Biography
2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . started the first nine games of the 2020 season at Buck safety (DNP at Arkansas State) . . . ranked ninth on the team in tackles with 30 (19 solos, 11 assists), including three for losses (9 yards) . . . led the Warhawks in forced fumbles (2) and fumble recoveries (2 for 9 yards) . . . his three pass break-ups ranked second on the team . . . matched his season-high with five stops (2 solos, 3 assists) vs. ULL, including one for a 2-yard loss . . . produced five solo tackles vs. Appalachian State, including one for a 1-yard loss . . . tallied five stops (2 solos, 3 assists) and a pass break-up vs. Georgia Southern . . . recorded season highs for tackles (5: 3 solos, 2 assists) and pass break-ups (2) vs. UTEP and returned a fumble 9 yards . . . made three solos stops vs. Texas State, including his first career sack (6 yards), to go along with a forced fumble and quarterback hurry . . . posted four tackles (2 solos, 2 assists) and forced a fumble early in the second quarter to halt a five-play, 50-yard drive in the 2020 season opener at Army . . . 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started all 12 games at the Buck safety position in 2019 . . . finished eighth on the team in tackles with 40, including 3.5 for losses (8 yards) . . . also credited with four pass break-ups, two quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles . . . made five stops vs. Arkansas State . . . played his best all-around game at No. 24 Appalachian State, recording a season-high seven tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss; also forced and recovered a fumble against the Mountaineers to go along with a pass break-up . . . named to Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Conference Defensive Team of the Week after his performance at Texas State; contributed four stops, including one for a 1-yard loss . . . posted five tackles each in back-to-back games against Grambling State and at Florida State; also credited with a 2-yard tackle for loss, forced fumble and pass break-up against the Seminoles . . . 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 Ranked among the nation's top JUCO cornerbacks by 247Sports.com (No. 20) . . . also rated among top JUCO prospects in Mississippi (No. 35) . . . two-year starter for Coach Bubby Stephens at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Miss. . . . helped the Lions to a combined record of 23-1, including back-to-back NJCAA National Championships and consecutive MACJC state titles . . . recorded 70 career tackles, four interceptions and 10 pass break-ups . . . posted 28 tackles (23 solos, 5 assists), three interceptions and three pass break-ups as a sophomore in 2018 . . . his three picks ranked second on the team (one each vs. Hinds, Pearl River and Northwest Mississippi) . . . matched his season-high with four stops to go along with a pass break-up at Jones College . . . finished fifth on the team in tackles with 42 (37 solos, 5 assists) and third in pass break-ups with seven as a sophomore in 2017 . . . contributed six stops in the 2017 NJCAA National Championship Game vs. Arizona Western . . . matched his career high with eight tackles (all solo hits) in EMCC's double-overtime win over Northwest Mississippi in the state championship game . . . his top performance came against vs. Itawamba, registering a career-best eight tackles, including one for a loss, an interception and three pass break-ups . . . selected to play in the 2016 Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic in Gulfport, Miss. . . . three-year starter at Yazoo County High School in Yazoo City, Miss. . . . played his senior season for Coach Robert Dobbs and the previous two years for Coach Quentin Euell . . . his prep career totals include: 224 tackles, including 13 for losses, four interceptions, 20 pass break-ups and seven forced fumbles . . . talented two-way player also accounted for 1,387 career all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns . . . tallied 32 tackles (20 solos, 12 assists) and four pass break-ups in five games as a senior in 2016 . . . registered seven tackles, including one for a loss, a pass break-up and forced a fumble vs. Forest Hill . . . produced eight stops, two pass break-ups and scored two TDs vs. Cleveland Central, returning a fumble 21 yards for a score and recovering a blocked punt in the end zone for another . . . compiled a season-high 11 tackles vs. Germantown . . . returned a fumble 20 yards for a TD in the 2016 season opener vs. Yazoo City . . . recorded 100 tackles (52 solos, 48 assists), including nine for losses, two interceptions, five pass breakups and caused two fumbles as a junior in 2015 . . . made at least one tackle for loss in seven games . . . reached double-figures in tackles in four games: career-best 16 vs. Charleston (TFL and 2 PBUs), 12 vs. Independence (2 TFL), 10 vs. Humphreys County (TFL and forced fumble) and 11 vs. Cleveland Central (TFL and forced fumble) . . . rushed 52 times for 512 yards (9.8 avg.) and nine touchdowns as a junior . . . posted two 100-yard rushing games: five carries for 110 yards, including a 76-yard TD run, vs. Booneville and four attempts for 104 yards and three scores, including a 71-yard TD jaunt, vs. Ruleville Central . . . totaled 87 tackles, including three for losses, two interceptions, nine pass break-ups and three forced fumbles as a sophomore in 2014 . . . credited with a season-high 13 stops vs. Noxubee County . . . born Nov. 22, 1998 . . . majoring in general studies.
