Kennesaw State University Athletics

Career Highlights
» All-Big South First Team (2017)
» Big South Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 13, 2017)
» Preseason All-Big South (2017)
» Second-Team All-Big South Conference (2016)
» Big South Honor Roll (2016)

As a Junior (2017)
Started 13 of 14 games at linebacker … ranked ninth in the Big South, fifth among linebackers in total tackles with 73 tackles … finished 19^th in the league in tackles per game (5.2), 11^th among league linebackers … forced two fumbles to rank tied-third in the conference and second on the team … hauled in two interceptions – one each against Texas Southern (Oct. 7) and Monmouth (Nov. 18) … finished tied-third on the team in sacks with (3.0) … recorded a season-high 2.0 sacks for 15 yards against Charleston Southern (Nov. 11) … third on the team in tackles-for-loss with 6.5 (six solo, one assisted) … recorded four or more stops in 11 games, including six-straight (Liberty (Oct. 14)-Monmouth (Nov. 18) to close the regular-season and earn Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors … over six-game stretch, posted 37 tackles (29 solo, eight assisted) … started the year strong with 25 total stops over first four games … posted season-high seven solo tackles against Charleston Southern (Nov. 11) and eight total (four solo, four assisted) against North Greenville (Sept. 30).

As a Sophomore (2016)
Earned second-team All-Big South honors at linebacker ... one of 11 players to start in all 11 games for the Owls ... played a key role in the linebacking core, leading the team with a career-high and program-record 70 tackles (43 solo) ... his 70 tackles were ninth-most in the conference ... his 11.0 tackles for loss were second-most on the team and fifth-most in the Big South ... tied a program record with 12 tackles at Gardner-Webb (Oct. 22), and made 10 more stops versus Presbyterian (Nov. 12) ... recorded a sack against Missouri S&T (Oct. 8)… Forced a fumble versus Clark Atlanta (Nov. 5) ... tallied pass breakups against Monmouth (Oct. 29) and East Tennessee State (Sept. 3).

As a Freshman (2015) 
Played an important key on the defensive side of the ball, proving to be one of the anchors of the linebacking core ... played in all 11 games, making nine starts ... ranked fourth on the team with 52 total tackles (35ua, 17 a) ... ranked second on the team with 7.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 24 yards ... tallied one sack and a quarterback hurry ... recorded three tackles and a quarterback hurry at ETSU (Sept. 3) ... totaled two tackles for a loss of 10 yards versus Edward Waters (Sept. 12) ... totaled four tackles (2ua, 2a) at Dayton (Sept. 26) ... recorded six tackles (5ua, 1a) versus Point (Oct. 10) ... totaled a career-high 10 tackles versus Monmouth (Oct. 31) ... totaled nine tackles (4ua, 5a) at Presbyterian (Nov. 21).

High School
Prepped at Statesboro High School in Statesboro, Ga. ... Statesboro compiled a 37-7 overall record in four years, advancing to state playoffs each year ... 2013: Named 3-AAAA Div.-A All-Region ... helped the Blue Devils to a 10-2 record and second round of Class 4A Region state playoffs ... Statesboro High posted 13-2 record and advanced to state championship game ... selected Statesboro Herald Prep Player of the Month for December ... 2012: Blue Devils recorded 8-4 record and reached second round of state playoffs ... coached by Steve Pennington.
 
Personal
Born Oct. 17, 1995 in Statesboro, Ga. ... a resident of Statesboro, Ga. ... attended Statesboro High School ... an honor graduate ... held 3.64 GPA in high school ... parents are Tonja and Tony ... majoring in heath & physical education.