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Described by position coach as "a warrior" ... is one of the best players when it comes to hustle ... has continued to improve himself athletically through strength and quickness ... does a great job, along with the other core of defensive players, of being a leader ... three-year starter at left defensive end for the Bobcats ... enters his senior season one tackle shy of 100 in his career ... has 99 total stops, including 41 solo hits ... also has nine tackles for lost yards and 5.5 quarterback sacks for his career ... named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI team last season ... back-to-back selection on the Capital One / Southland Conference All-Academic team as well as a three-time honoree on the SLC's Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll ... at Texas State is a multiple Oak Farms Dairy Academic Award recipient.
2006: Registered a career high 43 tackles during the season -- 15 solo hits and 28 assists -- during his junior season ... also had 5.5 tackles for lost yards, 3.5 quarterback sacks and was also credited with four quarterback hurries during the year ... tied for fourth in the Southland Conference with his 3.5 sacks ... began the year with a six-tackle effort in the Bobcats' win over Tarleton State ... at the time, the six tackles equaled a career high but he would go on to eclipse that mark later in the year ... had 1.5 tackles for lost yards, including a quarterback sack for a nine-yard loss in the game ... the following week had five tackles on the road at Kentucky ... had three tackles against Northern Colorado but one was for a quarterback sack and an assisted stop resulted in a tackle for lost yards ... set a new career mark for tackles with eight stops in a win over Southeastern Louisiana ... among his stops against the Lions was a quarterback sack for a six-yard loss ... also had two quarterback hurries against SLU ... had a tackle for lost yards among his six stops in a win over Texas Southern late in the year.
2005: Registered 34 tackles as a sophomore -- 13 solo stops and 21 assists ... also had a pair of quarterback sacks and 3.5 tackles for lost yards ... also credited with a pair of quarterback hurries during the season ... one of his two tackles in the Bobcats' season opener against Delta State was a quarterback sack for a six-yard loss ... in Texas State's Southland Conference opener at Southeastern Louisiana, had three tackles including a sack for a six-yard loss ... also credited with a quarterback hurry against SLU ... five-tackle performance against Nicholls State included one stop for lost yards and was a regular-season high ... registered four solo tackles against Sam Houston State and forced a fumble as the `Cats captured a Southland Conference title ... in Texas State's first ever Division I-AA playoff game, had a career-high six tackles ... went on to register 11 total tackles in the Bobcats' three playoff games ... closed out the season with a three-tackle night and also had a quarterback hurry against UNI.
2004: Finished the year with 22 total tackles, including 13 solos and nine assists ... first career tackle came in the Bobcats' double-overtime win over Southeastern Louisiana ... the following week registered a season-high five tackles -- four solos and one assist -- in the `Cats game at Appalachian State ... had three total tackles at Cal Poly ... equaled a season high with five total stops - three solos and two assists - against Stephen F. Austin in a Southland Conference-opening victory.
San Marcos High School: Three-time all-district pick, including two unanimous selections at San Marcos High School ... also a two-time All-Centex honoree ... twice an all-state honorable mention pick ... led the hometown Rattlers with 101 tackles along with 4.5 quarterback sacks and three tackles for loss as a senior ... also earned all-district second-team honors at tight end ... caught four passes for 56 yards and was a key blocker ... played for Coach Bruce Bush at San Marcos ... named the team's defensive Most Valuable Player as well as the squad's top defensive lineman.
Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1985 in Austin ... son of Michael and Angela Langford ... father was an All-Lone Star Conference and All-American defensive lineman for the Bobcats' 1981 and 1982 Division II National Championship teams ... recreation administration major at Texas State.
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