Kennesaw State University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2016: First Team All-Big South Conference
2016: Big South Player of the Week (Sept. 5)

2017 (SENIOR): Started 12 games for the Owls at defensive end … ranked sixth among Big South defensive ends and linemen in solo tackles (24) … finished 13^th among league DE/linemen in total tackles (34) … finished with 10 assisted tackles … racked up 3.0 tackles behind the line of scrimmage for 15 yards, including 2.0 sacks at 13 yards … recovered his lone fumble of the season at home against Charleston Southern (Nov. 11) … posted three quarterback hurries and two pass breakups … recorded a season-high nine total tackles against Liberty (Oct. 14) … wrestled four opponents to the ground in five games, including five tackles against Sam Houston State (Dec. 9) in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs …  recorded tackles-for-loss in back-to-back games at home against Texas Southern (Oct. 7) and on the road at Liberty (Oct. 14).

2016 (JUNIOR): First Team All-Big South performer at defensive end... Had a breakout season... One of 11 players to start in all 11 games… Big South Player of the Week (Sept. 5)… Ranked second in the Big South with a career-high and team-leading 13.0 tackles for loss... One of nine players in the conference with multiple forced fumbles... Ranked third on the team with 56 tackles (38 solo)… Tallied three sacks... Began the year with eight tackles and five TFL versus ETSU (Sept. 3)… Recorded a career-high 10 tackles at Duquesne (Sept. 24)… Tallied a career-best two sacks versus Presbyterian (Nov. 12)… Logged five games with at least one TFL… Recorded four TFL and two sacks in the Presbyterian win (Nov. 12).

2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games for the Owls…Made his collegiate debut at ETSU (Sept. 3)…Totaled two tackles versus Point (Oct. 10).

PRIOR TO KSU: Played six games for Garden City Community College in 2014…Totaled 20 solo tackles (13 in conference play), 28 total tackles and one sack…He average 2.8 tackles per game.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Newnan High School (Region 3-AAAAAA)…2011: As a sophomore, he started at the Varsity level…Compiled 84 tackles, two sacks, five QB hurries, three fumble recoveries, two interceptions and had two defensive touchdowns…2012: Improved on his totals from his sophomore year, compiling 124 tackles, three sacks, eight QB hurries, three forced fumbles and two interceptions…2013: improved his defensive totals for the third consecutive season, compiling 145 tackles, four sacks, 10 QB hurries, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries…named Chick Fil-A Student-Athlete of the Month…Named All-Region 3-AAAAAA…First Team LB…Named Region Defensive Player of the Year…Tabbed AJC High School All-Metro South-Side Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tonarius Portress…Born October 10, 1996 in Newnan, Ga…Attended Newnan High School…Son of Johnnica Walker and Tony Portress…Has five siblings, Tenae, TJ, Trinity, Tyler and Tayla… Majoring in psychology.