Announced plans in December 2023 to transfer to UCF, enroll for 2024 spring semester and participate in 2024 UCF spring football drills . . . brings 39 games of collegiate experience and 119 career tackles as two-year starter and FCS first-team All-American at Tennessee-Martin.
2023 at Tennessee-Martin
Buck Buchanan Award Finalist as senior in 2023 . . . Phil Steele FCS All-America first-team selection . . . Associated Press FCS All-America second-team pick . . . FCS Football Central All-America second-team selection . . . Big South-OVC Football Association first-team all-league pick . . . Phil Steele Big South-OVC Defensive Player of the Year . . . Phil Steele All-OVC first team . . . started all 11 games as senior defensive lineman . . . made 51 tackles, 27 solo . . . made 19.5 tackles for loss (fourth in FCS) for 82 yards and seven sacks for 47 . . . broke up seven passes and forced a fumble and recovered one fumble . . . made season-high 10 tackles vs. Missouri State and seven TFL and two sacks vs. 25th-rated Eastern Illinois . . . had at least two tackles for loss in six games, including four vs. Eastern Illinois . . . helped team to 8-3 record and share of Ohio Valley Conference crown for third straight league title (two shared, one outright) . . . ranked second in TFL and seventh in sacks in OVC . . . helped UT-Martin lead OVC in rush defense at 97.4 yards per game.
2022 at Tennessee-Martin
All-OVC first-team selection as junior . . . earned AFCA All-America honors (second team) . . . named HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American . . . named to The Bluebloods all-conference first team . . . all-conference first-team pick by Phil Steele . . . named OVC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30) and Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1) . . . started all 11 games for Skyhawks on defensive line . . . helped team to 2022 OVC championship . . . made 48 tackles, including 18 solos and 30 assists . . . notched 14.5 tackles for loss totaling 85 yards and 9.5 sacks . . . forced five fumbles, including season-best two at Houston Christian . . . tallied 15 quarterback hurries, including season-best four vs. Tennessee Tech and Eastern Illinois . . . ranked among FCS leaders in forced fumbles (first), sacks (ninth), fumbles recovered (14th) and tackles for loss (20th) . . . led OVC in tackles for loss (14.5) and sacks (9.5) . . . tallied season-best 14 tackles – including 2.5 tackles for loss – vs. Kennesaw State . . Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week after tallying five tackles, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries – including one recovered for a touchdown – vs. Houston Christian . . . notched multiple tackles for loss vs. Boise State, Lindenwood, Houston Christian, Kennesaw State and Eastern Illinois.
2021 at Tennessee-Martin
Played in 11 games for Skyhawks as sophomore on defensive line . . . helped team to OVC championship and second-round appearance in NCAA Division I playoffs . . . made 15 tackles, including seven solos and eight assists . . . notched 2.5 tackles for loss for seven yards . . . made 1.5 sacks for five yards vs. Tennessee State . . . tallied season-high five tackles vs. Tennessee Tech . . . recovered fumble vs. Tennessee State.
2020 at Tennessee-Martin
Played in four games for Skyhawks as freshman on defensive line as fall season was pushed to spring 2021 due to Covid . . . made five assisted tackles and one tackle for loss for one yard . . . recorded half tackles for loss against 10th-ranked Jacksonville State and Tennessee State . . . posted season-high three tackles against Jacksonville State . . . blocked field-goal attempt vs. Austin Peay . . . named to OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll . . . named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both fall and spring semesters.
High School
Played at Jenkins High School in Savannah, Georgia, for coach Jason Cameron . . . made 121 career tackles, including 27 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks . . . forced 10 fumbles while recovering seven in 35 career games . . . made 73 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss as senior while forcing seven fumbles and recording five recoveries . . . named to Georgia Region 3-AAA second-team defense . . . ranked in South Georgia Top 100 prospect rankings.