Texas State Athletics

Honors

• All-Sun Belt Second Team (2023)
• SERVPRO First Responder Bowl MVP (2023)
• Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2023)

Career
Rose from a late transfer added in the summer of 2022 to the defense's top player at the end of the 2023 season ... Finished with 153 tackles, 21.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, 4 interceptions (2 TDs), 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries in 24 career games as a Bobcat … Started 18 of his 24 career games at Texas State … Ended his career as one of 5 Bobcats in program history to have 2 or more interceptions returned for touchdowns in a career … Had 184 tackles, 23.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks in 49 career games at SMU (2019-21) and Texas State (2022-23).

2023 (Redshirt senior)
All-Sun Belt Second Team ... SERVPRO First Responder Bowl MVP … Phil Steele All-Sun Belt Second Team ...All-Texas Second Team by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week for week 4 (Sept. 23, 2023) ... Career-high 104 tackles (59 solo), 16.0 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries in 13 games … Started all 13 games at linebacker … 924 snaps played, including 851 on defense … Set the program's FBS record for most TFLs in a season with 16.0 … Most TFLs by a Bobcat since 2005 (Fred Evans, 18.0) … Had 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, making him the first Bobcat ever to have 2 pick-sixes in a game … His 104 tackles were the most by a Bobcat since Bryan London II had 118 in 2019 … 8th in the Sun Belt in total tackles (104) … 2nd in the Sun Belt in solo tackles (59) … T-7th in the Sun Belt in TFLs (16.0) … T-1st in the Sun Belt and 19th in the country in interceptions (4) … One of 2 Sun Belt players to return 2 interceptions for a touchdown during the season … T-3rd in the Sun Belt in forced fumbles (3) … 6th in the Sun Belt and 52nd in the nation in tackles per game (8.0) … Season-high 16 tackles along with 0.5 sack and 1.0 TFL at UTSA on Sept. 9 … 11 tackles (6 solo), 2.0 TFLs and a forced fumble vs. Nevada on Sept. 23, which helped him earn Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors … 6 tackles and an interception at Southern Miss on Sept. 30 … 10 tackles vs. Troy on Oct. 28 … 7 tackles, an interception and fumble recovery against Georgia Southern on Nov. 4 … 15 tackles (10 solo), 3.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack on Senior Day vs. South Alabama on Nov. 25 … 6 tackles and 2 interceptions – both returned for touchdowns – in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl against Rice in Dallas on Dec. 26 … Earned the bowl’s MVP honors and helped Texas State beat Rice 45-21 for the program’s first ever bowl win.

2022 (Redshirt junior)
Played in 11 games, including 5 starts, at inside linebacker … 49 tackles (22 solo), 5.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack … Seventh on the team in tackles … Fifth on the team in TFLs … 432 total snaps … 309 snaps on defense … 123 snaps on special teams and played on all units … 2 tackles and 1.0 TFL in his Texas State debut in the season opener at Nevada on Sept. 3 … First career start at Texas State was against HCU on Sept. 24 … Logged 4 tackles (3 solo) against HCU … 5 tackles in Sun Belt opener at JMU on Oct. 1 … Season-high 9 tackles (3 solo) at ULM on Nov. 5 … 6 tackles (4 solo), 3.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack in a win against Arkansas State on Nov. 19 … Started the final 2 games ... Enrolled at Texas State in the summer.

PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
SMU (2019-21)
2021 (Redshirt sophomore): Saw action in 4 games primarily on special teams ... Registered one solo tackle … 2020 (Redshirt sophomore): Played in all 10 games... Registered 9 tackles (6 solo)... Added one pass breakup … 2019 (Redshirt freshman): Played in 12 games, making one start ... Registered 21 tackles (13 solo), including 2.5 TFLs ... Had one fumble recovery for 12 yards.

Kilgore College (2018)
Played in 12 games as a freshman … Registered 45 tackles (25 solo) … Had 4.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks … Finished with a team-leading 6 fumble recoveries and added one interception … Helped the team win the Southwest Junior College Football Conference Championship over NEO A&M College.

High School
Played at Clear Lake (TX) High School … Had 37 tackles, 3.0 sacks, one interception and a fumble recovery as a senior in 2017 … Also posted 107 all-purpose yards (26 rush, 24 receiving, 20 punt return, 37 interception return … Helped team to an 8-4 record.