Biography
Career: Tallied 311 tackles, 30.0 tackles for loss (-135), 13.0 QB sacks (-78), six interceptions, 14 pass breakups, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries…Ranks ninth in all-time tackles with 311 (100 solo/211 assisted).
2023: Earned fourth varsity letter…Played in all 13 games…Consensus All-American…First-Team All-GLIAC…D2football.com First-Team All-American…Don Hansen Football Gazette First-Team All-American…CCA First-Team All-American…Associated Press First-Team All-American…CCA First-Team Super Region 3…Recorded 90 total tackles, 9.5 TFL (-46), 5.0 QB sacks (-37) and three interceptions (47 yds)...Recorded 12 tackles and 1.0 TFL at Harding in NCAA Playoffs (12/2)…Tallied 10 tackles, 1.0 QB sacks (-13) and 1.0 TFL (-13) vs. Pittsburg State...Notched a season-high 14 tackles, 1.0 TFL and forced a fumble vs. Ferris State in NCAA Playoffs...Recorded four stops versus Davenport in the first half...Two tackles, 1.0 QB sack, 1.0 TFL and a PBU at Wayne State...GLIAC Defensive POW after a 13-tackle, 1.0 QB sack and 1.0 TFL vs. Michigan Tech...Tallied nine tackles, 2.0 TFL (-9) and 1.0 (-8) QB sacks vs. Ferris State...Recorded seven tackles and a TFL (-2) at SVSU...Tallied seven tackles and picked off a pass vs. Assumption...Tallied three tackles at Mines...Recorded nine tackles, 1.0 TFL (-5) and 1.0 QB sacks (-5) vs. CS-Pueblo.
2022: Consensus All-American…CCA First-Team All-American…D2Football First-Team All-American…Don Hansen Football Gazette First-Team All-American…Associated Press Second-Team All-American…AFCA Second-Team All-American…CCA Super Region 3 First-Team…GLIAC Defensive Back of the Year…First-Team All-GLIAC…GVSU Defensive Skill Player of the Year…GVSU Defensive Player of the Year…GLIAC Academic Excellence honoree…Two-time GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week…Recorded 95.0 total tackles (35 solo/65 assisted), 9.5 tackles for loss (-33), 4.0 QB sacks (-17), nine QB hurries, picked off one pass and recovered one fumble…Recorded seven tackles or more in seven games…Tallied nine tackles, 1.0 TFL (-1), 1.0 QB sack (-1) vs. Colorado Mines (9/1)…Recorded nine total tackles vs. CSU-Pueblo (9/10)…Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Saginaw Valley State (10/1)…Recorded 12 total tackles, 1.0 TFL (-5), picked off a pass and notched two QB hurries…Earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors at Ferris State (10/22) with seven tackles, 2.0 TFL (-8), 1.0 QB sacks (-4) and recovered a fumble…Tallied seven stops, 1.0 TFL (-6), 1.0 QB sacks (-6) and a QB hurry vs. Northern Michigan (10/22)…Recorded eight tackles and 1.0 TFL (-3) vs. Davenport (11/12)…Notched 11 total tackles, 1.5 TFL (-6) and 1.5 QB sacks (-6) vs. NW Missouri State (11/26) in NCAA Playoffs…Tallied 11 tackles, 1.0 TFL (-2) and two QB hurries vs. Ferris State (12/3) in NCAA Playoffs.
2021: Earned CCA Super Region 3 honors…Awarded First Team All-GLIAC honors…Named GVSU defensive Skill Player of the Year…All-GLIAC Academic Excellence…Earned second varsity letter…Ranked second in the GLIAC with 104 total tackles…Led the GLIAC with three GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors…Ranked second on the team with 8.0 TFL (-43) and 3.0 QB sacks (-17)…Broke up five passes and returned an interception for a touchdown…Forced two fumbles and recovered a fumble…Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the week after notching nine tackles with 1.5 TFL, 0.5 QB sack, and a pass breakup versus Colorado State-Pueblo (9/11)…Tallied 10 tackles versus Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/18)…Recovered a fumble and recorded seven tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss at Michigan Tech (9/25)…Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week after picking off a pass and returning it for a touchdown, while also notching eight tackles and a pass breakup at Saginaw Valley (10/2)…Earned third GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording a career high 17 tackles (9 solo, 8 assists) with a QB sack (-8) at Northern Michigan (10/23)…Tallied nine tackles with one QB hurry at Michigan Tech (10/30)…Notched eight tackles with a QB sack and a forced fumble versus Davenport (11/13)…Made nine tackles with one TFL, 0.5 QB sack, and forced a fumble in first collegiate playoff game versus Lindenwood (11/20).
2019: GLIAC Academic Excellence honoree...GVSU Co-Special Teams Player of the Year...Earned first varsity letter...Recorded 22 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-11), a QB sack (-7) and picked off a pass...Led team in special teams tackles with 12...Recorded four tackles and 1.5 TFL (-7) in first collegiate game versus Edinboro (9/7)...Tallied five tackles versus Ashland (10/5)...Notched a season-high six stops and 1.5 TFL (-4) versus William Jewell (11/2).
2018: Redshirted.
High School: Prepped at St. Charles East high School...Played for Bryce Farqhar...Earned three varsity letters in football...Recorded 139 tackles and two interceptions as a senior...Earned all-conference, all-area, UEC Defensive Player of the Year and all-state as a senior...Recorded 51 tackles as a junior...Earned all-conference and all-area as a junior...Team finished 11-1 junior season...Recorded 231 career tackles.
