AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009:
• Did not see any varsity action.

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Spent one postgraduate year playing for head coach Bill Glennon at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H.
• Earned All-New England Prep School honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman.
• Previously played for head coach Joe Reynolds at Duncan U. Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Fla.
• Named second team All-State and first team All-Conference while at Fletcher.
• Served as team captain during his senior year.

PERSONAL:
• Son of Scott and Karen Bessemer.
• Has not yet declared a major.