University of Illinois Graduate

2024 Junior

• Played in all 13 games with five starts
• 22 tackles (15 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one fumble recovery, two QB hurries and one pass breakup on the season.
• Career-high-tying five tackles (four solo) vs. Michigan State (11/16/24)
• Career-high two sacks and a QB hurry against #22 Nebraska (9/20/24)
• First-career fumble recovery against #19 Kansas (9/7/24)

2023 Sophomore

• Played in all 12 games with one start at outside linebacker
• First career start with a career-high five tackles against Wisconsin (10/21/23)
• Season-high four tackles and a QB hurry vs. FAU (9/23/23)

2022 Redshirt Freshman

• Played in 12 games
• 11 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup, and two quarterback hurries on the season
• Seventh on the team in TFLs (3.5)
• Tackles for loss at Wisconsin 10/1/22, at Nebraska 10/29/22, and against Purdue 11/12/22

2021 Redshirt Freshman

• Transferred from Virginia Tech with four years of eligibility remaining
• Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules

2020 Freshman (Virginia Tech)

• Played in one game against Virginia 12/12/20

High School

• Team won the Texas 5A state championship in football in 2019
• Ranked as the No. 13 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports
• Earned first-team all-district honors as a junior
• Team was the state runner-up in 2018, posting a 15-1 record
• No. 10 in the Houston Chronicle's top 100 prospects in Texas
• Played for head coach Brad Butler at Shadow Creek High School
• Four-star rating from Rivals
• 45 total tackles (31 solo), 16.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks, four forced fumbles

Personal

• Graduated from the University of Illinois in December 2024 with a degree in communication