Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Graduated in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies ... Received a master's degree in instructional technology in December 2022.


Honors
2023 SPIRAL Tropical Bowl participant
2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
2022 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference Second Team
2022 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2022 Pro Football Network (PFN) College Football Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Hula Bowl Invite
2021 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List
2021 College Football America Yearbook's Preseason Group of 5 Starting Lineup
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2020 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
2020 All-Sun Belt First Team

2022 (Super Senior)

• Finished his career at CCU ranked sixth all-time in the career record books with 27 passes defended
• Ranked just outside of the top 10 in CCU's career record books with six career interceptions
• Played in the 2023 SPIRAL Tropical Bowl (senior bowl)
• Saw action in 11 games on the season, making 10 starts
• Opted out of the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
• Recorded 17 total tackles, including 12 solo stops
• Totaled four pass breakups and recovered one fumble
• Also had one interception and a return for 42 yards
• Had a season-high four tackles and recovered a fumble in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29)
• Tallied three solo tackles in the road loss at James Madison (Nov. 26)
• Recorded two tackles in wins over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 1), and in the home loss to Old Dominion (Oct. 15)
• Finished with two pass breakups versus Buffalo (Sept. 17) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 1)
• Had an interception and return for 42 yards in the home win over Buffalo (Sept. 17)
• Voted to the 2022 preseason All-Sun Belt first team
• Named to the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 preseason list
• Earned a spot on the 2022 Phil Steele preseason SBC All-Conference second team
• Named to the 2022 Athlon Sports preseason All-Sun Belt second team
• Garnered 2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College preseason All-Sun Belt third-team honors
• Tabbed a 2022 Pro Football Network (PFN) College Football preseason All-American honorable mention selection

2021 (Senior)

• Named to the All-Sun Belt first team for the second consecutive season
• 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 first team
• Received an invite to the 2022 Hula Bowl (senior all-star game)
• Played and started in all 13 games for the Chanticleers in the defensive backfield
• Led the team and was tied for second in the Sun Belt with 10 pass breakups on the year
• Added 26 tackles, including 19 solo stops on the season
• Recorded seven pass breakups in conference play, which ranked sixth in the Sun Belt
• Anchored the "Black Swarm" defense that was second in the Sun Belt fewest passing yards allowed (190.3) and fewest points allowed per game (21.6)
• Registered a season-high four tackles and two pass breakups in the home win over UMass (Sept. 25)
• Also had four tackles in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
• Added three tackles in Sun Belt Conference wins over ULM (Oct. 2) and South Alabama (Nov. 26)
• Tallied two tackles and two pass breakups in the blowout win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
• Also had two tackles in road wins at Buffalo (Sept. 18) and Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
• Recorded two tackles and one pass breakup in the home loss to Georgia State (Nov. 13)
• Finished with two pass breakups in the home finale with Texas State (Nov. 20)
• Picked up one tackle and one pass breakup versus Kansas (Sept. 10), at App State (Oct. 20), and against Troy (Oct. 28)
• Earned a spot on the 2021 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list
• Named to the 2021 College Football America Yearbook's Preseason Group of 5 Starting Lineup
• Tabbed 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
• 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
• Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester

2020 (Junior)

• A 2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first team pick
• Tabbed the 2020 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
• Earned a spot on the 2020 All-Sun Belt first team
• Played in and started all 12 games in the defensive backfield for the Chants
• Ranked second in the Sun Belt and third nationally with five interceptions on the season
• Also totaled seven pass breakups to give him 12 passes defended which were tied for fifth in the league overall
• Added 30 tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and forced one fumble
• Was one of six different players in the Sun Belt to pick up two interceptions in the same game but the only one to do it twice with two picks against both Georgia Southern (Oct. 24) and Appalachian State (Nov. 21)
• Also returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown to help seal the Chants' first-ever win over App State
• Recorded his first interception as a Chant in the home win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
• Tallied a season-high five tackles and had one pass breakup in the home win over South Alabama (Nov. 7)
• Picked up four tackles in the season-opening win at Kansas (Sept. 12) and in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
• Tallied three tackles in three-straight games - at Texas State (Nov. 28), versus No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5), and at Troy (Dec. 12)
• Recorded 1.0 tackle-for-loss in road wins at Kansas and Troy
• Participated in 2020 spring practice
• Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2020

Prior to Coastal Carolina

2018-19 at Northeast Mississippi Community College

• A two-star recruit at cornerback by 247Sports
• Rated the 25th-best cornerback among the junior college (JUCO) Class of 2020 by 247Sports
• Played two seasons at Northeast Mississippi Community College for head coach Greg Davis
• Part of a defensive unit in 2019 that led the NJCAA in passing defense with a nation low 126.6 pass yards allowed per game
• Totaled 46 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, one interception, and 12 pass breakups for the Tigers
• Returned three kicks for 127 yards, an average of 42.3 yards per return his freshman year

High School

• Rated a three-star recruit at cornerback in the Class of 2018 by Rivals
• Ranked as high as the 32nd-best prospect in the state of Mississippi for the Class of 2018 by Rivals
• Recorded 45 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, four interceptions, and 23 pass breakups over his final two years of high school
• Also played wide receiver, recording 60 catches for 897 yards and seven touchdowns combined over his junior and senior years for the Tigers and head coach Ricky Woods
• Was part of the 2015 and 2016 teams coached by Lance Pouge