2022 Season
All-WAC first team selection
Texas
2021 Season
Named All-Big 12 honorable mention … also member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... played in all 12 games with 11 starts … recorded 47 tackles (26 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss and a team-leading 3 interceptions while adding 1 quarterback hurry and 2 pass breakups … his 3 interceptions ranked third in the Big 12 Conference … had 6 tackles in the season-opening victory against Louisiana … registered 6 tackles (3 solo) with one tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup and an interception return for 9 yards … made 1 solo tackle against Rice … had 4 tackles (two solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas Tech … made 5 tackles (3 solo) at TCU … collected a season-high eight tackles (6 solo) with 1 tackle for loss and an interception in the Red River Showdown versus Oklahoma … made 2 tackles against Oklahoma State … totaled 4 tackles (3 solo) and had a career-long 31-yard interception return at Baylor … notched 3 tackles each against Iowa State and Kansas … made 4 tackles (two solo) at West Virginia … had a tackle against Kansas State.
2020 Season
Played in 9 games and started against Oklahoma and Colorado ... third team all-Big 12 preseason selection by Phil Steele ... registered 41 tackles (25 solo), 1 tackle for loss and 3 pass breakups ... posted 7 tackles (5 solo) in a comeback win at Texas Tech ... made 4 tackles (2 solo) versus TCU ... tallied a career-high 13 tackles (5 solo) and broke up 1 pass in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... notched 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass breakup versus Baylor ... recorded 2 tackles in Texas’ road win at No. 6 Oklahoma State ... made 1 tackle and 1 pass breakup in a home win over West Virginia ... recorded 3 tackles versus No. 13 Iowa State ... missed the regular season finale at Kansas State through injury ... totaled 5 tackles (four solo) in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado.
2019 Season
Played in 9 games and started 8 times ... missed Texas’ games against Rice, Oklahoma State and TCU due to injury ... logged 34 total tackles (22 solo), 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 pass breakup and 1 interception ... made 6 tackles, including 4 solo stops, in the season opener against Louisiana Tech ... totaled 8 tackles against No. 6 LSU ... recorded an interception at West Virginia ... racked up 5 tackles against Kansas... registered 3 tackles (two solos), 0.5 sacks 1 pass breakup and 1.5 tackles for loss against the Wildcats... tallied 2 tackles (one solo) against the Cyclones... finished with 2 tackles (one solo) against the Red Raiders ... posted 2 solo tackles in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah.
2018 Season
Enrolled at Texas in January 2018 and participated in spring drills for the Longhorns ... played in 13 games and made 6 starts (Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Iowa State and Georgia) ... totaled 46 tackles (33 solo) with 9 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles, 2 quarterback hurries and 5 pass breakups ... played on special teams and defensively in his career debut at Maryland with 2 solo tackles ... registered his first career interception in the Longhorns’ win over Tulsa ... had 1 solo tackle and a forced fumble in the victory over USC ... played in the second half of the win over TCU ... made his first start against No. 7 Oklahoma and had 6 tackles (5 solo) including two TFL, a sack and a pass breakup in the win ... totaled 6 tackles (four solo), 1.5 TFL, a pass breakup and a quarterback hit in the 23-17 win over Baylor ... had 6 tackles (three solo), a TFL and a pass breakup in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... recorded 2 solo tackles in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... had 5 tackles (three solo) including a TFL and a half sack in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech ... started at safety in the win over Iowa State, totaling 5 tackles and a sack ... totaled 3 solo tackles including a TFL and a pass breakup in the 24-17 road win over Kansas ... had 7 tackles and a QB hurry in the Big 12 Championship Game ... started at safety, totaling three tackles with 2 for loss and a forced fumble in the Longhorns 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Angleton HS
Played for coach Ryan Roark at Angleton High School ... an All-America and 2-time all-state honoree ... played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game ... participated in Nike’s The Opening ... a 2-way player at running back and defensive back who primarily played offense at Angleton ... named first-team “Tops in Texas,” and chosen to the 2017 Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... ranked No. 12 nationally (No. 1 safety) and No. 1 overall in Texas by ESPN ... ranked No. 37 nationally (No. 3 safety) and No. 4 overall in Texas by 247Sports ... rated No. 57 nationally (No. 6 safety) and No. 6 overall in Texas by Rivals ... ranked No. 1 in the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 ... also ranked No. 1 on the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named first team All-USA Texas by USA Today ... missed four of the team’s 14 games due to injury as a senior ... totaled 100 carries for 952 yards (9.5 ypc) and 18 touchdowns, while catching 24 passes for 520 yards (21.7 ypr) and 3 touchdowns for 1,472 total yards and 21 touchdowns ... recorded 5 100-yard rushing games and 6 multi-touchdown games ... part of an offense that averaged 48.9 points per game, including 6 games of 60 or more points with a season high of 79 ... helped Angleton to a 13-1 overall record, including a 6-0 district mark, a district championship, and an appearance in the 5A Division I semifinals in 2017 ... tabbed 2017 second-team Preseason All-America by MaxPreps ... named to the Touchdown Club of Houston’s 2017 Preseason Team ... named 2016 First Team All-USA Texas ... selected honorable mention 5A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2015 ... tabbed District 24-5A Utility Player of the Year, while earning first-team all-district honors as both a running back and safety ... rushed for 1,032 yards and 16 touchdowns on 103 carries (10.0 ypc), caught 11 passes for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns, and pulled in 2 interceptions as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Son of Yolanda Royston, who played volleyball for the Bearkats from 1988-91 and is in the Sam Houston Hall of Honor ... his mother finished with 1,179 kills, 1,279 digs and 337 blocks in her career and still ranks in the all-time SHSU top 25 in each of those categories
