Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Honors
2022 College Football Network (CFN) Sun Belt Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year 
2022 College Football Network (CFN) All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2022 All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List
2022 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
2022 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2022 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 Pro Football Network (PFN) College Football Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt Third Team
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference Second Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2020 FWAA Freshman All-American
2020 ESPN's College Football True Freshman All-American
2020 247Sports True Freshman All-American
The Athletic's 2020 College Football Freshman All-American
2020 Phil Steele SBC All-Conference Third Team
2020 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2020 FWAA Freshman All-American Watch List

2022 (Junior)

• Earned a spot on the 2022 All-Sun Belt first team
• Tabbed the 2022 College Football Network (CFN) Sun Belt Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year 
• Named to the 2022 College Football Network (CFN) All-Sun Belt first team
• Received 2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first-team honors
• Named to the 2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College All-Sun Belt first team
• Made 13 starts on the year to extend his streak to 38 consecutive starts for his CCU career
• Was the top-graded offensive lineman for CCU in nine of the 13 games on the year, grading out at 85 percent or higher in all 13 contests
• Totaled over 40 knockdown blocks on the year, including a season-high 11 in the season-opening win over Army (Sept. 3)
• Also added six knockdown blocks in the Sun Belt Championship game versus Troy (Dec. 3)
• Had three takedown blocks in wins at Georgia State (Sept. 22), at ULM (Oct. 8), and against ODU (Oct. 15).
• Voted to the 2022 preseason All-Sun Belt first team
• Named to the 2022 Rimington Trophy preseason watch list
• Earned a spot on the 2022 Phil Steele preseason SBC All-Conference first team
• Named to the 2022 Athlon Sports preseason All-Sun Belt first team
• Received 2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College preseason All-Sun Belt second-team honors
• Tabbed a 2022 Pro Football Network (PFN) College Football preseason All-American honorable mention selection
• Moved from guard to center in spring practice

2021 (Sophomore)

• Earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt second team
• Named to the 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team
• A 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt third-team honoree
• A 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention selection
• Played in and started all 13 games at right tackle for the Chanticleers
• Was the top-graded offensive lineman in eight different games on the season
• Totaled 20 knockdown blocks on the year
• Was the best offensive lineman in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17), grading out at a team-high 98 percent with two knockdown blocks over 58 offensive snaps
• Was the top-rated CCU offensive lineman at 97 percent in the blowout home win over UMass (Sept. 25)
• Graded out at 97 percent over 60 offensive snaps in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
• Also the top-graded lineman at 94 percent with three knockdown blocks over 53 plays in the home win over ULM (Oct. 2)
• Played all 75 plays and graded out at 96 percent with one pancake block in the road win at South Alabama (Nov. 26)
• Graded out at 95 percent with two knockdowns over 43 snaps in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2)
• Was graded at 93 percent along the offensive line in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
• Played 63 snaps on offense, tallying one knockdown block in the home victory over Kansas (Sept. 10)
• Added one knockdown block over all 62 offensive snaps in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
• Was on the field for all 55 offensive snaps for Coastal in the road game at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
• Registered two pancake blocks in three-straight games - versus Troy (Oct. 28), at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6), and against Georgia State (Nov. 13)
• Tallied three knockdowns and graded out at 92 percent while playing 76 snaps in the home win over Texas State (Nov. 20)
• A 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt second-team selection
• Landed on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
• Earned a spot on the 2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference second team
• Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
• Tabbed the team's Academic Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 12

2020 (Freshman)

• Named to the 2020 FWAA Freshman All-American team
• Earned a spot on ESPN's 2020 College Football True Freshman All-American team
• Tabbed a 2020 247Sports True Freshman All-American
• Named to The Athletic's 2020 College Football Freshman All-American team
• Earned a spot on the 2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt All-Conference third team
• Named to the 2020 All-Sun Belt second team
• Played in and started all 12 games at left guard
• A key member of the offensive line that was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award which is presented annually to the nation's top offensive line unit
• Helped to pave the way for a top-20 rushing and scoring offense on the season
• Allowed just one sack all season and graded out as PFF College's fourth-best freshman offensive lineman
• Played every snap at left guard in wins over Kansas (Sept. 12), at then-No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14), versus Georgia Southern (Oct. 24), against South Alabama (Nov. 7), versus Appalachian State (Nov. 21), against then-No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5), at Troy (Dec. 12), and in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
• Totaled 27 pancake blocks on the season, second-most on the team
• Had four knockdown blocks in his first career game in the season-opener at Kansas
• Recorded a season-high six knockdowns in the home win over No. 8 BYU
• Totaled three pancake blocks in the home win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3) and on the road at Troy
• Picked up two knockdowns in five other contests on the season
• The Chanticleers' offense ranked first in the Sun Belt in scoring (37.2 ppg), second in total yards on the season (5,398), third in total yards per game (449.8), third in rushing (218.3 ypg), and fifth in passing (231.5 ypg)
• The offense was also first in the conference and among the nation's leaders in third-down conversion percentage (52.3), fourth-down conversion percentage (76.5), and average time of possession per game (33:50)

High School

• Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN
• Also a three-star recruit for the Class of 2020 by 247Sports Composite
• A two-star recruit on the offensive line by Rivals
• Played on the offensive and defensive lines at Lakeland High School for head coach Bill Castle
• Played his first two years in high school at Mulberry High School
• Was a key part in the Dreadnaughts going 12-1 overall and finishing as a state runner-up in the 2019 FHSAA Class 7A Football state championship playoffs
• Helped to lead Lakeland to the 2018 FHSAA Class 7A state championship title as a junior
• Blocked for running back Demarkus Bowman, a Clemson commit and the second-best running back in the 2020 recruiting class by 247Sports and Rivals
• Also lettered in wrestling where he won the 2020 FHSAA Class 2A state championship at 285 points with a perfect 47-0 record his senior year
• He defeated Tampa Jesuit's Mason Arnold in the finals with a takedown in the final 34 seconds
• Also secured a win during the season over Class 3A state champion Curtis Ruff of Sanford Seminole
• Finished as the Class 3A state runner-up in 2018 as a junior, posting a record of 46-4 overall on the mat
• Won his weight class with a perfect 9-0 record at the 2019 Disney Duals in June 2019
• Was ranked as the No. 1 wrestler in Class 2A his senior year