Shined as a two-year starter at weakside linebacker in 2020-21 after spending several seasons as a key reserve ... credited with 210 career tackles (22.0 for loss), 9.0 sacks, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and an interception in 1,456 snaps over 53 games (21 starts) ... one-half of a linebacker tandem with James Skalski that Dabo Swinney called "The Bruise Brothers" ... two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection.
Shined as a two-year starter at weakside linebacker in 2020-21 after spending several seasons as a key reserve … credited with 210 career tackles (22.0 for loss), 9.0 sacks, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and an interception in 1,456 snaps over 53 games (21 starts) … one-half of a linebacker tandem with James Skalski that Dabo Swinney called “The Bruise Brothers” … two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection.
2021: Ranked second on the team with 85 tackles, recording 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, a pass breakup, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery over 593 snaps in 11 games (10 starts) … voted as a permanent team captain … All-ACC Academic Team selection … notched 11 tackles and his first career interception vs. No. 5 Georgia, sharing team defensive player of the week honors … made one tackle vs. SC State … missed game vs. Georgia Tech with knee inflammation … earned ACC Co-Linebacker of the Week and shared team defensive player of the week after he recorded a team-high 19 tackles at NC State, the most by a Clemson player in a single game under Dabo Swinney, ahead of Spencer Shueyâs 18 tackles against Georgia in 2013 … his 19 tackles at NC State were the most by a Clemson player in a single game since 2002, when John Leake recorded 21 stops against Maryland … added eight tackles (1.5 for loss) and a half-sack vs. Boston College … made a team-high 10 tackles at Syracuse … recorded six tackles including a nine-yard sack at No. 23 Pitt … notched a half-sack among his four tackles vs. Florida State … added five tackles and a forced fumble at Louisville … added three tackles vs. UConn … recorded 11 tackles, a half-sack and a fumble recovery vs. No. 13 Wake Forest … tied for team lead with seven tackles (including one for loss) at South Carolina.
2020: Second-team All-ACC honoree by the AP … All-ACC Academic Team selection … credited with a team-high 72 tackles (10.5 for loss), a team-high 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in 517 snaps over 12 games (11 starts) …Â started at Wake Forest, posting six tackles including a half-sack to collect team defensive player of the game honors … split a tackle for loss among his two tackles vs. The Citadel … earned Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and ACC Linebacker of the Week vs. Virginia after being credited with 13 tackles (seven solo, 1.5 for loss) and a half-sack … also shared team defensive player of the game honors against Virginia … added six tackles (2.5 for loss) with 1.5 sacks vs. No. 7 Miami … contributed four tackles at Georgia Tech … made four tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. Syracuse … notched a team-high eight tackles (one for loss) and a forced fumble vs. Boston College … collected team defensive player of the game honors after posting a team-high nine tackles, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery at No. 4 Notre Dame … contributed three tackles including a sack vs. Pitt … notched seven tackles at Virginia Tech … posted five tackles in ACC Championship Game vs. No. 2 Notre Dame … recorded five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in Sugar Bowl vs. No. 3 Ohio State.
2019: Credited with 45 tackles (6.0 for loss), 2.0 sacks, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery in 284 snaps over 15 games … recorded three tackles (including one for loss), a deflected pass that was intercepted by Tanner Muse, as well as a fumble recovery on special teams vs. Georgia Tech that helped him share team special teams player of the game honors … made one tackle vs. No. 12 Texas A&M … contributed on defense and special teams at Syracuse … recorded four tackles vs. Charlotte … added three tackles at North Carolina … posted one tackle vs. Florida State … made six tackles vs. Boston College … recorded three tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. Wofford … contributed two tackles at NC State … registered four tackles vs. Wake Forest … made two tackles (one for loss) at South Carolina … added a career-high nine tackles (including one for loss) vs. No. 22 Virginia in the ACC Championship Game … recorded first two sacks of his career among his seven tackles vs. No. 2 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl.
2018: Credited with eight tackles (1.0 for loss), a forced fumble and a recovered fumble in 62 snaps in 15 games … forced and recovered a fumble in his collegiate debut vs. Furman … posted one tackle vs. Georgia Southern and at Wake Forest … made two tackles vs. Louisville … added three tackles against Duke.
2017: Redshirted … enrolled in January.
Before Clemson: Played all over the field, including linebacker and quarterback for Calhoun High School in Georgia … first-team all-state at the AAA level in 2016 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … helped Calhoun High to an 11-3 record and to the second round of the state playoffs … led the defense with 78 tackles … as a quarterback in 2016, rushed for 788 yards and 13 touchdowns and passed for 483 yards and three scores … had 63 tackles as a junior in 2015 and added 19 receptions for 378 yards and two scores … as a sophomore, completed 25-38 passes for 447 yards and six scores … had 71 tackles and an interception on defense … threw a 40-yard touchdown pass on a double reverse for what proved to be the winning score in the state championship game victory … that completed a 15-0 season … played for Hal Lamb at Calhoun High … committed to Clemson on Aug. 15, 2015 … wore #4 at Calhoun High School … recruited by Brent Venables.
Personal: Earned degree in marketing and added a master’s degree in athletic leadership … his father, Robbie, was a receiver for the Tigers who lettered from 1988-90 … Robbie played on Tiger teams that finished 10-2 all of those seasons, including the ACC Championship team of 1988 … was a member of Clemsonâs winningest class with 40 wins until the recent run by the Tiger program … brother of Clemson receiver Brannon Spector … his sister, Blair, is also a Clemson graduate and former Clemson cheerleader … completed a microinternship at Smith & Nephew in 2019 … three-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2019-21) … born Oct. 20, 1998.
Note: Tackle stats in the bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the table below reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.