Biography
Second-year player will compete for playing time at defensive end . . . 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Saw action in eight games as a junior in 2019 while working behind Ty Shelby and Sam Miller at one defensive end position . . . recorded 18 tackles (9 solos, 9 assists), including 2.5 for losses (5 yards) . . . tallied four stops in the home finale vs. Coastal Carolina, and his fumble recovery at the CCU 15-yard line with 2:11 left in the fourth quarter iced the game . . . selected to the Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Conference Defensive Team of the Week after posting a career-high five tackles vs. Arkansas State, with 1.5 resulting in losses (3 yards) including his first career sack . . . made four stops, including one for a 2-yard loss, and broke up a pass at Florida State . . . enrolled at ULM on Jan. 14, 2019, for the beginning of the spring semester and participated in spring practice . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:Â Two-time NJCAA First-Team All-Region XXIII selection for Coach Larry Holmes at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Miss. . . . two-time MACJC All-State South pick . . . named MACJC South Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in both 2017 and 2018 . . . recorded 25 career sacks in two seasons at Hinds, ranking among the NJCAA's Top 10 in both 2017 (fourth with 13 for 47 yards) and 2018 (eighth with 12 for 48 yards) . . . posted 42 tackles (30 solos, 12 assists), with 13 resulting in losses including 12 sacks . . . registered 12 tackles vs. East Central, with three resulting in losses (10 yards) including two sacks . . . produced three sacks each at Copiah-Lincoln (22 yards) and Jones County (26 yards) . . . earned NJCAA Second-Team All-America honors after posting 52 tackles (39 solos, 13 assists) as a freshman, including 28.5 for losses (109 yards) . . . matched his season-high with nine stops vs. East Mississippi, including four for losses (11 yards) . . . made nine tackles, including two for losses (3 yards), and recovered a fumble at Copiah-Lincoln . . . tallied nine stops in the 2017 season opener at Itawamba, with a career-high seven tackles for losses (38 yards) including two sacks (8 yards) . . . named Class 6A first-team all-state as an inside linebacker in 2015 . . . compiled 137 tackles (72 solos, 65 assists) as a senior for Coach Tyler Peterson at Brandon (Miss.) High School, with 22 coming behind the line of scrimmage including nine sacks (53 yards) . . . also credited with 18 quarterback hurries, three pass break-ups, a forced fumble and fumble recovery in 2015 . . . posted double-figure tackles in seven games, including a career-best 21 stops vs. Pearl (four tackles for loss) . . . totaled 15 tackles, with six resulting in losses including three sacks (17 yards), and two QB hurries vs. Clinton . . . recorded 61 tackles (30 solos, 31 assists), with 14 resulting in losses including five sacks (28 yards), and 13 QB hurries as a junior . . . produced a season-high 12 stops vs. Oak Grove, with four tackles for loss including three sacks (16 yards) . . . made 10 stops vs. Meridian, including two for losses . . . born June 22, 1998 . . . majoring in general studies.
