First-year transfer and sophomore … No. 30 first baseman in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball … No. 74 sophomore in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game.
Before Clemson: Played one season (2024) at Michigan, where he was coached by Tracy Smith … All-Big Ten Conference Freshman selection … hit .279 with 11 homers, 11 doubles, 30 RBIs, 29 runs, a .578 slugging percentage, .445 on-base percentage and a steal in 56 games (39 starts) in 2024 … set the school freshman record for homers … No. 252 player and No. 7 first baseman in the nation by Perfect Game … three-time all-state selection at Mount Dora Christian Academy … No. 35 player and No. 1 first baseman in Florida by Perfect Game … hit .383 with a school-record 25 homers and 84 RBIs in his high school career … first-team all-state as a senior … hit .417 with a school-record 11 homers as a senior … lettered five times in baseball at Mount Dora Christian Academy, where he was coached by Jason Sanders.
Personal: His father, Marty, and mother, Elisabeth, played basketball at Cazenovia … majoring in communication … born Collin Vincent Priest on Sept. 8, 2004 in Syracuse, N.Y.