Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Veteran standout at nose guard … Missed the 2018 season with an injury ... Awarded a sixth year of eligibility and will play in 2019 as a graduate student ... A preseason honorable mention All-Big South Conference choice by the league’s coaches and media … Younger brother, Aaron, currently plays at East Carolina ... Older brothers Kenneth (Gardner-Webb) and Tim (NC State) and Tank (Tuskeegee) also played college football.

2018 at Gardner-Webb: Medical Redshirt. 2017 at Gardner-Webb: Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors after a breakout season … A finalist for FCS Comeback Player of the Year by Hero Sports … Started all 11 games … Anchored the defensive line with a career-best 50 total tackles (18 solo) … Added 2.0 tackles for loss (minus-13 yards) and a sack (minus-10 yards … Blocked one kick vs. Liberty (10/28) … At his best against the triple option, posting nine total tackles at No. 9 Wofford (9/23) and at Kennesaw State (10/21) … Had eight total tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Liberty (10/28) … Made six stops vs. No. 25 North Carolina A&T (9/2) and Charleston Southern (11/4). 2016 at Gardner-Webb: Started the first seven games of the season at nose guard … Finished with a career-high 36 total tackles (12 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss (minus-six yards) and a half sack … Had eight total hits (four solo) and a tackle for loss vs. No. 15 Citadel (9/17) … Had seven tackles, one tackle for loss, a half sack and one quarterback hurry vs. Presbyterian (10/8) … Made a career-high nine tackles vs. No. 15 Coastal Carolina (10/15). 2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in nine games as a top backup to All-America nose guard O.J. Mau … Collected nine total tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss … Had a season-high five tackles and a half tackle for loss vs. ETSU (11/14) … Had a half tackle for loss vs. Virginia Union (9/19) … Had two stops at Kennesaw State (10/17). 2014 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Burns (N.C.) High under Coach Matt Beam … A Class 3A All-State selection by NCPreps.com as a senior … Earned first-team All-Cleveland County honors from the Shelby Star in 2013 … Also a preseason Class 3A All-State selection by NCPreps heading into the 2013 season … Named Cleveland County Player of the Year by the Shelby Star as a junior in 2012 … Collected 66 total tackles and 6.0 sacks … Contributed 62 knockdown blocks on the offensive line … Signed with Gardner-Webb after considering FCS programs Youngstown State, North Carolina A&T and Southern (La.) University.