Career: Appeared in 50 games, with 21 career starts … All-Sun Belt recognition in 2023 and 2024 … Totaled 78 catches for 775 yards and 12 touchdowns (tied for the third-highest total among App State tight ends in program history).
2024: All-Sun Belt honorable mention and Academic All-District … Appeared in nine games, starting all nine at tight end … Had 25 catches for 293 yards and five touchdowns and tied for No. 3 for touchdown catches among Sun Belt tight ends during the regular season … Had three games with 50-plus receiving yards and one touchdown: against East Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia Southern … Had career-best five catches against Georgia Southern (for 57 yards) and a career-long reception of 34 yards against ETSU (a touchdown) … Also scored on receptions covering 6 yards (ECU), 26 yards (Louisiana), 4 yards (JMU) and 9 yards (Georgia Southern) … Had four catches for 53 yards against ECU and four more catches against JMU.
2023: All-Sun Belt second team as a tight end … Appeared in all 14 games and started the final 12 … Ranked No. 2 among Sun Belt tight ends with 34 catches, No. 3 among Sun Belt tight ends with 350 receiving yards and tied for second with five touchdown catches … During five-game winning streak to close regular season, had touchdowns in wins against Southern Miss, JMU and Georgia Southern while totaling 10 catches for 162 yards in those three victories … Four games with four-plus catches, including a four-catch, 61-yard performance at JMU in which he scored once and set up another touchdown with a 27-yard reception inside the 5 … Also a key blocker in the run game for an offense that ranked fourth in the league at 172.0 yards per game on the ground.
2022: Appeared in all 12 games … Caught 10 passes for 82 yards and one touchdown, an 8-yard scoring reception against Robert Morris … Caught one pass for 27 yards in the opener against North Carolina and had a 5-yard reception in the win at Texas A&M … Season-high three catches at Texas State and also had a multi-catch game against Coastal Carolina.
2021: Appeared in 11 games at tight end … Totaled eight catches for 48 yards … Scored first career touchdown on a 10-yard reception at Troy to push App State’s lead to 24-7 in the third quarter of a 45-7 win … Had two catches apiece against Arkansas State and Troy, with a long of 14 yards against the Red Wolves … Also contributed as a blocker on the kickoff return team.
2020: Appeared in four games as a true freshman, taking the field against Campbell, Texas State, Troy and North Texas (bowl win) … Had one catch for 2 yards in his college debut against Campbell.
High School: As an all-state pick, helped lead Wren to a 13-2 record and its first state 4-A championship in South Carolina … Finished his senior season with 1,677 receiving yards and 20 touchdown catches on 91 receptions as a wide receiver … North all-star team’s MVP in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl with six receptions for 84 yards, including a one-handed catch for 33 yards … Put up more than 100 yards in seven of the first eight games as a senior, highlighted by a three-touchdown, 195-yard game … Had a season-high 203 receiving yards with three TDs on eight catches in a 65-29 win against Greer … Combined for 26 catches in Wren’s only two losses, which were games decided by eight and six points … Had 12 touchdown catches and 1,140 receiving yards as a junior, when he was named an all-state and all-region performer … Ended prep career with 3,124 receiving yards, 179 catches and 33 TD catches … Father, Mike, played football at Furman from 1984-87 ... Also played basketball in each of his first three years at Wren and was the team's leading rebounder ... Played football for coach Jeff Tate at Wren ... Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
