He's looking explosive and is playing with a little more confidence. He can be a deep threat. Being a deep threat, you don't have to have 4.4 speed. You can be a little slower and have great technique to be effective.

You just love to see someone that loves the game the way that kid does. I think that can be contagious.

He just loves playing football. We need more guys like that. He just loves playing football. He doesn't care who gets the credit. He goes out there and makes plays ... and if someone else makes the play, he's just as happy.

It's not necessarily the weight but the strength. Because getting off the jam [at the line of scrimmage] is imperative in the Pac-10. If you can do that using quickness along with strength, you can do well against the bump-and-run.

I learned a lot from struggling in Trenton, and Arizona was a confidence booster. It put me in a better frame of mind.

I learned a lot from struggling in Trenton and Arizona was a confidence-booster. It put me in a better frame of mind.