2008: Saw action in two games as a backup offensive lineman ... Played against UMass and Colgate.

High School: Played for coach Bill Mella at Southington High School ... Started at offensive tackle for Southington ... Earned All-Star honors from the New Britain Herald ... Helped lead team to a pair of Central Connecticut Conference North Division championships ... Spent a postgraduate year at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn., playing for coach Tony Martone.

Personal: Son of Dawn Charette ... Majoring in Economics and Accounting.