University of West Alabama

2012: First team All-Gulf South Conference selection... First Team All-Super Region 2 selection ... Preseason All-Gulf South Conference and All-America selection.

2011: Named All-GSC Second Team … Played in 11 games … Helped anchor an offensive line that totaled 4,790 yards and averaged just less than 400 yards per game … Paved the way for the conference’s leading rusher in Matt Willis who ran for 1,606 yards and 18 touchdowns.

JUCO: Played at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for Steve Campbell … Helped guide the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record, MACJC State Title, and final No. 3 ranking in the NJCAA … Claimed a Mississippi Bowl Championship with a 63-52 win over Grand Rapids ... Earned his Associate of Arts Degree ... All-region and all-south division selection.

Prep: Played for Coach Dan Bland at Pascagoula High School ... Lettered four years in football and was an all-state selection ...  started at nose guard, but also played offensive tackle, tight end and fullback on offense ... Winner of his team's "Slobber Knocker Award" ,which went to the player who hit the hardest.

Personal: Full name is Andrew James Nations ... Son of Sharon and Johnny Nations … Born on Jan. 2, 1988 in Pascagoula, Miss. … Has a brother Jeffrey, 27 … Majoring in Criminal Justice ... Would be a police officer if he wasn't playing football ... Heat is his favorite movie ... Worked on offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico for two years after high school.