Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2018 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at right guard on the offensive line for the Chants … Part of the offensive unit up front that led the CCU rushing attack to rank fourth in the Sun Belt and 41st nationally with an average of 198.7 rushing yards per game … Helped lead the way for the Chants offense to total 574 offensive yards in the win at Campbell (Sept. 12), the most for a CCU offense in a single game since 2015 … Posted a season-high 13 knockdown blocks in the road win at UMass (Oct. 20) and in the home finale versus Georgia Southern (Nov. 17) … Also had 10 takedown blocks in the home contest versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10) and nine at Troy (Sept. 29) … Did not allow a sack in nine of the 12 games he played in the season … Named to the 2018 CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District first team … A member of the President’s List (4.0) in the fall 2018 semester ... Received Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List recognition for posting at least a 3.5 GPA for the 2018-19 academic year ... A member of the Team Leadership Council for 2018.

2017 (Freshman): Played in and started all 12 games, including the 2017 season opener … First true freshman to start at center in Coastal’s history (since 2003) and was just the third true freshman to draw a start along offensive line (Parez Riley started one game at left guard in CCU’s first year of 2003 and Kaleb Dees started one game at right guard in 2010) … Anchored an offensive line that was the youngest in the NCAA FBS for most of the season … Top-graded offensive lineman four times - Western Illinois, Appalachian State and Arkansas, while tying for the team honor versus UAB …      Had 45 knockdown blocks for the season, which was the second-most on the team, and allowed just one sack for the season ... Credited with 12 knockdown blocks at ULM, a team-high six at Arkansas State, five at Arkansas and five versus Troy … Signed and enrolled with Coastal Carolina in January 2017 … Participated in spring drills ... Earned President’s List (4.0 GPA) honors in the spring of 2018 and Dean’s List recognition in the spring of 2017 … Received Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List recognition for posting at least a 3.5 GPA for the 2017-18 academic year.

High School: Invited to Blue-Grey All-American Bowl … Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … A two-star recruit by 247Sports.com ... Ranked the 74th-best prospect in the state of North Carolina by 247Sports.com … First-team NCPreps.com 3A all-state and a second-team American Family Insurance All-North Carolina (all divisions) as named by USA TODAY High School Sports … A two-time all-North Piedmont Conference selection … Was invited to the U.S. Army National Combine his junior season.