2017 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats
Started all 11 games at linebacker…posted 74 total tackles, which included 37 solos and 37 assists…had six pass breakups…in MVFC play had 53 tackles, including 27 solo stops…had five-or-more tackles in nine games…had a season-high 11 stops at South Dakota…credited with 10 tackles against Pittsburgh and UNI…had eight stops at Indiana State, including seven solos…finished with seven tackles against Illinois State…had six tackles against Robert Morris and North Dakota State.
2016 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in all five playoff games after sitting out the regular season...started against Jacksonville State, Wofford and James Madison...was credited with 29 total tackles, 21 of which were solo stops...in the National Championship Game against JMU had eight total tackles, five of which were solo stops...at Eastern Washington had seven tackles, three TFLs, two QB hurries and a pass breakup...had four solo stops against the Eagles...sack came in the second quarter...against Wofford had seven total tackles, six of which were solos...at Jacksonville State had six tackles, including five solos...made season debut and had a tackle in playoff opener vs. Samford...earned his second letter.
2015 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats
Second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection...named to the MVFC's All-Newcomer squad...started all 11 games at linebacker...led the Penguins with 78 tackles and had a team-best 48 solo stops...had 9.5 TFLs...had six sacks, four of which came in conference games...in MVFC games had 67 tackles and 39 solos to lead the squad...had at least five tackles on eight occasions..ended the year strong with 45 tackles in the final four contests...against North Dakota State was credited with 14 tackles...had 11 solo stops against the Bison...at Western Illinois had 14 tackles as well with seven solos and seven assists...in win over Missouri State had nine total tackles, eight of which were solos...forced a fumble against the Bears...credited with nine stops against South Dakota State (six solos and three assists)...had two TFLs and a sack against the Jackrabbits...at Indiana State finished with eight tackles (three solos and five assists) and a sack...opened the season with a six-tackle performance at Pittsburgh...had five solo tackles and recovered a fumble against the Panthers...at South Dakota had five tackles, including a sack for a five-yard loss...finished with five assisted stops at Southern Illinois...had four tackles, including three solos against Saint Francis (Pa.)...had a sack for a 10-yard loss against the Red Flash...finished with three tackles against Illinois State (two solos and an assist)...lone tackle against Robert Morris was a sack for a 10-yard loss...had pass breakups against Missouri State and Saint Francis...earned his first letter.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Was a member of the program, but did not play.
Appalachian State (2013): Redshirted…coach was Scott Satterfield.
High School: Earned all-state and all-region recognition as a linebacker in 2012 and as a running back in 2011...amassed 140 tackles, four sacks and four interceptions as a senior, which was his first season on the defensive side of the ball...defense that surrendered only 11.1 points per game in 2012...scored nine touchdowns as a senior — three on interception returns, five on punt returns and one on a kickoff return...rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com...winner of Charlotte Touchdown Club’s 2012 Donnie Shell Defensive Player of the Year award as the top defensive player in the Charlotte metro area...participated in the 2012 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, finishing with seven tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a key interception in South Carolina’s 23-19 win over North Carolina in the annual all-star contest...moved to defense after rushing for more than 1,800 yards as a junior...coached was Bobby Carroll.
Personal: Majoring in general studies.
