Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2021 (Senior)

• Drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (139th overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft
• Played in the 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl All-Star Game
• A 2021 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) second-team All-American
• A 2021 Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) second-team All-American
• Tabbed a 2021 Phil Steele All-American honorable mention selection
• Named to the 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American second team
• Named to the 2021 All-Sun Belt first team
• Tabbed a 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first-team selection
• Earned a spot on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt first team
• Tabbed a 2021 John Mackey Award semifinalist
• Received an invite to the 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl (senior all-star game)
• Also earned an invitation to the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl (senior all-star game)
• Was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11)
• Tabbed the Reese's Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11)
• Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus (PFF) Team of the Week (Oct. 10)
• Named a College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Honorable Mention Performer of the Week (Oct. 10)
• Named to the ESPN, Associated Press (AP), and The Athletic's midseason All-America teams
• Played in and started in all 13 games on the season
• Hauled in 59 catches for 912 yards and a team-leading 12 touchdowns on the season
• Also rushed three times for 10 
• His 12 receiving touchdowns led the Sun Belt Conference, ranked eighth nationally, and were the second-most by a tight end in all of NCAA Division I FBS
• His 912 receiving yards and 70.2 receiving yards per game average were both third in the Sun Belt and again were the second-most by a tight end in all of FBS
• His 12 receiving touchdowns were the second-most in CCU's single-season history
• His 912 receiving yards were the sixth-most in CCU's single-season history
• His 59 pass receptions were the seventh-most in CCU's single-season history
• Caught at least one pass in all 13 games on the season
• Set a single-game CCU record with four touchdown catches, set the second-highest mark in receiving yards by a Coastal player in a single game with 232 yards, and had a career-high eight catches in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
• Linked up with Grayson McCall for a 99-yard touchdown catch, the longest pass completion in Coastal football history, in the win over the A-State Red Wolves
• Caught seven passes for 101 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Georgia State (Nov. 13)
• Also hauled in seven passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
• Had five catches in five different games on the season - versus The Citadel (Sept. 2), against Kansas (Sept. 10), against ULM (Oct. 2), versus Troy (Oct. 28), and versus Texas State (Nov. 20)
• Tallied five catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns in just the first half in the win over ULM
• Picked up one touchdown catch in wins at Buffalo (Sept. 18), versus UMass (Sept. 25), and against Texas State
• A member of the 2021 Rotary Lombardi Award preseason watch list
• Earned a spot on the 2021 John Mackey Award preseason watch list
• Named to the 2021 Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list
• Tabbed a 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason third-team All-American
• Named to the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
• Named to the 2021 College Football America Yearbook's Preseason Dream Team Starting Lineup
• Named to the 2021 College Football America Yearbook's Preseason Group of 5 Starting Lineup
• A 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt first-team selection
• 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 President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2021 fall semester
• Named to the 2022 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2020 (Junior)

• Named to the 2020 Pro Football Focus (PFF) All-America second team
• Chosen to the 2020 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first team
• Was a 2020 All-Sun Belt first team selection
• Played in 11 of the 12 games for the Chants on the season, despite being injured for the majority of the year
• Totaled 30 catches for 601 yards and five touchdowns on the season
• His 601 receiving yards were eighth in the Sun Belt overall but first among all Sun Belt tight ends
• His average yards per catch of 20.03 yards per reception was first in the Sun Belt among all players and ranked 10th nationally
• Caught at least one pass in 10 of the 11 games in which he played
• Recorded a career-high 118 receiving yards in the win over Appalachian State (Nov. 21) on just three receptions
• Had catches of 75, 72, and 57 yards on the season, all three of which were the longest pass plays on the season for CCU's offense
• Totaled a season-high five receptions in the win at Troy (Dec. 12) and in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
• Caught three passes for 96 yards and a touchdown against Campbell (Sept. 18)
• Had one catch, a 72-yard touchdown grab versus Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
• Hauled in five passes for 84 yards and a score in the Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty
• Also totaled four catches for 73 yards in the road win at Texas State (Nov. 28)
• Tallied three receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening win at Kansas (Sept. 12)
• A 2020 preseason All-Sun Belt second team pick
• Named to the 2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference third team
• Earned a spot on the 2020 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
• Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters

2019 (Sophomore)

• 2019 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team selection
• 2019 All-Sun Belt third team honoree
• Named to the John Mackey Award watch list
• Played in all 12 games, starting six contests at tight end
• Finished the season ranked among the league leaders in tight ends with 32 receptions, 431 receiving yards, and a team-high five touchdowns
• One of just 21 players in all of the Sun Belt to record a 100-yard receiving game with 107 yards in the season finale versus Texas State (Nov. 30)
• Hauled in at least one pass in all 12 games and has recorded a reception in 15-straight games dating back to the 2018 season
• Recorded a season-high six catches twice - six catches for 49 yards and a touchdown versus Troy (Nov. 2) and six receptions for 107 yards and a score against Texas State
• Had a career-long 51-yard reception in the win over Texas State
• Also caught four passes for 23 yards in the season opener versus Eastern Michigan (Aug. 31)
• Had three receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown at Appalachian State (Sept. 28)
• Also had a touchdown catch versus Norfolk State (Sept. 14) and at Georgia Southern (Oct. 19)
• Returned one kickoff for three yards versus the Bobcats
• Registered two tackles on the season
• Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2020 spring semester
• Was named to the 2019 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference fourth team

2018 (Freshman)

• Played in all 12 games on the season, lining up at tight end
• Named the BAM Offensive Player of the Week in the week of Georgia Southern (Nov. 17)
• Was tied for the team lead with five touchdown receptions on the year
• Came on strong at the end of the season, hauling in nine passes for 57 yards, and four touchdowns over the last three games
• Caught 12 passes for 106 yards, an average of 8.8 yards per catch
• Made his first career catch for 18 yards in the road win at Campbell (Sept. 12)
• Had a 29-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter in the win at Louisiana (Sept. 22) for his lone catch of the game
• Caught one pass for no gain at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
• Posted four receptions for 13 yards and a touchdown versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10)
• Also had four catches for 13 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia Southern
• Hauled in one pass for a season-long 31 yards and a touchdown at South Alabama (Nov. 23)
• A member of the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

High School

• Helped lead Everett High School to a No.1 state ranking, the state’s top-rated offense, and the Division I Super Bowl Championship his senior year
• Everett won 19-consecutive games and back-to-back championships
• Caught 59 passes for 917 yards with 11 touchdowns his junior season
• Named to the Mass Prep Stars & First String Performance All-State Gridiron Super Team as a third team selection