Biography
2024: Earned third varsity letter...D2CCA All-Super Region 3 performer...D2Football.com Elite 100 honoree...First-Team All-GLIAC performer..Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Led the team in tackles with 80, while also recording 8.5 tackles for loss (-33) and 4.5 quarterback sack (-26)...Tallied nine QB hurries, forced three fumbles and recovered one fumble...Key member of a defense that ranked among the leaders in nearly every statistical categories and held seven opponents to 13 points or less, including two shutouts...Tallied three tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a QB sack vs. Central State (9/5)...Recorded 11 tackles, 2.0 TFL and a QB sack at SVSU (10/19)...Notched 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, a QB sack and forced a fumble vs. Indianapolis (11/23) in NCAA Playoffs...Tallied 14 stops and a QB hurry versus Harding (11/30) in NCAA Playoffs.Â
2023: Earned second varsity letter…Played in all 13 games…CCA Super Region 3 Second-Team honoree…Academic All-GLIAC performer…First-Team All-GLIAC…CCA Super Region 3 Second-Team...GVSU Defensive Skill Player of the Year… Key member of a defense that ranked first in the GLIAC and fourth nationally in rushing defense (70.8 ypg)…Defense ranked among the national and GLIAC leaders in every statistical category…Tallied 72 tackles, 13.0 TFL (-80), 6.0 QB sacks (-64) three interceptions, four forced fumbles, four PBU’s and a fumble recovery...Notched seven tackles in NCAA Playoffs at Harding (12/2)…Recorded six tackles and picked off a pass vs. Pittsburg State (11/25) in Playoffs...Tallied a career-high 15 tackles (GVSU playoff record), 2.0 TFL (-8), two forced fumbles, a PBU and a QB hurry vs. Ferris State in NCAA Playoffs (11/18)... Recorded five tackles and .5 TFL vs. Davenport (11/11)...Tallied three tackles and 1.5 TFL (-3) at Wayne State (11/4)...Notched seven tackles, 2.0 QB sacks (-31), 2.0 TFL (-31), two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery vs. Michigan Tech (10/28)...Named the National Defensive Player of the Week and the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording 11 tackles, 4.0 TFL (-25), 3.0 QB sacks (-23) and picked off a pass that he returned 20 yards for a TD vs. Ferris State.
2022: Academic All-GLIAC…Earned second varsity letter…Saw action in 13 games…Recorded 38 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss (-35), 4.0 QB sacks (-31), five QB hurries and one pass breakup…Tallied three tackles, 1.5 TFL (-7) and 1.0 QB sacks (-6) at Colorado State-Pueblo (9/10)…Notched four stops, 1.0 TFL and 1.0 QB sack and a QB hurry vs. Saginaw Valley State (10/1)…Recorded two tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 QB sack at Michigan Tech (10/29)…Tallied a season-high seven tackles at Davenport (11/12)…Notched four tackles, 1.0 TFL (-2) and 1.0 QB sack vs. NW Missouri State (11/26) in NCAA Playoffs.
2021:Â Redshirted
High School: Prepped at Utica Eisenhower High School…Played for Chris Smith…Recorded 90 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and one interception as a senior…Named first-team All-State…Earned first-team All-MAC Red, all-region and Detroit Free Press All-East team honors…Received MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team accolades his senior season…Tallied 92 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and three interceptions as a junior…Named All-MAC Red, all-region and Detroit Free Press All-East…Earned honorable mention All-State and MLive Metro Detroit Dream team honors his junior season…Three-year starter on varsity…Career stats of 182 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles and four interceptions.
