2018: Did not appear in any games in his true first-year season.

Early enrollee ... Verbally committed to Northwestern on March 31, 2017 ... Rated a three-star prospect and the No. 20 player in North Carolina by ESPN ... Rated a three-star prospect and No. 23 player in North Carolina by 247 ... Finished high school career as Ashville High's all-time sack leader ... Recorded 56 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior ... Also caught 12 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns as a tight end ... Earned WMAC All-Conference honors ... Grandfather Jim earned medical degree from Northwestern.