Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2019
First team All-American by Associated Press and Walter Camp Foundation … second team All-American by American Football Coaches Association and STATS … third team All-American by HERO Sports and Phil Steele … Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year … finalist for the 2019 STATS Buck Buchanan Award, the FCS national defensive player of the year award … first team All-OVC selection by coaches and communications directors and Phil Steele … finished career with 27.5 career sacks, second-most in EKU history, just 1.5 sacks away from tying school record of 29.0 … started 11 times at defensive end … played in all 12 games … concluded the season with 52 tackles, including 16.5 tackles for a loss and 10.0 sacks … forced three fumbles and had one interception … led the OVC and ranked 11th in the nation with 0.83 sacks per game … was first in the conference, and 26th in the country, in tackles for a loss (1.4/game) … third in the league, and 20th in FCS football, in forced fumbles (0.25/game) … season-high eight tackles, including 3.0 for a loss and two sacks, against Tennessee State (Sept. 28) … regular visitor to the No. 17 Southeast Missouri backfield (Nov. 9), finishing with seven tackles, 3.5 of which were for a loss, and a strip sack that was recovered in the end zone for a Colonel touchdown … three tackles, including two sacks, and a forced fumble in win at Jacksonville State (Nov. 23).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2018
First team All-Ohio Valley Conference by coaches and communications directors … first team All-OVC by Phil Steele … preseason third team All-America by HERO Sports … preseason All-OVC by coaches and Phil Steele … played in all 11 games … started 10 times … ranked second in the OVC with 0.68 sacks per game … finished the season with 53 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, 7.5 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries and one pass break-up … had 2.5 sacks in the season-opener against Morehead State (Aug. 30) … had a sack in a near upset of FBS Bowling Green (Sept. 15) … had 1.5 sacks against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 27) … posted a sack with six tackles in the season-finale at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 17).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2017
Redshirt season … played in three games before missing the rest of the season with an injury … preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference by coaches and media relations directors … totaled nine tackles, three tackles for a loss, two sacks and one forced fumble … had a sack and a forced fumble at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) … had three tackles and a sack in a win over Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016
First team All-Ohio Valley Conference … selected to the 2016 Hero Sports Sophomore All-America first team ... played in all 11 games and started 10 times at defensive end … fifth on the team with 53 tackles … led the team with 10 tackles for a loss of 52 yards … led the team with seven sacks for a loss of 48 yards … had 10 quarterback hurries, one pass break-up and one forced fumble … second in the OVC, and 42nd in the nation, with an average of 0.64 sacks per game … eighth in the OVC with an average of 0.91 tackles for a loss per game … had eight tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 1) … had 1.5 sacks against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 8) … finished with a season-best nine tackles at Ball State (Sept. 17) and against No. 2 Jacksonville State (Oct. 22) … had a sack and forced a fumble at Tennessee-Martin (Oct. 29).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015
Played in all 11 games … saw action on the defensive line and extensive action on special teams … had 12 tackles, one sack and one pass break-up … recorded a sack for an eight-yard loss in his first collegiate game against Valparaiso (Sept. 3) … had a season-high three tackles at No. 1 Jacksonville State (Oct. 31).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
First team all-state … team MVP … team captain … played wide receiver, tight end, and kicker … also played varsity basketball.

PERSONAL
Majoring in criminal justice.