Tickets2021: Team leader and captain who collected First-Team All-AAC accolades from both the league and PFF... Joined Coby Bryant and Curtis Brooks as sixth-year members of the BlackCats defense...Led the team with 113 tackles, including 17 against Tulsa and 15 at Navy...The 17-tackle game was the highest total by a Bearcat since 2017...Notched first-career interception early in second half against Houston, setting up a touchdown that helped expand the lead...Had 3.5 of his 5.5 sacks over the final two games of the regular season...Recorded 2.0 TFL against Murray State, Navy and Houston...Capped his career with seven tackles, a half /TFL and a pass breakup against No. 1 Alabama in the CFP Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic...Played in all 14 games in 2021...Finished career as a two-year starter at middle linebacker who played in 64 career games and made 233 tackles over the course of five seasons.
2020: Played in all 10 games at middle linebacker, starting nine. Totaled 51 tackles on the season, recording a stop in every game and ranking third on the squad in stops. Also had 5.5 tackles for a loss, five QB hurries, a sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery. Tallied five or more tackles in seven of 10 games. Had his first career rush, for 29 yards, on a fake punt late in the East Carolina game. Tied his career mark with eight tackles against both Houston and in the AAC title game against Tulsa. Finished with two TFLs against Army, setting a career mark. Also recovered a fumble against the Black Knights, the first of his career. Had seven stops on the road at UCF...Earned his bachelor's degree in geology in April 2020.2019: Played in 14 games, recording 34 tackles ... played a significant role on UC's special teams units with five tackles on kickoff coverage ... recorded three or more tackles on five occasions ... forced his first career fumble at Houston ... had a season-high seven tackles against UConn along with 1.5 TFLs and his first career sack ... also finished with five stops at Marshall and at USF ... named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Saw action in all 13 games, mostly on special teams ... closed out the season with 27 tackles overall ... led UC's special teamers with nine tackles ... set his career high with. Eight tackles against Navy ... finished with four stops against Tulane and three against Alabama A&M and ECU ... returned a pair of short kickoffs as the up man, rumbling for 24 yards, including a 17 yarder against USF.
2017: Played in all 12 games in his first season of action for the Bearcats, mostly on special teams, but also as a reserve linebacker ... finished the season with eight tackles, including 1.5 stops for a loss ... opened the year with a career-best five tackles against Austin Peay ... had two stops at Miami (OH).
2016: Redshirted … was a unanimous choice as UC’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
PRIOR TO UC: A four-star prospect by Scout.com and tabbed a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com ESPN.com and Rivals.com ... Scout.com lists him as the No. 41 defensive end in the 2016 class ... 247Sports rates as the No. 18 inside linebacker in the 2016 class ... Phil Steele tabbed him as one of the 50 best incoming freshman linebackers in the nation ... played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl ... played at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. as a senior ... recorded 62 tackles, averaging 7.8 per game in eight appearances ... also totaled 8.0 tackles for a loss, a pair of forced fumbles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery ... recorded 114 tackles during his junior season at Aberdeen HS ... Named 1A Evergreen Division Second-Team All-League in 2014 ... joined USA Football as a member of the Under-16 program and played in four national all-star games with Team USA, including the International Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Dallas witht the USA Under-18 National Team ... prepped at the same high school as longtime NFL tight end Mark Bruener ... Chose to attend UC over offers from Mississippi State, Washington State and Tennessee among others .