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2023
One of four 2023 team captains…Tallied 27 tackles with six tackles for loss and two sacks over 12 starts at defensive end en route to All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades…Tallied four tackles with 2.0 TFLs and one sack in win at Pitt…Totaled three stops against Oklahoma and at BYU…Finished with three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, versus Baylor…Had a TFL at Oklahoma State and made a season-high five tackles versus UCF…Had three tackles and a half-sack at West Virginia…Capped his final season with two stops and a half-TFL against Kansas…Welcomed his third child, son, Zane, on August 25, 2023 with wife, Nyjae…Also has an older son, Jowon, and a daughter, Reine…An accomplished singer and UC graduate who earned a certificate in computer science.
2022
Started all 13 games at nose tackle, anchoring a defense that ranked fifth nationally at 4.61 yards per play allowed … Finished with 60 tackles, 4.5 TFL and three sacks en route to All-AAC First Team honors … Tallied three tackles in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl against Louisville … Totaled seven stops versus Tulane in the regular season finale … Had one tackle with a half-TFL at Temple … Totaled five tackles against East Carolina … Tallied a season-best nine tackles versus Navy, neutralizing the Midshipmen's triple-option rushing attack … Added two stops at UCF … Made seven tackles at SMU and two more stops versus South Florida … Tallied six tackles and 1.5 sacks at Tulsa … Recorded five stops and a half-tackle for loss versus Indiana … Made two stops and a TFL versus Miami (OH) … Dominated Kennesaw State with eight tackles … Posted three stops at Arkansas.
2021
Appeared in all 14 games, starting five of the final six, including the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic where he recorded a tackle versus No. 1 Alabama … Finished season with 43 tackles, including four TFLs and three sacks … Ranked second on the team among defensive lineman in tackles … Tallied seven tackles at East Carolina … Recorded six stops against Miami (OH) and SMU … Tallied sacks against Tulane, East Carolina and Houston.
AT VIRGINIA
Played two seasons at Virginia, starting 14 games … Totaled 39 tackles, seven TFLs and four sacks … Earned ESPN Midseason Freshman All-American honors in 2019 … Became only the fifth UVA freshman (true or redshirt) defensive lineman since 1986 to start a season opener … An accomplished singer and musician, he served as a tenor in the UVA University Singers ensemble.
2020 AT VIRGINIA
Started seven games … Totaled two tackles and notched a sack versus Duke … Made two stops and a TFL at No. 1 Clemson … Added one stop against NC State … Posted four tackles and two sacks at Wake Forest … Tallied four tackles at No. 11 Miami … Notched three tackles in win over No. 15 North Carolina.
2019 AT VIRGINIA
Appeared in 13 of UVA’s 14 games with seven starts … Made collegiate debut at Pittsburgh, becoming only the fifth UVA freshman (true or redshirt) defensive lineman since 1986 to start a season opener … Made six tackles and 1.5 TFLs against William & Mary … Added two tackles in versus Florida State … Made a stop at No. 10 Notre Dame … Posted two tackles and half-TFL at Miami … Made four tackles at Louisville … Notched four tackles and first collegiate sack on the game’s first play at North Carolina … 2019 – ESPN.com midseason freshman All-American … FWAA preseason freshman All-American … 247Sports.com preseason freshman All-American.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Played defensive tackle at Walnut Hills High School for head coach Gerry Beauchamp … Selected to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game at Camping World Stadium … First-team All-State honoree after totaling 54 tackles and six sacks in 2018 … Named the ECC’s Defensive Player of the Year … Earned first-team SWO District … as a junior he made 47 tackles, three sacks and was named first-team All-ECC and second-team All-SWO District … Also was a thrower on the track & field team … An ESPN Top 300 recruit, rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … Rated the No. 60 overall recruit in the nation and No. 3 defensive tackle by Rivals.com … Rated the No. 68 overall recruit in the nation and No. 7 defensive tackle by 247Sports.com … Rated the No. 82 overall recruit in the nation and No. 11 defensive tackle by ESPN.com … Son of Dalila and Jowon Briggs … Has five siblings … Married father of two who already has a degree … Also a talented singer and musician.