High School: Two-way player for Mark Guandoro at Chaminade-Madonna High School...rushed for 700 yards and recorded 63 tackles, including six sacks his senior season...earned the team's defensive player of the year as a senior but was recognized every varsity season (10-12) as an All-County player...named Broward County Player of the Year as a senior...as a junior he played on both sides of the ball with 500 yards rushing...played in the 2006 Dade and Broward All-Star game...three-sport athlete (football, wrestling and track)...as a junior wrestler, he finished fifth in the state.

Personal: Son of Theresa Barber and David Stinson...born Sept. 16, 1988, in south Miami, FL...nephew of former NFL fullback Tim Lester...recruited by UCF and Pittsburgh, where he originally committed prior to choosing FAU.