Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2021 (Super Senior)

• Team Captain
• Named the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl Community Service Soldier
• A 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American honorable mention selection
• Named to the All-Sun Belt first team for the second consecutive season
• A 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first-team selection
• A 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt first-team honoree
• Awarded the Team Community Service Award
• Earned a spot on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt second team
• Received an invite to the 2022 Hulu Bowl (senior all-star game)
• Played in and started all 13 games for the Chants on the season
• Was fifth on the team with 54 total tackles on the year
• Also had 9.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, and six quarterback hurries
• Ran for 12 yards on a fake punt in the win over Troy (Oct. 28)
• Tallied five tackles or more in six games on the season
• Had a season-high nine tackles, including four solo tackles, in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2)
• Totaled seven tackles in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
• Finished with six tackles, a fumble recovery, and a quarterback hurry in the road game at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
• Registered five tackles and 2.0 tackles-for-loss in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
• Had a 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and an interception in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
• Recorded five tackles, 2.0 sacks, and a quarterback hurry in the road win at South Alabama (Nov. 26)
• Picked up 1.5 sacks versus Texas State (Nov. 20) and 1.0 against UMass (Sept. 25)
• Earned a spot on the 2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason watch list
• Named to the 2021 Outland Trophy Preseason watch list
• A 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt first-team selection
• Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-America fourth 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
• Landed on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt third team
• Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2021 fall semester
• Named to the 2022 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society

2020 (Redshirt Senior)

• Named to the 2020 Associated Press (AP) All-America third team
• Tabbed a 2020 Phil Steele honorable mention All-American
• Earned a spot on the 2020 Phil Steele SBC All-Conference first team
• A 2020 All-Sun Belt first team selection
• Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 23
• A team captain
• Played in and started all 12 games along the defensive front for the Chants
• Finished the season tied for second on the team and fourth in the Sun Belt with 6.5 sacks
• Was also third on the team and eighth in the league with 11.0 tackles-for-loss on the year
• Ranked fifth on the team with 60 total tackles
• Also recorded six quarterback hurries, forced one fumble, and recovered a fumble on the defensive line
• Recorded a career-high 14 tackles, to go along with 3.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks, in the win over Appalachian State (Nov. 21)
• He also recorded 3.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks in the season-opening win over Kansas (Sept. 12) and caught his first career touchdown pass in the win over KU
• Registered seven total tackles in wins over Campbell (Sept. 18) and at then-No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14)
• Tallied six stops in home wins over South Alabama (Nov. 7) and then-No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5)
• Picked up 2.0 tackles-for-loss in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
• 2020 preseason All-Sun Belt second team member
• 2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team
• 2020 Lindy's Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
• 2020 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team

2019 (Redshirt Junior)

• Named to the All-Sun Belt third team
• Also named to the 2019 Phil Steele SBC All-Conference third team
• Ranked third on the team with 54 total tackles, which included 16 solo stops
• Also recorded 7.5 tackles-for-loss, which was also third on the team, 3.0 sacks, and seven quarterback hurries
• Also tallied three pass breakups on the year
• Recorded a then-career-high 13 tackles, including six solo stops, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and two quarterback hurries in the home contest versus Georgia State (Oct. 12)
• Picked up six tackles and 1.0 sack versus both Georgia Southern (Oct. 19) and Troy (Nov. 2) 
• Had five tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and 0.5 sacks in the season opener versus Eastern Michigan (Aug. 31)
• Totaled four tackles in the home game against Louisiana (Nov. 7)
• Registered three tackles versus Norfolk State (Sept. 14), at UMass (Sept. 21), at Arkansas State (Nov. 16), and versus Texas State (Nov. 30)
• Ran a fake punt for four yards and a first down in the road contest at ULM (Nov. 23)
• Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Played in nine games on the season, starting five at defensive tackle
• Missed three games due to a leg injury
• Totaled 29 tackles on the year, 10 solo stops and 19 assisted, and registered 2.0 tackles-for-loss
• Also forced two fumbles and had one fumble recovery on the year
• Totaled three tackles and forced a fumble in the season opener at South Carolina (Sept. 1)
• Recorded a season-high seven tackles in the home win over UAB (Sept. 8)
• Also forced a fumble and had a pass breakup versus the Blazers
• Totaled three stops in the win at Louisiana (Sept. 22)
• Returned from injury to pick up a tackle and a fumble recovery in the road win at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
• Tallied six tackles against Appalachian State (Nov. 3), one stop versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10), and five tackles in the home finale versus Georgia Southern (Nov. 17)
• Finished the season with three tackles at South Alabama (Nov. 23)
• Was a member of the Team Leadership Council for 2018

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Played in all 12 games on the defensive line
• Made first career start in the Texas State game (Oct. 28), tallying a season-high seven tackles
• Logged five stops versus Troy (Nov. 11), including a sack and a 0.5 tackles-for-loss
• Also had a sack along with a pass breakup in the win at Idaho (Nov. 18)
• Added a pass breakup at ULM (Sept. 30)

2016 (Freshman)

• Redshirted

High School

• A two-star recruit by Rivals.com out of Bowdon High School
• First-team 5-AA All-State pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and second-team 5-AA All-State pick by the Georgia Sports Writers Association
• Named Times-Georgian All-Area MVP and the Region 5-AA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
• Tabbed fourth-team all-state as a junior
• Named the 2014 Times-Georgian Area Defensive Player of the Year his junior season
• Also named All-Region 5-AA as both a linebacker (first team) and an offensive lineman (second team) as a junior
• Was also a member of the Bowdon basketball team