University of Alabama Athletics

2021

Recorded 79 stops to rank fifth on the Tide defense ... finished with 12.5 tackles for loss (-70 yards), good for second by a UA defender, and 5.5 sacks (-55 yards) ... added four quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles ... semifinalist for the Butkus and Lombardi awards ... named to the preseason watch lists for the Butkus, Lombardi and Nagurski ... also tabbed as a preseason second team All-American by the Associated Press ... selected as one of the defensive players of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his play against Mercer and Southern Miss. Miami: Recorded five tackles, including a team-high two for loss (-5 yards) ... also added one sack (-4 yards) to his stat line. Mercer: Notched a team-high eight tackles against the Bears, including one for a loss (-1 yard). Florida: Totaled six tackles in Gainesville, including one for loss (-4 yards). Southern Miss: Tied for second on the team in tackles with five stops ... also broke up one pass while adding a quarterback hurry. Ole Miss: Posted three tackles against the Rebels, including one for loss (-2 yards). Texas A&M: Recorded four tackles on the night. Mississippi State: Finished with five tackles against the Bulldogs, including half a sack (-4 yards). Tennessee: Contributed five tackles in the Homecoming matchup. LSU: Spotted the stat sheet against the Tigers ... finished with six tackles, including half a sack (-2 yards) ... also contributed two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry. New Mexico State: Forced a fumble midway through the third quarter that led to an eventual touchdown for UA ... also registered team-high tying six stops against the Aggies. Arkansas: Spotted the stat sheet in the Tide's final home matchup ... totaled five tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard), to go with a quarterback hurry. Auburn: Posted five tackles in the Iron Bowl, including one stop for a loss (-3 yards). Georgia: Finished with five stops against the Bulldogs. Cincinnati: Totaled four tackles, including half a sack (-5 yards) ... also provided one quarterback pressure on the day. Georgia: Put together a standout performance in the CFP National Championship ... tied for the team lead in tackles with seven, including a game-high and career-best 4.0 tackles for loss (-37 yards) and three sacks (-34 yards) ... also forced one fumble.

2020

Earned the starting job at will linebacker to begin the 2020 campaign ... ranked second on the defense with 79 stops, including seven for loss (-31 yards) and 4.5 sacks (-28 yards) ... added six quarterback pressures, two pass breakups and an interception to his totals ... selected as a semifinalist for the Butkus Award ... earned defensive player of the week honors from the Alabama coaching staff for his play against Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Kentucky and Auburn. Missouri: Got the starting nod at will linebacker in the season opener ... totaled six tackles, including a team-high tying 2.0 for loss (-11 yards), including one sack (-10 yards) ... added one quarterback pressure ... contributed in a big way to a Crimson Tide defense that accumulated 8.0 tackles for loss (-37 yards), its most in a single game since 2018 ... his efforts in Columbia earned him defensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaches. Texas A&M: Led all Tide defenders with a career-high 10 tackles ... also pressured the A&M quarterback once on the day. Ole Miss: Recorded eight tackles in Oxford, including half a stop for a loss (-1 yard). Georgia: Totaled two tackles to go with a quarterback hurry and one pass breakup ... helped the Tide defense post a shutout in the second half of the top-three matchup with the Bulldogs. Tennessee: Paced the Crimson Tide defense with 10 tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard) ... credited with two passes defended by the UA coaches while helping limit the Vols to just 162 yards passing in the game ... picked up defensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaching staff for his play in Knoxville. Mississippi State: Pressured the State quarterback twice while adding two tackles on the night ... helped limit the Bulldogs' high-powered offense to only 200 yards ... earned defensive player of the week accolades for his output on Halloween. Kentucky: Led the Crimson Tide defense in tackles with a career-high 11 stops, including one sack (-7 yards) ... helped limit the Wildcats to only 179 yards of total offense, including just 27 yards in the second half ... picked up defensive player of the week honors from the UA coaches for his efforts against UK. Auburn: Played a key role in containing Bo Nix and the Tiger offense ... recorded two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup ... also added eight tackles to rank second on the Tide defense ... picked up defensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaches for his play in the Iron Bowl. LSU: Registered half a sack (-3 yards) as part of seven total tackles in his return home. Arkansas: Suffered an injury on his first tackle of the day and did not return to the field. Florida: Battled through injury to post an impressive performance against the Gators ... totaled three tackles, two of which were sacks (-8 yards) ... his second sack came on the final play of the night, taking down Kyle Trask in the backfield as the clock ran out. Notre Dame: Picked off his first career pass while adding five total tackles in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State: Tied for the team lead in tackles with six stops ... helped the Tide limit the high-powered OSU offense to 24 points, including just seven points in the second half.

