Pronunciation: ee-MAT-or-bay-bay

Career Highs

Receptions: 5 vs. Michigan, 10/12/19
Receiving Yards: 178 at Michigan State, 11/9/19
Long Reception: 83 at Michigan State, 11/9/19
All-Purpose Yards: 34 vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Rec. Touchdowns: 2, twice (last at Michigan State, 11/9/19)
All-Purpose Yards: 178 at Michigan State, 11/9/19

2020 Redshirt Senior

• Started seven games at wide receiver
• 22 receptions for 297 yards and three touchdowns on the season
• Led the team in receptions (22)
• Led the team in receiving yards (297)
• Tied for team lead in touchdowns (3)
• 12 career receiving touchdowns tied for the seventh most in Illinois history
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team
• Graduated in December with a master’s degree in strategic  brand communication

2019 Redshirt Junior

• Played and started the first 11 games at wide receiver
• Missed the last three games with an injury
• All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
• 33 receptions, 634 receiving yards, nine receiving touchdowns on the season
• Second in Illinois history in touchdown receptions in a single season (9), one behind the record of 10 set by David Williams in 1985 and Brandon Lloyd in 2001
• Fifth in the Big Ten and 32nd in the nation in receiving touchdowns (9)
• Third in the Big Ten and 20th in the nation in yards per reception (19.2)
• 16th in the Big Ten in receiving yards (634)
• Led Illinois in receptions (33), receiving yards (634), and touchdowns (9)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after four receptions for a career-high 178 yards, including a career-long 83-yard touchdown, at Michigan State 11/9/19 to help Illinois win 37-34 in the biggest comeback in program history
• 52 yard touchdown reception in 38-10 win over Rutgers 11/2/19
• Two receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown  vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
• Career-high five receptions and 102 receiving yards vs. Michigan, 10/12/19, including one touchdown
• 91 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan 9/14/19
• First career touchdown as part of a two-touchdown game at UConn 9/7/19 
• Made Illinois debut in the season opener against Akron
• Immediately eligible as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining
• Earned bachelor’s degree in business administration from USC in May 2019
• Grad transfer is pursuing a master’s degree in strategic brand communication at Illinois

2018 Redshirt Sophomore (USC)

• Played in one game for the Trojans

2017 Redshirt Freshman (USC)

• Backup wide receiver as a redshirt freshman
• Played in six games (Stanford, Texas, Washington State, Oregon State, Notre Dame, Ohio State)
• Two receptions for 11 yards on season
• Nine-yard reception at Washington State and a two-yard catch against Oregon State

2016 Freshman (USC)

• Redshirted the 2016 season
• Enrolled at USC in the spring of 2016 after graduating a semester early from high school

High School

• Four-star recruit by 247Sports Composite
• No. 123 recruit in the nation by 247Sports Composite
• No. 18 wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports Composite
• No. 13 recruit in Georgia by 247Sports Composite
• 2015 Prep Star All-American Dream Team
• 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post All-County third team
• Caught 31 passes for 452 yards (14.6 yards/catch) with three touchdowns as a senior
• Also threw a touchdown, had a 66-yard rush and averaged 19.0 yards on five kickoff returns as a senior
• 2014 All-Region 7-AAAAAA first team
• Helped North Gwinnett advance to the 2014 Class AAAAAA state championship game
• 59 receptions for 1,072 yards (18.2 yards/catch) with 15 touchdowns as a junior
• Five receptions for 55 yards (11.0 yards/catch) with a touchdown as sophomore
• Also played basketball at North Gwinnett

Personal

• Born April 12, 1998
• Brother, Daniel, played football at USC
• Majored in business administration at USC
• Enrolled in the strategic brand communication master’s program
• Traveled to Santiago, Chile, as part of the USC Marshall School of Business’ Learning About International Commerce (LINC) program