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FIFTH YEAR (2023)
- First-team defensive lineman pick on ’23 All-Big 12 team chosen by league coaches and also Honorable Mention DL of the year pick
- Registered 56 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss for 99 yards
- Also tallied 8.5 sacks for 71 yards and four quarterback hurries in ’23
- His 58.5 career TFL are most of any active FBS player
- His 256 career TFL yds rank third among active players and 26 sacks and 185 sack yds are both fourth among active players
- UCF team leader in TFL in ‘23 with 20.5 for 99 yards
- Led the Big 12 in TFL and ranked fifth nationally (1.5 per game)
- Second in Big 12 in sacks (16th nationally) with 0.71 per game
- Had three TFL in three different games in 2023 (Boise St, Villanova, Baylor)
- Second-team pick on College Football Network Midseason All-Big 12 def team
- Had three tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Kent State
- Made four tackles, one sack, three TFL for 13 yards and one QBH vs. Boise State
- Tallied four tackles, one sack and two TFL vs Villanova
- Had two tackles, one sack and 1.5 TFL vs Kansas State
- Made six tackles, two sacks, three TFL for 25 yards vs Baylor
- Made three tackles vs Kansas
- Secured eight tackles including and a sack for 5 yards and another TFL vs Oklahoma
- Made six tackles vs West Virginia
- Secured five tackles including 2.5 sacks vs Cincinnati
- Had two tackles and .5 TFL vs Oklahoma State
- Made two tackles and one TFL vs Texas Tech and five tackles, one sack for nine yards vs Houston
- Third-team DE pick on ‘23 preseason All-Big 12 team by Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus
- Named on Senior Bowl watch list
SENIOR (2022)
- Started 13 games in ’22, missing the Military Bowl vs. Duke due to injury
- First-team All-AAC selection in 2022 by vote of league coaches and by Phil Steele
- Second-team All-AAC by Pro Football Network
- Third-team All-AAC by Pro Football Focus
- Fifth on UCF tackle list for with 52
- Led UCF in tackles for loss (13) and sacks (6), with twice as many sacks as any other UCF player
- Opened the season with three tackles, two solo, vs. S.C. St.
- Recorded two tackles, one sack for one yard, half a TFL and 1 PBU vs. Louisville
- Turned in one of his best games of the season at FAU with six tackles, 1.5 TFL 1 PBU, 2 QBH
- Had three tackles, one sack, 1.5 TFL and 2 fumble returns for 104 yards including one for 90 yards vs. Georgia Tech
- Against SMU, tallied six tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 forced fumble, 1 QBH and also recorded a safety after tackling QB in end zone
- Logged six tackles, one sack for 7 yards, 2.5 TFL for nine yards and 1 PBU vs. ECU
- Had a season-high eight tackles, one TFL for one yard and also had sack on 2-pt. conversion att. by USF
- Third in AAC and 22nd (tie) nationally in fumble recoveries (2)
- Second-team preseason ’22 All-AAC by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele
JUNIOR (2021)
- Appeared in 11 games as a defensive end
- Earned honorable mention All-AAC accolades from Pro Football Focus
- Was named to Washington Metro College Player of the Week Honor Roll once
- Second on the team with 10.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks, ranking seventh in the conference with 0.45 sacks per game
- Totaled 23 tackles, an interception, a breakup and four quarterback hurries
- Earned preseason second-team All-AAC honors from Pro Football Focus
- at Louisville (9/17): Had a late-game interception
- Memphis (10/22): Recorded four tackles and half a sack
- at Temple (10/30): Had a sack and a pass breakup
- Tulane (11/6): Finished with three tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks
- at SMU (11/13): Had two tackles for loss and two hurries
- UConn (11/20): Had a sack and three tackles
- South Florida (11/26): Finished with five tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and a sack
- vs. Florida (12/23): Had two tackles and two hurries in the Gasparilla Bowl
SOPHOMORE (2020)
- Appeared in all 10 games, starting four times at defensive end
- Totaled 26 tackles with 19 solo stops during the season
- Added 6.0 tackles for loss and was second on the team with 3.5 sacks
- Also had one quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery
- Tulsa (10/3): Recovered a fumble
- at Memphis (10/17): Had two tackles and half a sack
- at Houston (10/31): Totaled four tackles and a hurry
- Temple (11/14): Made six stops with two tackles for loss
- Cincinnati (11/21): Recorded six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack
- at South Florida (11/27): Had three tackles and two sacks
FRESHMAN (2019)
- Played in all 13 games as a defensive end
- Made 25 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, three sacks, three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery
- FAMU (8/29): Had two tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and two quarterback hurries
- ECU (10/19): Registered four tackles with half a tackle for loss
- at Temple (10/26): Recorded a sack
- Houston (11/2): Had two tackles with half a tackle for loss
- at Tulane (11/23): Credited with four tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack
- South Florida (11/29): Made six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss
- vs. Marshall (12/23): Had three tackles, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery
HIGH SCHOOL
- Named to Under Armour All-American Game
- Four-Star Recruit by ESPN
- Named Defensive Player of the Year for District of Columbia by USA Today
- Earned First-Team All-Met honors from the Washington Post
- WCAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Tallied 15 sacks and forced five fumbles during his senior season
- No. 26 WDE (Rivals), No. 5 player in D.C. (247), No. 3 player in D.C. (ESPN)
PERSONAL
- Majoring in integrative general studies in College of Undergraduate Studies.