Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Enters third year as a starter in the secondary … All-Big South Conference candidate at safety … Physical tackler with a knack for finding the football … Has started 23 games in two seasons with 117 career tackles and 15 pass break ups … Should anchor an experienced group at safety along with classmates Trey Lucas and Thomas Adams.

2015 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games in the secondary … Finished with 57 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a career-high 11 pass break ups … Also picked off a pass … Led the Big South in passes defended (12) and pass break ups … Ranked fifth in the Big South with a pair of fumble recoveries … Had a season-high nine total tackles at South Alabama (9/5) and vs. Elon (9/12) … Made six stops (four solo) broke up four passes and returned an interception 26 yards vs. Virginia Union (9/19) … Made eight hits at Wofford (9/26) … Collected six hits and recovered a late fumble to seal a 34-20 win over No. 15 Liberty (10/10) … Had two solo stops and broke up two passes vs. ETSU (11/14) … Had sacks vs. Elon and Wofford. 2014 at GWU: Started all 12 games at free safety, one of only three men to start every game on defense … Ranked among the team’s best with 60 total tackles (34 solo) … Had 1.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, an interception and four pass break ups … Made a season-high nine stops in the finale at Monmouth (11/22) … Had seven hits at Charleston Southern (11/8) … Posted six tackles (five solo) vs. Presbyterian (11/15) … Made four solo stops at Liberty (10/25) … Made three stops and set up a touchdown with a key third-quarter interception and 24-yard return in the win over Wofford (9/20) … Broke up two passes and had three stops vs. Charlotte (10/4). 2013 at GWU: Redshirted.

High School: Three-sport star at Valhalla (Calif.) High … Played football under Coach Charles Bussey … Also a standout in basketball and volleyball … Led Norsemen to a 9-4 record and a No. 45 ranking in California … Earned second-team overall All-State honors from CalHiSports.com following senior season as one of the state’s top-24 defensive players … A first-team All-CIF San Diego Section selection on defense … 2012 East County Defensive Player of the Year by EastCountySports.com … Named first-team All-Grossmont Hills League … Paced the Norsemen with 163 total tackles (112 solo), 11 interceptions, eight tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries at safety … Broke up 17 passes … Had a school-record 23 total tackles (17 solo) in a win at Morse (Calif.) High … Collected eight tackles and a school-record three interceptions at Steele Canyon (Calif.) High … Also set school records for single-season tackles and interceptions … Collected 76 total tackles (53 solo) as a junior … Earned second-team All-League honors … Three-year starter in the secondary … Played in the same high school conference that produced current NFL star Reggie Bush (Helix HS) and former Gardner-Webb and NFL defensive end Brian Johnston (Madison HS) … An All-League selection in basketball as a junior and senior … Averaged 16.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.7 steals, 3.4 assists and 1.7 blocks per game as a senior … Played in the San Diego County Coaches’ All-Star Game … Earned first-team All-East County honors on the hardwood from EastCountySports.com … Had 30 points in a win over Mountain Empire in mid-December … An All-League selection in basketball as a junior … Chose Gardner-Webb over Old Dominion, Western New Mexico and Colorado-Mesa.