Career: Full-time starter over his final three seasons after making eight starts in 2019 … Played in 58 career games (with 40 starts) and totaled 257 tackles with 21.5 tackles for loss … Only FBS player in 2021 with at least 75 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and seven passes defended … Scored defensive touchdowns in 2019 (24-yard fumble return in 2019 bowl game) and 2021 (100-yard interception return against South Alabama).
 
2022: Started in all six of his appearances in an injury-shortened season … Team captain … Had 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, half a sack and one fumble recovery … Missed five of the last six games, as he returned from a two-game absence to start at Coastal Carolina but left that game and was sidelined for the rest of the season because of the recurring injury … Opened season with five tackles against UNC and four stops during an abbreviated appearance in the win at Texas A&M … After missing the Troy game, made nine tackles (and two TFLs) in his return against JMU … In his only appearance over the final six games, made seven tackles against Coastal Carolina.
 
2021: All-Sun Belt second team … Started all 14 games at one inside linebacker spot and totaled 75 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions (110 return yards), four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … Only FBS player in 2021 with at least 75 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and seven passes defended … Intercepted pass at goal line and scored on 100-yard interception return against South Alabama as part of a two-interception game … Also picked off a pass against ULM in league play … The 100-yard score was the fourth 100-yard pick-six TD in school history and the first since Rico Mack did it against James Madison in 1990 … Season-high 12 tackles in the win against ULM and had nine tackles in the Sun Belt title game … Season-high 1.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas State.

2020: Tied for the team lead with 91 tackles … Second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss to go along with three sacks and six QB hurries … Started all 12 games at inside linebacker … Posted a career-high 14 tackles at Marshall and added 11 more in wins against Georgia Southern and Georgia State … Recorded one sack apiece in consecutive wins against Campbell, Arkansas State and ULM … Set a career high with 3.5 tackles for loss (with the one sack) in the 45-17 win against Arkansas State to open Sun Belt play … Led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles in five games.

2019: Played in all 14 games and made eight starts at inside linebacker … Returned a fumble 24 yards for a tiebreaking touchdown in the third quarter of the New Orleans Bowl win against UAB and finished the season with 48 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, two QB hurries and one PBU … Had a career-high total of six tackles in three separate games: in wins against North Carolina, Charlotte and the regular season win against Louisiana … Contributed to a sack in the victory at UNC … Recorded five tackles apiece in wins against South Carolina and Coastal Carolina … Started the first four games, made back-to-back starts against South Alabama and Georgia Southern, then back-to-back starts against Georgia State and Texas State.

2018: Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman, missing just the opener at Penn State … Linebacker and special teams contributor totaled 14 tackles, including a season-high four against Louisiana in the first Sun Belt Championship Game … Also had three tackles in the regular season win against Louisiana.

High School: Early enrollee ... Earned three letters at Ware County and finished his career with 175 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 18 sacks and five forced fumbles … Posted 107 tackles, four sacks and one interception during his senior season, when he averaged 9.7 stops per game for coach Franklin Stephens. Also had nine catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns on offense … Credited with 11 sacks as a junior … Also lettered in track and field … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.