TicketsCAREER HONORS
• Invited to 2021 NFL Combine
• No. 186 on The Athletic’s 2021 Top-300 NFL Draft Big Board
• 2020 Honorable-Mention All-American Athletic Conference
• 2020 Bednarik Award Watch List
• 2020 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
• 2020 Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• 2019 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/25/19)
CAREER
Mainstay of the Blackcats Defense played in 49 career games at UC, making 36 starts ... started the final 28 games of his Bearcats career ... totaled 200 tackles, including 126 solo stops along with 4.5 tackles for a loss ... has six interceptions with 96 return yards, 12 passes defended and a fumble recovery ... two-time All-AAC honoree.
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
• Rush attempts: 1, at Temple, 10/20/18
• Total offense attempts: 1, at Temple, 10/20/18 (1 rush,0 pass)
• All-purpose yards: 38, UConn, 11/09/19
• Interceptions: 1, 6 times
• Long interception return: 38, UConn, 11/09/19
• Tackles: 16, UCF, 10/04/19 (8-8)
• TFLs: 1.0, 4 times
• Fumbles recovered: 1, Ohio, 09/22/18
• Pass breakups: 1, 6 times
2020: Started 10 games at safety, QBing a UC defense which led the American and ranked in the NCAA Top-15 in rushing, pass efficiency, scoring and total defense ... UC has forced a turnover in 20-straight games, the longest active streak in the NCAA FBS, and totaled AAC highs with 55 passes defended and 16 interceptions ... totaled 40 tackles, 1.0 for a loss and two interceptions ... his fourth-quarter pick at UCF led to the Bearcats go-ahead touchdown in a huge road win ... finished with seven tackles in the AAC Championship game vs. Tulsa and set a season high with nine stops against Georgia in the Peach Bowl ... named to the watch lists for the Bednarik Award (RELEASE), Jim Thorpe Award (RELEASE) and Nagurski Trophy (RELEASE).
2019: A 2019 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection ... was one of the leaders of UC's defense which led the American in scoring defense for the second-straight season and also forced an AAC best 25 turnovers ... led UC and ranked No. 7 in the league in tackles, averaging 7.6 per game and totaling 106 tackles and three interceptions in 14 starts ... finished with a career-high 16 tackles against UCF, reset his career high in tackles three times this year while finishing with seven or more stops in 10 games ... had a career-long, 38-yard interception return against UConn and was the AAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25, 2019.
2018: Started 12 games in the back of the defense, ranking among the team's Top-8 tacklers with 49 stops ... also added three passes defended, a fumble recovery vs. Ohio and an interception with a 23-yard return against Miami (OH) ... set a career best with seven tackles against Ohio and Tulane and had ... totaled four or more tackles in seven games ... hauled in his first career interception against Miami (OH) during a pelting rain storm ... returned the ball the to 1-yard line, being tackled just short of the end zone and setting up Michael Warren II's second rushing score ...finished the Ohio game with seven tackles and a fumble recovery ... had seven stops and a PBU against Tulane ... closed out the campaign with six stops a rainy Military Bowl vs. Virginia Tech.
2017: Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve defensive back ... recorded five tackles ... had his first career tackle at Michigan ... set his career mark with two stops at Navy and at USF.
PRIOR TO UC: A three-star pick from 247Sports.com and Rivals.com who is regarded as one of the top players in Columbus … Scout.com lists him as a two-star prospect … Rivals ranked him as one of the top 45 players in the state of Ohio following the 2016 season … was a second-team selection to the 2016 Associated Press All-Central District football team … recorded 54 tackles, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, three passes defended and a fumble recovery as a senior … also returned kicks, averaging 27.8 yards per return on six attempts … was an offensive target, hauling in 224 receptions for 514 yards and eight TDs … averaged 20.6 yards per reception … tallied 53 tackles in his first two seasons as a varsity player for the Scots, along with five passes defended and a forced fumble … coached by Byron Mattox … also played basketball and ran track.
