Plays with lots of raw emotion and has a very solid skills set for the end position...Good strength and quickness, with plenty of athleticism...Originally viewed as a linebacker, coaches liked his quickness and strength from a down position and moved him to end..."We have to find a place for him to play" said head coach Jim Leavitt after he had a splendid 2002 Spring Game with two sacks...Has done nothing but continue to impress as his career has progressed...Has 37 career tackles for loss, including 9.5 sacks.
SOUTH FLORIDA ? 2004: Started nine games and appeared in all 11...Top lineman on team with 40 tackles, including a team-high 14 for losses...Had four sacks for 32 yards... Season-high six tackles at South Carolina (Sept. 18) and vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 2)...Four sacks came in four separate games.
2003: Started all 11 games at right end, finishing with 41 tackles, including 14 for losses...Had 3.5 sacks...Season-high seven tackles vs. TCU (Oct. 10) and vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 31)...Had four tackles for loss in the Cincinnati game...Forced a fumble vs. Charleston Southern (Oct. 18). 2002: Had 30 tackles, including nine for losses in his rookie year, often using his speed to get around blockers and into the backfield...Had two sacks, one each against Charleston Southern (Nov. 2) and Bowling Green (Nov. 16)...Season-high six tackles on two occasions, and a season-best three stops for losses in the Charleston Southern game...Had six tackles, two for losses and a fumble return for eight yards in season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (Aug. 29)...Started five games at right end, sharing that spot with Oakland Raider draftee and current Chicago Bear Shurron Pierson.
WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL - Two-time honorable mention all-state as a junior and senior, he was coached by former Tampa Bay Buccaneer linebacker Richard Woods...Three-time all-county choice and all-district...Team MVP in 2000, when he also played in the East-West All-Star Game...Lettered all four seasons.
PERSONAL - Born May 17, 1982 in Tampa, he is the son of Dorothy Coleman and Bobby Royal...Has one brother and two sisters...Favorite football player is Buccaneer All-Pro linebacker Derrick Brooks.
