Entered 2024 credited with two tackles and a fumble recovery in 15 career defensive snaps over three games.
2023: Credited with two tackles and a fumble recovery in 14 defensive snaps over two games … recorded one tackle vs. Charleston Southern … added one tackle and his first career fumble recovery vs. Florida Atlantic.
2022: Did not appear in game action.
2021: Made collegiate debut vs. UConn while redshirting.
Before Clemson: National top 100 player according to 247Sports, which listed him as the nation’s No. 97 overall player, the sixth-best defensive end and the sixth-best player from North Carolina … also top 300 player nationally according to ESPN.com … rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN.com and 247Sports … PrepStar Top 350 All-American who ranked as the nation’s No. 12 weakside defensive end and No. 7 player in North Carolina … invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Game … did not have a fall 2020 high school season due to the COVID-19 pandemic … had 181 career tackles, 43 tackles for loss, including 25 sacks, three interceptions and 10 caused fumbles in 21 games over two seasons … in 2019, had 129 tackles, including 27 tackles for loss and nine sacks … also had three interceptions for 78 return yards … recorded a remarkable nine caused fumbles … had his best game against Bishop McGuinness when he recorded a career-high 20 tackles, six tackles for loss, four sacks and three caused fumbles … also had 14 tackles, including five tackles for loss, against West Columbia that year … had 69 tackles in his last five games of the 2019 season … had 52 tackles, including 16 sacks, and three blocked punts in nine games as a sophomore in 2018 … also played three years of high school basketball … averaged 5.4 points and 7.2 rebounds in 2019-20 … committed to Clemson on May 26, 2020 … recruited by Lemanski Hall and Mike Reed … played for De’Ron Middleton at Winston-Salem Prep.
Personal: Born Oct. 22, 2002 … majoring in sports communication … participated in P.A.W. Journey’s service trip to South Africa in spring 2024.
Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.
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