Ohio defender continuing Clemson’s recent pipeline from St. Xavier HS
In High School: Three-year starter in the defensive backfield who entered the early signing period credited with 183 career tackles (11.0 for loss), 10 interceptions, 15 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and five blocked punts … three-time All-Greater Catholic League selection, including first-team honors in each of his final two seasons … as of his signing, was credited with 71 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, 10 pass breakups and a blocked punt for a touchdown as a senior in helping St. Xavier to an 11-2 record and a state championship game berth … team captain who was honored as Greater Catholic League Defensive Back of the Year for 2025 … named first-team All-Ohio and first-team All-Southwest Ohio … as a junior in 2024, collected 74 tackles (51 solo), eight pass breakups, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … also blocked three punts, including one returned for a score … collected first-team All-GCL and second-team All-Southwest Ohio accolades for his junior campaign … was a second-team All-GCL pick at corner as a sophomore after he tallied 38 tackles, five pass breakups and four interceptions, including two picks in his season debut … listed as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports … rated as the nation’s No. 266 overall prospect by Rivals, which also credited him as the 16th-best linebacker and 14th-best prospect from Ohio in the class … also listed as one of Ohio’s top 20 prospects by 247Sports (17th) and ESPN (20th) … earned an All-Midwest Region pick from PrepStar … was also a standout defender on the basketball court, earning Defensive Player of the Year from his conference and second-team all-league honors as a junior … helped his team to a 19-6 record and a GCL title … coached at St. Xavier by Steve Specht … committed to Clemson on Oct. 24, 2025.
Personal: Born Nov. 29, 2007 … plans to enroll at Clemson in summer 2026 … follows in the lineage of Clemson’s recent run of prospects from Cincinnati’s St. Xavier High School, joining four-year letterman Matt Bockhorst (2017-21) and 2025 signee Tucker Kattus.
