Gardner-Webb University Athletics

High School: Played at Bessemer (Ala.) Academy under Coach Josh Wright … A three-time AISA All-State selection by the Alabama Sportswriters Association (ASWA) … Played in the Alabama Senior All-Star Game at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. ... Finished four-year career with 552 total tackles (11.5 per game) … Had 315 solo stops and 45.0 tackles for loss during his career … Led Rebels to a 13-1 record and the Class 3A AISA State Championship as a senior … Part of a team that posted a combined 38-2 record with two consecutive state titles from 2014-2016 … Posted 159 total hits (104 solo) with 17.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks as a senior … Had a season-best 20 hits vs. Autauga (Ala.) Academy … Made at least 10 stops in nine different games … Broke up three passes, blocked two kicks and intercepted a pass … Also forced and recovered one fumble … A first-team AISA All-State selection in 2015 at linebacker … Earned honorable mention All-Metro honors from the Birmingham News as a junior … Helped Rebels to a 13-0 mark and the AISA Class 3A State Championship … Finished the 2015 season with 144 total tackles (104 solo), 12.0 tackles for loss and a sack … Had a school-record 24 stops vs. Oak Forest (Ala.) Academy … Posted seven games with at least 10 tackles … Earned first-team AISA All-State honors as a sophomore in 2014 … Had 145 total tackles (107 solo), 16.0 tackles for loss and two sacks as a sophomore in first season at Bessemer Academy … Played freshman season at West Blocton (Ala.) High … Led team with 104 total stops that season … Chose Gardner-Webb over East Tennessee State.