills Toyota Rookie Club in 2011. Currently in its 10th season, the Rookie Club allows the newest Bills players to get involved in and learn more about the WNY community. As part of his involvement in the Rookie Club, Chris contributed to the Hometown Huddle – a nutrition program where kids learned how to eat healthy and participated in football-related drills. He also volunteered at the Northwest Buffalo Community Center Thanksgiving and the 2011 Holiday Party, and helped unveil the new Youth Zone at the Mississauga, Ont. YMCA as part of the Bills’ Toronto Outreach.
