2024 Graduate Student:
Appeared in 12 games and started eight, totaling 32 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception, and three passes defended ... Returned five kicks for 84 yards, ranking second on the team in both categories ... Served as a team captain for the second-straight season ... Recorded a season-high 30 kick return yards, two tackles, and one pass defended in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) ... Registered four tackles and a pass breakup against Duke (9/6) ... Tallied five tackles in the Big Ten opener against Washington (9/21) ... Had an interception and four tackles vs. Wisconsin (10/19) ... Totaled a season-high six tackles in a win over Purdue (11/2) ... Recorded a pass breakup and a tackle against Ohio State (11/16)
2023 Redshirt Senior:
Played in 10 games with four starts, and recorded 47 tackles, one interception, and one pass broken up ... Missed the season’s final three games due to injury, ranking fifth on the team in tackles at the time of injury ... Totaled 179 kick return yards on seven returns (25.6 average), ranking second on the team in both categories ... Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention ... Named Academic All-Big Ten and carries an unblemished GPA ... Team captain ... Tallied five tackles in the season-opener against Rutgers (9/3) ... Notched a season-high 10 tackles in a comeback win over Minnesota (9/23) ... Had five tackles in back-to-back games against Penn State (9/30) and Howard (10/7) ... Accounted for eight tackles against Nebraska (10/21) ... Recorded a season-high 94 kick return yards on three returns, four tackles and his second career interception against Maryland (10/28) … Returned the opening kick off of the second half a career-long 61 yards, the longest by a Wildcat since Solomon Vault’s 95-yard return against Michigan State in 2016 … Picked off Maryland QB Talia Tagovailoa on the Terps’ final play to seal a win ... Suffered injury at Wisconsin and missed the remainder of the season (11/11)
2022 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in three games, starting two, and recorded 20 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack ... Recorded his first-career sack and tallied eight tackles, including a career-high 2.0 TFL, in a win over Nebraska (8/27) ... Made 10 total tackles, including nine solo tackles, against Miami (OH) (9/24) ... Missed the remainder of the season due to injury
2021 Redshirt Sophomore:
Finished fourth on the team in solo tackles (50) and first in kick return average (20.67 yards per return) ... Appeared in 11 games and made nine starts ... Made a career-high 11 tackles and recorded a pass breakup against Duke (9/18) ... Recovered a fumble and made six tackles in a win over Ohio (9/25) ... Tallied seven tackles against Nebraska (10/2) ... Recorded five tackles and set a career-high with 1.5 tackles for loss in a win over Rutgers (10/16) ... Registered a career-high 13 tackles and forced the first two fumbles of his career, becoming the third NU player since 2000 with 10+ tackles and two forced fumbles in a game, against Michigan (10/23) ... Recorded two pass breakups against Minnesota (10/30) ... Recorded five tackles and a TFL against Purdue (11/20) ... Accounted for seven total tackles, a QB hit and a pass breakup against Illinois (11/27)
2020 Redshirt First-Year:
Snatched his first career interception during Northwestern's 43-3 victory over Maryland (10/24) ... Recorded first tackle of the season at Iowa (10/31) ... Returned first-career kick for 35 yards against Michigan State, totaling 57 yards (11/28) ... Tied for career-high in tackles (2) vs. Illinois (12/12) ... Saw game action in Big Ten Championship against Ohio State (12/12) ... Recorded one total tackle in Citrus Bowl vs. Auburn (1/1/21)
2019 First-Year:
In his first game at NU, took on a defensive role with one solo tackle and one assist at Wisconsin (9/28) ... Played running back and led Northwestern with 123 yards rushing on seven attempts and notched his first career touchdown against Illinois (11/30) ... Had the longest run of 62 yards, the most of any player the game at Illinois (11/30) and the second-longest of any player NU throughout the season
High School:
Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on May 29, 2018 ... 108th-ranked player in Texas (247sports) ... Three-year letterwinner and two-time Team Captain ... Finished prep career with 220 tackles, 11 interceptions, seven forced fumbles and 15 total touchdowns ... Finished senior season with 60 tackles and three interceptions on defense ... Added 309 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on offense … Also had an interception return for a touchdown and two punt return touchdowns ... Earned First-Team All-District honors three times ... All-Houston First Team ... Houston Defensive Back of the Year ... Chose Northwestern over offers from Arkansas, Duke, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Memphis, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Stanford, Utah and Vanderbilt
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