Sam Houston Athletice Site

2021 Season
HERO Sports all-America second team ... Dave Campbell's Texas Football all-Small College defense ... all-WAC first team ... Stats Perform preseason all-America second team ... HERO Sports all-America first team

2020-21 Season
All-Southland Conference first team ... HERO Sports All-American ... Preseason all-Southland Conference first team ... Phil Steele preseason all-Southland Conference first team ... named SLC Defensive Player of the Week on 4/12 after going for 5.0 tackles, 3.0 TFLs and a forced fumble in win over McNeese (4/10) that clinched SLC title ... started each of Kats' 10 games of the season on defensive line ... had a pair of tackles and 0.5 TFLs in season-opening win over No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana (2/27) ... had 3 stops and 1.0 TFL in dominating wins over No. 7 Nicholls (3/13) and at Lamar (3/20) ... had 4 stops and 1.5 TFLs in playoff-opening win over Monmouth (4/24) ... had season-high 6 tackles in quarterfinal win over North Dakota State (5/2) ... came up with big sack late in semifinal win over James Madison (5/8), knocking the Dukes out of field goal range in the game's final minutes.

2019 Season
All-Southland Conference second team … part of Bearkat defensive line that ranked No. 1 in the FCS in rushing yards allowed per game for the year … started all 12 games on interior of the line, finishing with 21 tackles and 11 TFLs … also had 4 sacks and ranked second in the SLC with 3 forced fumbles … had at least 1 TFL in 9 of 12 games for the year … had 3 stops and a TFL in season opener at New Mexico (8/31) … had a sack and a forced fumble in home win over Oklahoma Panhandle State (9/7) … had 4 stops in win over Stephen F. Austin (10/5), including a fourth-quarter strip sack that set up the Bearkats’ final score, clinching their ninth straight win over the Lumberjacks … had 3 TFL and a forced fumble against Lamar (10/12) … had a TFL at Central Arkansas (10/26) and 1.5 TFLs in road win at Abilene Christian (11/9).

Texas Tech
2018 Season
Became a key force for the Red Raiders in the middle of the defensive line … appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt sophomore with seven starts from nose tackle … closed the season with 37 tackles, including four for a loss, resulting in 19 yards …finished tied for ninth on the team in tackles and tied for second among defensive linemen ... two of those tackles for a loss were credited as sacks (15 yards) … added a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble … recorded two or more tackles in eight different games … began the year with two tackles in the season opener versus Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston … followed with four tackles, including one for a loss, and a quarterback hurry in a blowout win over Lamar (9/8) … recorded a then-career high five tackles against Houston (9/15) … racked up another two tackles in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/22) … had four tackles and forced a fumble in the Thursday night road win at TCU (10/11) … forced fumble came on a key 4-and-1 play midway through the second quarter, giving the ball back to the Red Raiders ... tallied four tackles and a sack at Iowa State (10/27) … sack came on the final play of the first quarter ... closed the home slate with two tackles against Oklahoma (11/3) and one takedown versus Texas (11/10) … recorded a career-high six tackles in back-to-back weeks to round out the season versus Kansas State (11/17) and Baylor (11/24) … had a tackle for a loss in both games, which included an eight-yard sack at Kansas State.

2017 Season
Redshirt season … did not play … key member of the scout team … impressed during Texas Tech’s weekly Thursday night scrimmage between younger players on the roster.

2016 Season
Appeared in eight games as a true freshman … logged 10 tackles (seven solo), including three that went for a loss … had a quarterback hurry and fumble recovery as well … made Red Raider debut with a season-high two tackles against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … also posted a tackle for a loss and a quarterback hurry in the season-opening win … matched his season high with a pair of tackles against both Louisiana Tech (9/17) and Texas (11/5) … had another tackle for a loss against Louisiana Tech as well as Iowa State … finished with one tackle against the Cyclones as well as TCU (10/29), Oklahoma State (11/12) and Baylor (11/25) … recovered first career fumble in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29).

SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas ... played three seasons of varsity football for head coaches Derick Roberson and Reginald Samples ... selected as a Class 6A All-State honorable mention selection ... named Co-Defensive Most Valuable Player in District 9-6A ... named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area first team ... finished senior year with 50 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... helped guide Skyline to the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs, a 9-3 overall record and 6-1 district record as a senior ... invited to compete at the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl game where he finished with two sacks and five total tackles ... consensus three-star recruit ... ranked the nation’s No. 92 defensive tackle and No. 190 overall prospect in state by 247Sports.