Georgia State University Athletics

AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising young defensive lineman who will try to earn playing time after a redshirt year in 2011 ... Signed with the Panthers as part of 2011 recruiting class and enrolled for the summer 2011.

HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-Fayette County by the Fayette County News ... Made 38 tackles, including 23 solo hits and two tackles for loss ... Team captain and three-year letterwinner for coach Amos McCreary at Whitewater High ... Also a standout in track and field, finishing in the top 10 in the state in the shot put and discus as a junior ... Track team MVP three straight years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Carson McClain Head ... Born June 8, 1993 ... Son of Mike and Beverly Head ... Uncle, Tony Head, was a player at Georgia Tech when Bill Curry was an assistant coach there in 1976 ... Brother Miles plays professional baseball in the Boston Red Sox organization.