[1] Playing for Somerville head coaches Tony Gulla and Francis McCarthy, Cherilus earned All-State honors.

[3] He worked well with right guard Josh Beekman, as the pair helped the Eagles record 387.75 total yards per game.

[7] He was named all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) second-team selection and recipient of the team’s Unsung Hero Award, Cherilus started 14 games at left tackle, helping BC rank seventh in the nation with an average of 323.9 yards per game passing, he registered 77 knockdowns with twelve touchdown-resulting blocks, finishing with a 78.0 percent grade for blocking consistency and also helped hold opponents to only 61 tackles-for-loss (fifth in the nation) and 22 sacks.

[citation needed] He served as team captain, along with Nick Larkin, Jo-Lonn Dunbar and Matt Ryan, who was also selected in the first round; third overall to Atlanta Falcons of the 2008 NFL draft.

[8] He started in the victory over Michigan State Spartans in the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl and in the 2007 ACC Championship Game loss to Virginia Tech.

[12] As a rookie, Cherilus became a starter in the offensive line in his third game in the league replacing George Foster, and held that position for most of the 2008 season.

He missed the final two weeks of the regular season due to injury, and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 31, which is New Year's Eve.

[33] In a statement issued the following day, Cherilus noted, in part, that he "took a sleeping medication that I don’t normally use, which resulted in behavior that is not representative of my character".