CAREER STATISTICS
ACADEMIC HONORS
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2019-20
• Dean’s List, Spring 2020
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2019; Fall 2020
ATHLETIC HONORS
• Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21, 2019)
• 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)
AT GEORGIA STATE: Four-year letterwinner, two-year starter and all-conference honoree at inside linebacker who ranks fourth on GSU career tackling chart with 260 ... Seventh in program history with 19.0 tackles for loss ... Played in 46 games including three bowl games ... Signed with Georgia State in 2017 and immediately earned playing time.
2020: All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) selection and 2020 team captain ... Second on the team with 63 tackles and 8.0 tackles for loss after leading the squad in tackles as a junior ... Helped the GSU defense set a school record with 35 sacks (No. 7 in FBS) while allowing 136.6 rushing yards per game, the second-lowest figure in program history.
Grabbed one of GSU’s three interceptions against ECU, helping the Panthers hold the Pirates to 286 total yards, 50 yards rushing and no offensive touchdowns ... Made 1.5 sacks vs. Arkansas State ....Nine tackles and a pass breakup in win at Troy ... Made 10 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss at App State, helping hold the Mountaineers to 310 yards of offense ... Season-high 11 tackles with one TFL in win at South Alabama as the defense allowed just 14 points and 324 yards ... Added four tackles to help the Panthers hold WKU to 284 total yards in the LendingTree Bowl victory.
2019: Led the Panthers with 110 tackles, the second-highest season total in GSU history, just six behind Joseph Peterson’s record of 116 ... Fifth in Sun Belt with 8.5 tackles pg, Second on the team with eight TFL and tied for team lead with two interceptions.
Set the Georgia State single-game record with 20 TACKLES, including 10 solo stops, in win over Army. Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. ... Grabbed an interception in the fourth quarter to help seal the 38-30 upset victory at Tennessee. Had five tackles with one TFL ... Made 11 tackles with one TFL in win over Furman ... Had 10 tackles with an 11-yard sack vs. Wyoming ... Career-high 15 tackles at Texas State ... Made a key defensive play in the win over Arkansas State with his third-quarter interception at the GSU 45-yard line ... Had eight tackles with a sack in win over Troy ... Added six tackles with 1.5 TFL win over South Alabama.
2018: Top backup at inside linebacker, playing behind senior Chase Middleton ... Fourth on the team in tackles with 50 ... Made eight tackles, his career high, at NC State and seven at Troy ... Had eight tackles with a pass breakup and a shared sack vs. Coastal Carolina ... Added seven tackles against Troy and five vs. Arkansas State.
2017: Backup inside linebacker who collected 38 tackles on the season, including two tackles for loss ... Broke up two passes at No. 5 Penn State ... Career-high six tackles in three games: Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern, all victories ... Added five hits in win at ULM. 2017: Backup inside linebacker who collected 38 tackles on the season, including two tackles for loss ... Broke up two passes at No. 5 Penn State ... Career-high six tackles in three games: Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern, all victories ... Added five hits in win at ULM.
HIGH SCHOOL: West Mecklenburg High School standout who was named second-team All-Charlotte Observer … Three-star rating and Top 50 player in North Carolina by 247Sports .... Had 145 total tackles, including 93 solo stops, with two sacks, six passes broken up, 15 tackles for losses and an interception … Selected to the Shrine Bowl … Finalist for top linebacker award from the Charlotte Touchdown Club … As a junior, was named Player of the Week by the Charlotte Observer after making 14 tackles in an upset win over South Mecklenburg.
