Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2021 (Redshirt Senior)

• Drafted in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2022 NFL Draft
• Played in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl game
• Named to the 2021 All-Sun Belt second team
• Named to the 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team
• Earned a spot on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt third team
• Received an invitational to the 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (senior all-star game)
• Was invited to play in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl (senior all-star game)
• Named to the 2021 Ted Hendricks Award watch list
• Played in 12 games on the season, missing the bowl game due to an injury
• Tallied 41 tackles, including 21 solo stops, 10.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.5 sacks, one pass breakup, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick on the season
• Also had five quarterback hurries on the year
• Recorded at least a 0.5 tackle-for-loss in seven of the 12 games he played on the year
• Picked up a season-high five tackles three times - versus The Citadel (Sept. 2), against ULM (Oct. 2), and versus Troy (Oct. 28)
• Had 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sack in the season-opening win over the Bulldogs
• Finished with 0.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, two tackles, two quarterback hurries, and blocked a field goal versus Kansas (Sept. 10)
• Totaled three tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and 2.0 sacks in the blowout win at home over UMass (Sept. 25)
• Finished with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup versus ULM
• Also had 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks in wins over Arkansas State (Oct. 7) and Troy
• Had four tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and forced a fumble in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
• A 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt first-team selection
• Named to the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
• Earned a spot on the 2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference first team
• Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt first team

2020 (Redshirt Junior)

• Earned a spot on the 2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt All-Conference first team
• Named to the 2020 All-Sun Belt first team
• Was tabbed the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 7) following the Chants' win over No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5)
• Led the nation in forced fumbles with six on the year
• Finished the season tied for second on the team and fourth in the Sun Belt with 6.5 sacks on the year
• Was second on the team and seventh in the Sun Belt with 12.5 tackles-for-loss
• Totaled 58 tackles, including 35 solo stops, one interception, one pass breakup, and 12 quarterback hurries on the season
• Tallied a season-high eight tackles twice - versus Appalachian State (Nov. 21) and in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
• Also had 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, and forced two fumbles versus the Mountaineers
• Had four solo tackles, 2.0 sacks, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, an interception, and two quarterback hurries in the season-opening win at Kansas (Sept. 12)
• Registered five tackles and a quarterback hurry in the home win versus Campbell (Sept. 18)
• Picked up three tackles, 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and two quarterback hurries in the conference win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
• Had four total tackles and one quarterback hurry in the win at No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14)
• Also had four tackles in wins over Georgia Southern (Oct. 24), at Georgia State (Oct. 31), and against South Alabama (Nov. 7)
• Tallied six tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and forced a fumble in the win over No. 8 BYU
• Had five tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and forced a fumble in the road win at Troy (Dec. 12)
• Forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the Cure Bowl against Liberty
• Named to the 2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference third team

2019 (Junior) at NC State

• Sat out the season per NCAA Division I transfer rules

2018 (Sophomore)

• Named to the All-Sun Belt first team
• Tabbed the team's Defensive Player of the Year
• Was named a top-20 finalist for the 2018 Blanchard-Rogers Award - the Heisman Trophy of South Carolina awarded by the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame
• Named the BAM Defensive Player of the Week for the Campbell contest (Sept. 12)
• Was tabbed the BAM Special Teams Player of the Week in week two versus UAB (Sept. 8)
• Played and started all 12 games for the Chants at defensive end
• Led the team and ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with 14.0 tackles-for-loss, an average of 1.2 per game
• His 14.0 tackles-for-loss were the second-most in CCU single-season history
• Also totaled 49 tackles and 5.0 sacks on the season
• Recorded a team-high five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, forced one fumble and blocked a kick
• Had two solo tackles in the season opener at South Carolina (Sept. 1)
• Registered five tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry versus UAB
• Also blocked a third-quarter field goal attempt versus the Blazers
• Tallied five tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and one quarterback hurry in the road win at Campbell
• Totaled six stops, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks in the conference road win at Louisiana (Sept. 22)
• Also had a pass breakup versus the Ragin' Cajuns
• Picked up five tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and a sack in the road game at Troy (Sept. 29)
• Tallied two tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, and a pass breakup in the contest versus ULM (Oct. 13)
• Totaled three tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and one sack in the road win at UMass (Oct. 20)
• Followed that up with six stops, including five solo tackles, and 1.0 tackle-for-loss at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
• Had 2.0 tackles-for-loss, including a sack, and four total tackles against Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
• Recorded three tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10)
• Tallied a season-high seven tackles and two quarterback hurries in the contest versus Georgia Southern (Nov. 17)
• Posted one tackle and one quarterback hurry in the season finale at South Alabama (Nov. 23)
• A member of the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) in the 2018 fall term
• Named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• Served as a member of the Team Leadership Council for 2018

2017 (Freshman)

• Played in all 12 games, making his first career start in the Arkansas game
• Named a game captain versus Troy
• Also played on kickoff coverage, making three special team's tackles on that unit
• Totaled 26 stops on the year
• Had two total tackles in his collegiate debut versus UMass in the season opener
• Recorded a season-high five tackles with 1.0 tackle-for-loss at UAB
• Added tackles-for-losses at ULM and Troy, while getting a 0.5 tackles-for-loss at Arkansas
• Tallied four stops at Arkansas State
• Also picked up three tackles versus ULM, Arkansas, and Georgia Southern
• Signed and enrolled with Coastal Carolina in January 2017 and participated in spring practice
• Earned Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) honors in the spring of 2017

High School

• Named All-PAC 6 and Durham Herald-Sun All-Area his senior season
• Earned All-PAC 6 team honors as a junior
• Totaled 55 tackles, including 12.0 tackles-for-loss and 8.6 sacks as a senior
• Also had an interception
• Tallied 28 stops with 6.0 tackles-for-loss at outside linebacker as a junior