Youngstown State University

NIL Opportunities

2022 (Junior): Played in 10 games and made three starts...started against South Dakota, Illinois State and Missouri State...credited with 34 total tackles on the season, including 18 solo stops...had 30 tackles in the final six games of the season...at Illinois State registered 11 total tackles (three solos and eight assists), a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup...recovered a fumble on the final play of the victory at ISU...against South Dakota had five tackles (three solos and two assists)...at Missouri State had five tackles, including three solos, and a forced fumble...had four solo tackles, including a sack for a seven-yard loss against Southern Illinois...had three solo tackles against Indiana State and two solos at Western Illinois...had two assisted stops against Dayton and Kentucky.

2021 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games…finished the season with 22 tackles, including 14 solo stops…came on strong late in the year with 16 tackles in his final four games…had a season-best six tackles against North Dakota State…had four solo stops against the Bison…had five tackles, including three solos, against South Dakota State…had three solo tackles in win at Southern Illinois…was credited with three tackles at Michigan State…had two stops vs. UNI and North Dakota.

2021 Spring (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all seven games as a reserve on defense and member of special teams...credited with 10 total tackles...had seven solo stops and three assists...had four solo tackles in win over South Dakota...credited with three stops against UNI (1-2)...had two solo tackles at Missouri State...had an assisted tackle at Western Illinois.

2019 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Selected to play in the OHSFCA North-South Classic...will play for the South team...as a senior appeared in six games missing four with an injury...was a second-team Division III All-Southwest District pick as a senior...named first-team All-Southwest Ohio Conference as a senior...was also a first-team all-conference and a second-team all-district selection as a junior...had six sacks and two forced fumbles in 2017...was the school's named Homecoming King in 2018...coach was Arvie Crouch.

Personal: Is the 2023-24 recipient of the Officer Justin A. Leo '324' Memorial Scholarship in Athletics.