R-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022): Switched from No. 58 to No. 2 in honor of former Marshall teammate and hometown native JaQuan Yulee, who passed away prior to the season … Played in 12 games in 2022, starting two … Ended the season with 22 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss while adding seven quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery … best game came at Old Dominion when he recorded five tackles to help lead Marshall to a shutout of the Monarchs.

R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2021): Played in all 13 games, starting six of them. As a defensive lineman, finished with 34 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss with two sacks and two forced fumbles … Also led Marshall in quarterback hurries with 14 … Had a season-high five tackles four different games (Charlotte, UAB, Old Dominion, East Carolina) … Had two tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks against Old Dominion, his hometown team … Forced fumbles against East Carolina and Old Dominion.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-COVID): Saw action in four games.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019): Redshirted … Honored at the 2019 end-of-season banquet as the team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
 
HERD FILE: Was a summer enrollee for the Thundering Herd … Also had offers from James Madison, Norfolk State and Western Carolina … Played both defensive end and defensive tackle at Oscar Smith.

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