Gardner-Webb University Athletics

All-Big South Conference candidate … Preseason All-Big South second team selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Magazine … Has the tools and experience to continue Gardner-Webb’s All-America tradition at linebacker … Physical and fundamentally sound linebacker … Has good instincts and closing speed … Very sound tackler … Understands Gardner-Webb’s defensive scheme and diagnoses plays at a high level … Will be a valuable leader for a defense loaded with young talent in 2018.

2017 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games and made six starts … Started the final five games of the season … Finished with 61 total tackles (27 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss (minus-10 yards), one fumble recovery and two pass break ups … Had 39 total tackles in the final five games alone (7.8 per game) … Had a string of three consecutive games with at least 10 hits … Made 11 stops at Kennesaw State (10/21) … Had 10 tackles vs. Liberty (10/28) … Made 10 stops vs. Charleston Southern (11/4) … Had five solo stops at No. 22 Monmouth (11/11) … Made five assisted stops at Wyoming (9/9) … Had seven tackles vs. Shorter (10/7). 2016 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 11 games at inside linebacker … Started the final six games of the season … Finished with a career-high 55 total tackles (33 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss (minus-6 yards) and 1.5 sacks (minus-3 yards) … Forced one fumble … Had a career-high 10 stops vs. Kennesaw State (10/22) and at Liberty (10/29) in back-to-back weeks … Had eight solo stops vs. the Flames … Made seven tackles (five solo), including a game-winning play at the goal line in overtime to thwart at two-point attempt in a 34-33 win for the Runnin’ Bulldogs … Had 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack in that game … Had seven total hits (five solo) vs. Presbyterian (10/8) … Averaged 7.2 tackles per game as a starter over the final six games of the season. 2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in six games … Saw action primarily on special teams, but did take snaps at inside linebacker behind seniors Tanner Burch and Azziz Higgins … Was not credited with a tackle.

High School: Played at South Effingham (Ga.) High under Coach Donnie Revel … Four-year starter … Finished career with 365 total tackles (212 solo) … Forced six career fumbles, totaled 19.0 tackles for loss and had 10.5 career sacks … Scored 18 career touchdowns at fullback … A first-team All-Greater Savannah Area selection in 2014 by the Savannah Morning News … Earned All-Region 3-AAAAA honors as a senior … Made 102 total stops as a senior (72 solo) and had 6.0 tackles for loss … Earned first-team All-Greater Savannah Area honors on defense in 2013 from the Savannah Morning News … Led team with 117 total tackles … Added two sacks and two interceptions … Named first-team All-Region 3-AAAAA … Earned honorable mention All-Area honors in 2012 with 106 total tackles.