2014: Third-Team All-America selection by The Sports Network and The Associated Press ... named to the College Sporting News 2014 Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America Team ... All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team selection ... started all 15 games at right tackle  … key member of the offensive line unit that led the way for Marshaun Coprich, who led the FCS and the MVFC in rushing yards (2,274) and rushing touchdowns (27) ... also aided Coprich in rushing for over 100 yards in 14 out of 15 games, setting a school and league mark for consecutive 100-plus yard games to start a season.
2013: Started all 11 games at right tackle ... key member of the offensive line unit that led the way for Marshaun Coprich, who rushed for 885 yards, with nine touchdowns, and recorded four 100-plus yard rushing performances.
2012: MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection ... started all 13 games at right tackle for the Redbirds, after transferring from Miami ... graded out at over 85 percent all season ... helped ISU rush for 134 yards per game on the ground ... helped block for Darrelynn Dunn, who rushed 1,015 yards and 13 touchdowns, the most for a Redbird back since 2006 ... key member of the offense line unit that allowed just 14 sacks all season, which ranks No. 14 in the country in fewest sacks allowed.
2011 at Miami: Member of the scout team ... named the scout team player of the week heading into the team's game against Bethune-Cookman.
2010 at Miami: Redshirted.
St. Thomas Aquinas HS: Rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... named a second-team All-Broward County selection by the Miami Herald and the Florida Sun Sentinel as a senior ... allowed just two sacks in final season while playing tackle ... helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a 28-1 record in last two seasons ... part of the 2008 Class 5A state championship team and the 2009 No. 1 nationally-ranked team ... also a standout basketball player.
Personal: Born March 17, 1992, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... son of Iona Townsend ... one of seven children.
