2004: Named permanent offensive captain ... 23 consecutive starts ... (15) 80% graded games ... team leader in pancackes (8), second in knockdown blocks (17) ... graded over 90% three times (101%-UT, 98%-NIU, 92%-UTM, 92%-ILL, 91%-CMU) ... posted remarkable 101% grade with three knockdowns against Toledo ... four knockdowns, two pancakes at Central Michigan ... has allowed just one sack in 720 plays ... offensive game captain (VT, UT, NIU, BG, MIA, MAR) ... preseason All-MAC selection by Phil Steele.
2003: Started all 12 games at right guard ... second among Bronco linemen in knockdown blocks (6) ... (5) 80%+ graded efforts ... graded 98% with a pancake and knockdown block vs. Ball State ... 98% grade against BSU was highest on the team during the season ... helped WMU compile 638 offensive yards vs. William & Mary ... graded 84% vs. Bowling Green ... provided protection for four consecutive 300-yard passing games.
2002: Filled in for injured Kevin Kramer at Central Michigan and saw action in a season-high 55 plays while grading at 87% ... played in every game ... blocked on extra points ...made every team practice.
2001: Redshirted ... did not miss a single practice session.
HIGH SCHOOL: Detroit Free Press All-State First Team ... No. 30 on Detroit News Blue Chip listing ... listed as the highest-rated offensive lineman recruit in the MAC by vandelaysports.com.
PERSONAL: Criminal justice major ... son of Eric and Sharon Ottney ... born April 3, 1982 in Troy, Mich.