Honors
2007—Honorable mention All-ACC ... ACC Offensive Lineman of the week (Sept. 17) vs. North Carolina ... second-team All-State by Virginia Sports Information Directors and the Roanoke Times.

At Virginia
2007–Underrated performer who had an overpowering season ... started 11 games at left tackle, missing the Pittsburgh and Middle Tennessee games with an injury ... did not allowed a sack during the regular season ... was the line’s top grader on five occasions ... had 20 knockdown blocks during the regular season ... season-high six knockdown blocks vs. North Carolina and was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week ... had four knockdowns vs. both Connecticut and Maryland. 2006–Played in all 12 games and started six times at left tackle where he shared time with Zak Stair ... earned his first letter. 2005—Appeared in every game ... played left tackle and right guard at various times during the season ... most of his playing time in the season’s last month came as a lineman on the kick scoring team.

High School and Personal
Widely regarded as the top offensive lineman in the country ... starred for coach Clinton Jones at Plainfield HS ... SuperPrep All-American ... Parade All-American ... first-team All-USA by USA Today ... U.S. Army All-American ... first-team All-American by EA Sports ... 5-star player according to Rivals and Scout ... ranked third on the Rivals100.com list of the top players nationally ... rated the second-best player nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com and third by Scout ... listed No. 1 on the SuperPrep Elite 50 list ... listed as the top offensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep, Student Sports, Scout, CollegeFootballNews.com ... SuperPrep Northeast Offensive Player of the Year ... third on Scout’s East Hot 100 list ... rated the top player in New Jersey by SuperPrep, Scout, and Rivals ... two-time first-team all-state lineman ... went the final 25 games of his career without allowing a sack ... full name is Eugene Christopher Monroe ... born on 4-18-87 in Plainfield, N.J. ... son of Stephanie Green and the late John Monroe ... one of 16 children, including 11 boys ... sociology major.