High School: Three-year letterman at Edgewater High where he saw action at offensive guard, offensive tackle and defensive tackle for coach Bill Gierke...named No. 83 offensive guard by Scout.com...helped lead the Eagles to a combined 20-5 record during his final two prep seasons, including a pair of trips to the state playoffs...named first-team all-metro as a junior and senior...claimed team Breakthrough Player of the Year as a junior...did not play organized football until sophomore year, but went on to claim first-team All-Combine honors at the Scout.com All-American Combine in Jacksonville, Fla...also earned two varsity letters in basketball and track and field...chose Tulane over Georgia Tech, Troy and Virginia.

Personal: Born Rafael Lorenzo Vazquez on Aug. 8, 1990 in Washington, D.C...son of Rafael Vazquez and Denise Troutan...has one brother and two sisters...father, Rafael, played collegiately at Maryland...proposed major is business law.