2012: Third-Team All-CAA ... Second-Team VaSID All-State ... Started all 11 games at right tackle for the Spiders ... Member of offensive line that allowed CAA-low five sacks all season ... Five sacks allowed tied for third-best in the nation ...

2011: Appeared in seven games, earning two starts and recording one reception at James Madison ...

High School: Enjoyed a well-decorated senior season playing both offensive and defensive line at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, N.C ... Was an All-Conference and All-State pick and played in the Shrine Classic All-Star Game this past season ... His team won three-straight conference championships and made two state playoff appearances ...

Personal: Son of Jim and Harriett Ritcher ... His father played at N.C. State and was a 16-year NFL veteran, including 14 with the Buffalo Bills (1980-1993) and was the starting center on the Bills' four-straight Super Bowl teams.