• Invited to 2021 NFL Combine
• No. 186 on The Athletic’s 2021 Top-300 NFL Draft Big Board
• 2020 Honorable-Mention All-American Athletic Conference
• 2020 Bednarik Award Watch List
• 2020 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
• 2020 Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• 2019 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/25/19)
CAREER
Mainstay of the Blackcats Defense played in 49 career games at UC, making 36 starts ... started the final 28 games of his Bearcats career ... totaled 200 tackles, including 126 solo stops along with 4.5 tackles for a loss ... has six interceptions with 96 return yards, 12 passes defended and a fumble recovery ... two-time All-AAC honoree.
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
• Rush attempts: 1, at Temple, 10/20/18
• Total offense attempts: 1, at Temple, 10/20/18 (1 rush,0 pass)
• All-purpose yards: 38, UConn, 11/09/19
• Interceptions: 1, 6 times
• Long interception return: 38, UConn, 11/09/19
• Tackles: 16, UCF, 10/04/19 (8-8)
• TFLs: 1.0, 4 times
• Fumbles recovered: 1, Ohio, 09/22/18
• Pass breakups: 1, 6 times
2020: Started 10 games at safety, QBing a UC defense which led the American and ranked in the NCAA Top-15 in rushing, pass efficiency, scoring and total defense ... UC has forced a turnover in 20-straight games, the longest active streak in the NCAA FBS, and totaled AAC highs with 55 passes defended and 16 interceptions ... totaled 40 tackles, 1.0 for a loss and two interceptions ... his fourth-quarter pick at UCF led to the Bearcats go-ahead touchdown in a huge road win ... finished with seven tackles in the AAC Championship game vs. Tulsa and set a season high with nine stops against Georgia in the Peach Bowl ... named to the watch lists for the Bednarik Award (RELEASE), Jim Thorpe Award (RELEASE) and Nagurski Trophy (RELEASE).
2019: A 2019 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection ... was one of the leaders of UC's defense which led the American in scoring defense for the second-straight season and also forced an AAC best 25 turnovers ... led UC and ranked No. 7 in the league in tackles, averaging 7.6 per game and totaling 106 tackles and three interceptions in 14 starts ... finished with a career-high 16 tackles against UCF, reset his career high in tackles three times this year while finishing with seven or more stops in 10 games ... had a career-long, 38-yard interception return against UConn and was the AAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25, 2019.
2018: Started 12 games in the back of the defense, ranking among the team's Top-8 tacklers with 49 stops ... also added three passes defended, a fumble recovery vs. Ohio and an interception with a 23-yard return against Miami (OH) ... set a career best with seven tackles against Ohio and Tulane and had ... totaled four or more tackles in seven games ... hauled in his first career interception against Miami (OH) during a pelting rain storm ... returned the ball the to 1-yard line, being tackled just short of the end zone and setting up Michael Warren II's second rushing score ...finished the Ohio game with seven tackles and a fumble recovery ... had seven stops and a PBU against Tulane ... closed out the campaign with six stops a rainy Military Bowl vs. Virginia Tech.
2017: Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve defensive back ... recorded five tackles ... had his first career tackle at Michigan ... set his career mark with two stops at Navy and at USF.
PRIOR TO UC: A three-star pick from 247Sports.com and Rivals.com who is regarded as one of the top players in Columbus … Scout.com lists him as a two-star prospect … Rivals ranked him as one of the top 45 players in the state of Ohio following the 2016 season … was a second-team selection to the 2016 Associated Press All-Central District football team … recorded 54 tackles, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, three passes defended and a fumble recovery as a senior … also returned kicks, averaging 27.8 yards per return on six attempts … was an offensive target, hauling in 224 receptions for 514 yards and eight TDs … averaged 20.6 yards per reception … tallied 53 tackles in his first two seasons as a varsity player for the Scots, along with five passes defended and a forced fumble … coached by Byron Mattox … also played basketball and ran track.