THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2024: Played in 12 games with nine starts ... Finished with 21 tackles, including nine solo ... Had 3.0 tackles for loss for seven yards ... Assisted on a two yard sack against Southern Utah (Nov. 9) ... Two QB hurries ... One forced fumble ... Had at least one tackle in 11 of his 12 games ... Had a solo tackle for loss in his UNA debut against SEMO in the FCS Kickoff (Aug. 24) ... Forced a fumble and added two tackles in a 25-16 win over West Georgia (Sept. 28) ... Had a season-high three tackles against Austin Peay (Nov. 2) ... Had two hurries in the season finale against EKU (Nov. 23).

PRIOR TO UNA: Played four seasons at Florida Atlantic University from 2020-23, including 2022 while Coach Brent Dearmon was the offensive coordinator at FAU ... Had six tackles in 2023, including three against Monmouth ... Had an 11-yard sack against South Florida ... Had 33 career tackles over four seasons, including 7.5 TFLs and 4.5 sacks ... Had three forced fumbles over his career ... All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Sprayberry High School in Georgia ... Graduated in 2020 ... First Team All-County and Second Team All-State ... Voted by the league's coaches as First Team All-Region for 6A after tallying nearly 90 tackles and 6.5 sacks ... Multiple playoff appearances with the Yellow Jackets at the 6A level ... Had over 20 offers out of high school, including Minnesota, Marshall, Southern Miss, Akron, Ball State, Buffalo, Rutgers and Toledo ... Ranked as the No. 89 player in Georgia by 247Sports, and No. 41 overall defensive end.

PERSONAL: From Marietta, Ga. ... Son of Madia and Magnus ... Has two siblings, Maynard and Magnus ... Majored in economics at FAU ... Plans to major in sociology at UNA.