Career: Two-year starter at defensive end tied an App State record (along with Thomas Hennigan and Xavier Subotsch) by playing in 66 career games … Frequent contributor as a blocker and touchdown-catching threat at H-back … Made 27 career starts at defensive end, including 26 straight to close his career … In six seasons in Boone, App State went 62-17 with four Sun Belt titles (2016-19), an additional Sun Belt East Division title (2021) and five bowl wins (2016-20) … Candidate for Paul Hornung Award (nation’s most versatile player) and Burlsworth Trophy (top one-time walk-on) during his career … Career totals of 6.5 sacks, 15.0 tackles for loss, four receiving TDs (on four career catches) and seven lead blocks on goal line rushing touchdowns … Joined Cincinnati’s Connor Barwin (TE who became DE later in college career) as the only players in the 2000s with at least six career sacks and four receiving TDs.
 
2021: All-Sun Belt third team as an all-purpose player … Started all 14 games at defensive end … On defense, had 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4.0 tackles for loss, one blocked kick and one pass breakup … As an H-back, had two 1-yard touchdown catches against ULM one game after recording 1.5 sacks in the 30-27 win against No. 14 Coastal Carolina … Became first FBS player in the 2000s with more than one sack and more than one receiving TD in consecutive games … Paired a blocked field goal with a career-high-tying seven tackles at Miami … Also had seven tackles in the regular-season finale against Georgia Southern … Lead blocker on two rushing touchdowns against Marshall … Candidate for Paul Hornung Award and Burlsworth Trophy.

2020: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt … Started all 12 games at defensive end, contributed at defensive tackle and emerged as a short-yardage fullback/H-back … Was the only FBS player in 2020 with multiple sacks (2.5) and receiving touchdowns (two) … Finished season with 31 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three QB hurries and two forced fumbles … Since 2000, the only other players with at least 2.5 sacks and two receiving TDs in the same year were Greg Hardy (Ole Miss, 2007) and Kaden Elliss (Idaho, 2017) … Delivered sacks vs. Charlotte (solo), Arkansas State (solo) and Coastal Carolina (half) … Scored offensive TDs on a 1-yard reception at Texas State and a 2-yard reception against Troy … Posted five tackles apiece against Georgia State and North Texas … With App State’s top five tight ends out, made offensive debut vs. Campbell on Sept. 26 and created holes on three rushing TDs in 2020.

2019: Appeared in all 14 games, primarily as a defensive end, and made his first career start at Georgia State … Finished the season with 28 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup … Had a tackle for loss while starting in place of an injured Elijah Diarrassouba at Georgia State and also contributed at defensive tackle when that group was short-handed, notably seeing a lot of time there in the 20-15 win at South Carolina … Made two tackles against the Gamecocks … Matched his career high of four tackles against Georgia Southern … Also contributed on several special teams units.

2018: Appeared in all 13 games as a defensive end and produced 21 tackles with 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and one blocked punt … Recovered a fumble that he also forced on a fourth-down, fake-punt completion against Troy in a first-place showdown to end the regular season. Ripping the ball away before the receiver went to the ground near midfield helped App State move ahead 14-0 … Had half a sack against Gardner-Webb and a solo sack for a 6-yard loss against Louisiana during the regular season … Posted a career-high four tackles at Arkansas State, including back-to-back stops to force a three-and-out, and totaled seven stops with two tackles for loss in the final three games … Helped stuff a fake punt attempt against Middle Tennessee in the New Orleans Bowl … Had a partially blocked punt at Coastal Carolina and was a regular contributor on special teams.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games, playing on special teams (notably kickoff returns) and contributing as a defensive lineman … Had five tackles, including his first career sack on a 9-yard loss against Savannah State.

2016: Did not see any game action

High School: Played many different positions at Galax High School, moving all over the defense while also contributing as a tackle, center, tight end, receiver, fullback and tailback on offense ... Was an all-state selection as a center ... Played for coach Mark Dixon ... State champion wrestler ... Played third base, catcher and pitcher in baseball ... Helped Galax football team win the Group 1A state title as a senior, when he was named the Group 1A player of the year ... Made the Group 1A all-state first team at both linebacker and tight end as a senior, when he recorded 128 solo tackles at linebacker. Also had 46 catches for 792 yards and 11 touchdowns.