THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2024: Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in the UAC ... Phil Steele Fourth Team All-UAC selection ... Played in and started eight games, all during conference play ... Ranked fourth on the team with 50 tackles and third on the team with 28 solo tackles ... Forced a fumble and had eight tackles with two for loss in his season debut against Tarleton State (Sept. 14) ... Blocked an extra point in a 47-34 win over No. 10 Abilene Christian (Oct. 14) ... Had at least three tackles in every game.

UNA 2023: First team all-conference selection by the United Athletic Conference ... First team all-conference by FCS Football Central ... Second team all-conference by Phil Steele ... Started all 11 games at safety ... Led the Lions with 87 tackles, including 49 solo ... Had 6.0 tackles for loss and two sacks ... Three pass-breakups ... Added one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... Made a solid debut against Mercer at the FCS Kickoff, setting the FCS Kickoff single-game record with 14 tackles while adding a tackle for loss and a forced fumble ... Had four games with double-digit tackle numbers, including Mercer (14), Chattanooga (12), UT Martin (10) and EKU on Homecoming (11) ... Had a tackle for loss in seven games ... Recovered a fumble against UT Martin ... Had seven tackles, a sack and a breakup against Austin Peay ... Had five tackles and a sack against No. 4 Florida State ... Blocked a field goal against Tennessee Tech ... Captained five games.

PRIOR TO UNA: Played at the University of Kansas.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at UMS-Wright Preparatory School under head coach Terry Curtis … Helped lead the Bulldogs to three state championships … Earned all-state honors and named pre-season All-American by Sports Illustrated … Also lettered in basketball, track, and soccer.

PERSONAL: Birthday is October 25 … Son of Audrea Burress and Macy and Michael Schultz … Major is Sports Management.

Year      UT    AT    TT    TFL-YDS    SACKS-YDS
2023      49    38     87        6.0-22           2-10
2024      28    22     50        2.0-21           2-21
Career   77    60     137      8.0-43           4-31