YSU Career
Played in 25 games...credited with 84 total tackles, including 56 solo stops...had 14 sacks and 22 TFLs...invited to the 2017 NFL Combine...played in the East-West Shrine Game...between YSU and Nebraska played in 40 games...had 124 total tackles and 19 sacks.
2016 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played and started 15 games...first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection...finished with 59 total tackles, including 42 solo stops...was second on the team with 17.5 TFLs and 11 sacks...had a team-high four forced fumbles...also had eight QB hurries...in the playoffs had 17 tackles, 14 of which were solo stops...had five TFLs and a sack...in MVFC games finished with 32 total tackles, including 19 solos...had 10.5 TFLs and tied for the team lead with eight sacks...had a career-high nine tackles, including seven solos against option-oriented Wofford...had two TFLs against the Terriers...in Division I National Championship Game against James Madison had eight tackles, seven of which were solos...had three TFLs and a sack against the Dukes...finished with seven tackles against South Dakota...against the Coyotes had a sack-forced-fumble which he returned 16 yards...at West Virginia had six solo tackles...against Indiana State, had five tackles (four solos), including a season best three sacks...also added a pair of QB hurries...had five tackles, including a sack, against UNI...at Illinois State had five tackles, including two sacks...had four stops at South Dakota State...had two solo tackles against Duquesne...earned his second letter...shared Jermaine Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the Year honors with Derek Rivers.
2015 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 10 games, starting two contests...started against South Dakota and Illinois State...credited with 25 total tackles, including 14 solo stops...finished with 4.5 TFLs and three sacks...had a season-high six tackles (two solos, four assists), two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup at South Dakota...at Indiana State finished with four tackles (one solo, three assists)...had a sack for a five-yard loss against the Sycamores...had three solo tackles at Western Illinois...had three stops vs. Illinois State...had two solo stops against Missouri State, including a sack for an eight-yard loss...had two solo stops, including a sack against Saint Francis (Pa.)...had two tackles at Southern Illinois, including a sack an eight-yard loss...had two tackles and two quarterback hurries against North Dakota State...earned his first letter.
NEBRASKA: Had a standout redshirt freshman season for the Huskers in 2013...played in 12 games and made three starts...had 36 total tackles, with eight TFLs and 4.5 sacks...credited with 19 solo stops...had six quarterback hurries...returned an interception for a touchdown against Northwestern...starts came against Michigan, Wyoming and Purdue...had a high of eight tackles against UCLA...against the Bruins had three TFLs and a pair of sacks...had five solo stops against Penn State...returned interception for 25 yards in third quarter against Northwestern...had four stops, including three solos against Minnesota...had three stops against Purdue, Minnesota, Wyoming and South Dakota State...had two TFLs vs. Illinois...had two tackles and a sack against Michigan...as a true freshman in 2012 earned a medical redshirt...played in three games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury...had four tackles on the year...credited with two stops against Idaho State...credited with tackles against Southern Miss and Arkansas State...did not play in 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked among the top 50 defensive ends in the country by both 247 Sports and Rivals...among the top 15 players in Arizona by Scout.com, 247 Sports and Rivals.com...as a senior, earned second-team Division I all-state honors from the Arizona Republic...had 59 tackles, including 26 solo stops, five sacks and a pair of pass breakups... earned all-region honors as a junior despite playing in only five games because of a broken hand...during limited time, made 12 tackles and had 2.5 sacks...played in the Semper Fi Marines All-America Bowl...coach was Tom Joseph...was a standout on the basketball court, helping Corona Del Sol to a 32-1 record and Division I state title....earned second-team all-state honors as a senior despite missing nine games, and scored 18 points, along with 21 rebounds and four blocks in the state title game...received recruiting interest in basketball from several schools.
PERSONAL: Is the 2016-17 recipient of the Michael LaRocca Scholarship.
