2024: All-Sun Belt first team … Ranked No. 1 among Sun Belt defensive linemen with a season-long defensive grade of 82.7, according to PFF … Credited with 36 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and 2.0 forced fumbles to go along with 20 QB pressures, the No. 1 total among Sun Belt defensive linemen, according to PFF … Pass-rush grade of 79.1 ranked No. 2 among Sun Belt defensive linemen, according to PFF, and run-defense grade of 80.1 ranked No. 3 among Sun Belt defensive linemen … Ranked No. 6 in the Sun Belt in sacks per game and No. 8 in forced fumbles per game … Named a national defensive player of the week after forcing a fumble on a third-quarter sack, stopping a run for no gain, totaling three QB pressures and receiving a 94.5 run-defense grade against ECU … Had a hand in three sacks vs. Georgia State (one solo, two half-sacks) … Added a sack and a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss against JMU … Posted career-high seven tackles in the season finale.

2023: Second-team freshman All-American from College Football News and All-Sun Belt honorable mention … Appeared in all 14 games, starting the final six games as an undersized but explosive defensive tackle after contributing earlier in the year at defensive end … Totaled 34 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one fumble recovery … Had four-game stretch midway through season that included 5.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks at ODU … Also had sack in the Sun Belt title game and the Cure Bowl victory … Added a fumble recovery in the 13-9 bowl win … Recorded two tackles for loss against Marshall … Credited with 19 quarterback pressures by PFF … Season-high five tackles in the win against Southern Miss.

2022: Appeared in two games, playing defensive end against Robert Morris and Old Dominion ... Made first career tackle against Robert Morris.

High School: Helped lead Shelby to two state titles and a 35-5 record over his final three seasons … As a senior in 13 games for a 15-1 state championship team, totaled 84 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 38 tackles for loss, three blocked punts and two forced fumbles … In last three years at Shelby, totaled 176 tackles, 24.5 sacks and 73 tackles for loss over 34 games … Had nine tackles, one sack and three tackles for loss in a state championship game win against Wallace-Rose Hill in 2021 … Multiple tackles for loss in 12 of 13 games, with a single-game high of 5.0 … Played for coach Mike Wilbanks to close career at Shelby … Three-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite rankings and a top-20 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina.