Biography
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Transfer from Texas Tech...credited for five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss in four games as a nose tackle in 2020...tallied four stops, including one tackle for a loss, against Texas...played in 38 games in his career...accumulated 46 tackles, six tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in his career...played in 12 games with two starts as a junior...totaled 12 tackles, one tackle for a loss and a quarterback hurry...had a season-high four tackles at Kansas in 2019...played in 12 games in his sophomore season...made one start against Oklahoma State...ranked fourth among defensive linemen with 24 tackles...had 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack, and a quarterback hurry...tallied career-highs of six tackles, two tackles for loss, and a sack against Texas...racked up three tackles against Iowa State...appeared in 10 games as a freshman...totaled five tackles...had a season-high of two stops against Iowa State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Arkansas City High School...played three years of varsity football for head coach Todd Ledford...two-time Arkansas Class 6A South All-State selection...named to the USA Today All-State Arkansas Second Team...named to the Farm Bureau Awards Watch List...selected to the 247Sports Arkansas All-State First-Team...preseason All-Arkansas pick...tallied 93 total tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions during his senior season...registered 87 tackles, 15 sacks and recovered three fumbles as a junior...guided Texarkana to a 5-7 record and playoff appearance as a junior...participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Daytona Beach, Florida following his senior season...consensus three-star recruit...rated the state of Arkansas’ No. 7 ranked player by Rivals...ranked as the No. 9 player in Arkansas and the nation’s No. 59 defensive tackle recruit by 247Sports...ranked the state’s No. 6 player and No. 53 among defensive lineman nationally by ESPN.
PERSONAL
Born in Little Rock, Ark...son of Amber McCann and grandson of Freddie McCann... brother, Kendrix, was a defensive lineman at Southern Arkansas from 2015-18...earned his undergraduate degree in university studies at Texas Tech in December 2020.Â