TULANE: Begins his first playing season.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not play; received a red-shirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year letterman at Norcross High where he played defensive end and offensive guard for coach Keith Maloof... rated No. 115 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com's RecruitTracker... named first-team all-Gwinnett County and to the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Gwinnett Daily Post honors both seasons and helped the Blue Devils go 19-5 overall... the 2006 team was the only team among Georgia 5A teams to go undefeated during the regular season (10-0), set a school record for wins (12) and advanced to the third-round of the state playoffs... as a senior, posted 101 tackles, including 37 tackles for loss, a school-record 18 sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal en route to earning first-team all-region honors and a spot on the Atlanta Journal Constitution Super 11-Part II... named second-team all-region as a junior after tallying 99 tackles, including 22 for loss, a team-leading 11 sacks, and three forced fumbles... also lettered in track and field and wrestling.

PERSONAL: Undecided on a major... born Brooks Allen Cunningham on December 12, 1988, in Newman, Ga.... one of two children of Mark and Mary Cunningham... his cousin, Brent Cunningham, played football at Georgia Tech... named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.