Pronunciation: TEE-rah

2024 All-Big Ten

2024 Senior

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• CSC Academic All-District
• Hampshire Honor Society
• Played in all 13 games
• Named a team captain on Senior Day vs. Michigan State (11/16/24)
• Posted a career-high eight tackles (three solo, five assisted) at #1 Oregon (10/26/24)
• Recorded a career-high two sacks and forced fumble against #24 Michigan (10/19/24)
• Made first career start for Illinois and recorded a solo tackle against EIU (8/29/24)

2023 Junior

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-District
• Played in all 12 games
• Tied career high with three tackles and posted first half sack of the season at Purdue (9/30/23)

2022 Sophomore

• Played in all 13 games
• 14 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, and one fumble recovery on the season
• First career sack for the Illini at Wisconsin 10/1/22
• Career-high three tackles against Chattanooga 9/22/22

2021 Redshirt Freshman (Northwestern)

• Played in five games 
• One tackle against Indiana State 9/11/21

2020 Freshman (Northwestern)

• Made college debut against Wisconsin 11/21/20
• One tackle against Illinois 12/12/20
• Played two games as a true freshman

High School

• Three-star prospect and the 28th-ranked player in Ohio by 247sports
• Three-year letter winner and 2019 team captain
• 53 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks to earn First-Team All-OCC, All-District, All-Metro, D1-All-State and All-Ohio honors as a senior
• Named a Super-25 Finalist as a senior
• All-OCC first team as a junior
• All-District second team and All-Metro special mention as a junior after finishing with 30 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks
• Led Groveport to a 10-3 record, OCC Championship and Regional runner up finish
• Lettered twice in wrestling, earning a pair of OCC titles
• Earned Honor Roll distinction all four years of high school
• Offers included Indiana, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee and Vanderbilt

Personal

• Pursuing his masters in strategic brand communication
• Graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in communication in August 2023
• Graduated from the University of Illinois with a master’s in strategic brand communication in December 2024