2019

Excelled in the fall to earn a starting role in the linebacking group ... selected to USA Today and ESPN.com's Freshman All-America teams ... named to the Freshman All-SEC squad by the league coaches ... saw time in all 13 games, including 12 starts ... led the SEC's freshman defenders in tackles for loss with 7.5 (-14 yards) ... totaled 63 tackles to rank seventh among first-year defenders in the league ... recorded five quarterback pressures and two fumble recoveries that he returned for a combined 37 yards ... also added a forced fumble and one pass breakup ... named to the Midseason Freshman All-America Watch List by the Football Writers' Association of America ... selected as a defensive player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his play against Western Carolina. Duke: Tied for second on the Tide in total tackles with six stops in his first collegiate game ... helped an Alabama defense that held Duke to 204 yards of total offense. New Mexico State: Finished with one tackle against the Aggies in the home opener. South Carolina: Recorded four stops against the Gamecocks. Southern Miss: Ranked second on the Tide defense with six stops, including a team-high tying 1.5 tackles for loss (-4 yards) ... played a key role in UA's defensive effort that limited USM to only 226 total yards of offense. Ole Miss: Put together an impressive performance against the Rebels ... totaled seven tackles, including a team-high tying 1.5 for loss (-1 yard) ... added one quarterback pressure, part of the Tide's six on the afternoon. Texas A&M: Made one tackle for loss (-3 yards), part of his two stops on the day. Tennessee: Led the Crimson Tide defense in tackles with eight stops, including one for a loss (-1 yard) ... played a key role in holding the Vols to only 231 yards of total offense. Arkansas: Tied for the team lead with six tackles against the Hogs ... added his first fumble recovery, taking the loose ball for a 37-yard return to set up an eventual Tide touchdown on the very next play. LSU: Made a tackle and added a quarterback pressure against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Recorded six tackles in Starkville, including half a stop for loss (-3 yards) to go with a quarterback pressure ... helped limit the Bulldogs to 270 yards of offense on the day. Western Carolina: Contributed five tackles and added one quarterback pressure to earn himself defensive player of the week accolades from the UA coaching staff ... his performance up front helped limit the Catamounts to only 67 yards rushing and 179 yards of total offense. Auburn: Forced his first career fumble while recovering another against the Tigers ... added two tackles and a quarterback pressure to his totals. Michigan: Capped off his freshman campaign with a season-high nine tackles, including two for loss (-2 yards) ... also broke up one pass in the Citrus Bowl.

High School and Personal Data

Versatile player who saw time on offense, defense and special teams as a prep standout ... four-star selection by all major recruiting services ... listed as the No. 3 player in Louisiana and the fourth-rated inside linebacker by 247Sports ... No. 71 on the site's Top247 list ... ranked the No. 5 player in Louisiana by both ESPN.com and PrepStar ... ESPN ranked him as the No. 6 athlete and No. 79 player nationally on the ESPN300 while PrepStar rated him as the No. 8 linebacker and the 118^th player overall ... the No. 11 player in the state and 16^th-ranked outside linebacker by Rivals.com ... the No. 5 player in Louisiana and sixth-ranked inside linebacker in the class on the 247Composite ... selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas ... participated in the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge ... played wide receiver, safety and returned kicks for University Lab's back-to-back state championship teams in 2017 and 2018 ... helped the Cubs to 26 consecutive wins over his junior and senior seasons ... coached by Chad Mahaffey at University Lab School in Baton Rouge, La. ... chose Alabama over Auburn, Arkansas, LSU and Texas A&M among others.