High School: 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 honor rolls 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...off the field, was a member of the honor roll and received the school's Academic Achievement Award.

Personal: Born Brooks Allen Cunningham on Dec. 10, 1988, in Newnan, Ga...son of Mark and Mary Cunningham...has one sister, Kelly...cousin, Brent Cunningham, played football at Georgia Tech...proposed major is political science.