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FIFTH YEAR (2022)
• Appeared in 13 games, earning the start against SMU, Tulane (reg. season) and Duke in Military Bowl)
• Second on UCF roster in tackles in ’22 with 56
• Made six tackles, including four solo stops vs. Georgia Tech
• Had a team-high-tying nine tackles, 1 tackle for loss in first start at UCF vs. SMU
• Started at Tulane and had six tackles
• Talied five tackles vs. Navy
• Recorded a team-high 10 tackles vs. Duke in Military Bowl start
PRIOR TO UCF
• Transferred to UCF in January 2022 after playing 2020 and 2021 seasons at Austin Peay
• 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a 2021 first-team all-OVC selection
• Third Governor player to be named OVC Defensive Player of the Year and first selection in 43 years
• Consensus FCS All-America selection in 2021
• Led Austin Peay and ranked third in the OVC in 2021 with 85 tackles (7.7. per game)--and his 51 solo stops were second-best mark in the league
• Racked up 8.0 tackles for loss--with 4.5 coming in OVC play--ranking eighth in league in TFLs, but leading all defensive backs in stops behind line of scrimmage
• Led Governors in tackles three times in 2021: 11 at Ole Miss, career-high 16 at UT Martin (most by any Austin Peay defender in 2021) and 11 against Tennessee Tech
• Also recorded 75-yard pick-six in first quarter vs. UT Martin, adding a tackle for loss, pass breakup and a quarterback hurry to earn OVC Defensive Player of the Week award
• Finalist for 2021 STATS FCS Buck Buchannan Award, given annually to top defensive player in FCS division
• Appeared in all nine games of split 2020-21 season after transferring from Troy
• Had season-high eight tackles against Murray State (March 3)
• Finished season with 36 total tackles, three tackles for loss and two pass breakups
• Attended Troy but did not play in 2019
• Led Dodge City (Kansas) Community College with 81 tackles and 8.5 tackles for loss as sophomore in 2018
• Intercepted a pass, broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles
• Finished freshman season in 2017 with 67 tackles, seven tackles for loss, a pass break up, a fumble recovery and three blocked punts
• Standout safety for coach Jason Dukes at Alcovy High School in Covington, Georgia
• Recorded 56 tackles, eight tackles for loss, a pair of interceptions, eight pass break ups and 305 all-purpose yards as prep senior
• Earned first team all-region and all-conference honors following senior season
• Also lettered in basketball and track for Tigers
PERSONAL
• Earned bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Austin Peay in May 2021 and was pursuing master’s degree in general communication