Georgia State University Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference (third team)
• 2019 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2017
    
AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference noseguard and Georgia State’s career leader in tackles for loss with 27.5 ... Ranks second in program history with 11.0 sacks ... Tied for third with three fumble recoveries ... Four-year starter on the defensive line who is second in school history with 57 games played ... Two-time team captain.
    
2021: Team captain who returned for his “super senior” season ... Tied for third on the team with eight tackles for loss, including 2.5 sacks. Also had two fumble recoveries ... Had a fumble recovery and a shared sack at No. 22 North Carolina ... Recovered a fumble in the final minute at the GSU 12 to seal win vs. Texas State ... Had a sack and another tackle for loss in win at No. 22/21 Coastal Carolina ... Added a sack and a tackle for loss in win over Arkansas State, helping the GSU defense to a school-record minus-3 rushing yards allowed.
    
2020: Team captain and third-team All-Sun Belt Conference honoree ... Made 27 tackles with 3.5 TFL and a fumble recovery in eight games ... Opened the season with two tackles for loss vs. No. 19 Louisiana ... Keyed strong defensive effort vs. East Carolina, when GSU allowed just 50 yards rushing and 286 total yards ... Recovered a fumble on a strip sack by Hardrick Willis in win vs. ULM ... Anchored a GSU defense that held four opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing, including season-low 40 yards in win over Troy ... Helped hold App State to season-low 310 yards .. Missed final two regular-season games due to injury.

2019: All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) ... A first-team All-Sun Belt selection by Pro Football Focus, which said, “he may very well be one of the best true nose tackles in all of college football” ... Fourth on the team with 49 tackles, including seven TFL and three sacks ... Contributed two sacks in win over Furman ... Had two key defensive plays in the second half of win over Arkansas State with a forced fumble  for a 2-yard loss and then a third-down sack at the GSU 23 to force a field goal ... Outstanding game against Army’s triple option offense as he made a career-high 10 tackles.
               
2018: Starting noseguard who was third on the team with four tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... Collected 30 tackles ... Career-high six tackles in win over Kennesaw State ... Had a sack in win over ULM and a shared sack at Troy ... Also recorded tackles for loss against Memphis, Louisiana and Georgia Southern.
               
2017: Backup noseguard who helped the Georgia State defense set records for fewest points per game allowed (24.75), fewest rushing yards per game (136.4), fewest yards per rushing attempt (4.13) and most sacks (24) ... Tied for the team lead with four sacks, just one shy of the GSU season record. Finished with 24 tackles and five tackles for loss ... Had a sack that caused a fumble at No. 5 Penn State ... Added another sack in shutout win at Charlotte and shared sacks in win over ULM and South Alabama ... Collected sack No. 4 in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over Western Kentucky, helping the Panthers set a school record by allowing a net of minus-2 yards rushing.
               
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state defensive lineman at Jefferson High School … 2016 Class AAAA first-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and second-team by the Georgia Sportswriters Association … 2016 Player of the Year in Region 8-AAAA … Made 74 tackles as a senior with 14 TFL and six sacks … Honorable mention all-state in Class AAA by the Georgia Sportwriters Association as a junior … Two-time all-area by the Gainesville Times, including first-team accolades in 2016 … Three-time first-team all-region selection.