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Versatile lineman who has played guard, center and tackle • Enters the fall competing for the right tackle spot.
2008: Versatile player who saw action in every game in 2008 on special teams and as a reserve tackle • Can also play tight end • Saw action on 78 snaps.
2007: Played in six games, including contests against James Madison,
Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, Georgia Tech and Duke • Had two knockdown
blocks.
Butler High School
Member of North Carolina's Shrine Bowl team • Ranked the No. 30 tight end in
the country and the No. 20 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com • One of
the top 35 players in North Carolina according to SuperPrep • Played tight
end, offensive guard and defensive end in high school • Projects as an
offensive lineman in college • Caught 16 passes for 200 yards, two
touchdowns and a two-point conversion during his senior campaign • Helped
lead Butler high school to a 10-3 record and the second round of the 4-AA
state playoffs in 2005 • Earned all-conference honors as a senior at tight
end and was honorable mention at guard as a junior • Named to the Charlotte
Observer's regional second team at tight end • Finalist for the Charlotte
Touchdown Club's Roman Gabriel Award for Academics • National Honor Society
member • Had a GPA over 4.0 throughout high school • Law Explorer's Club
member • Coached by Mike Newsome.
Personal
Son of Cynthia and Michael Ingersoll • Born January 9, 1988 • Communications major • If he could have dinner with three people, dead or alive, he would choose Michael Jordan, Julius Caesar and the President of the U.S. • People say he looks like Christopher Reeves in Superman and David Hasselhoff • The one word his mother would use to describe him is "motivated" • Began playing football in the eighth grade, the first time he was allowed • Favorite NFL team as a kid was the Carolina Panthers • Would choose to sing Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin if he were a contestant on American Idol.
