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PositionOLB

Weight241 lbs

Height6-4

ClassJunior

HometownArlington, Texas

Career Honors

As a Sophomore (2023)

As a Freshman (2022)

Greg Piers Award- Defense
Stanford Scout Team Player of the Week- Defense (Week 1- Colgate)
Stanford Scout Team Player of the Week- Special Teams (Week 7- Notre Dame)
Appeared in four games
Finished the season with 12 tackles (6 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack, and a quarterback hurry
Made his first career appearance against ASU (Oct. 22) ... Finished with five tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack ... His 2.5 TFL in the game against ASU were the most by a Cardinal in a single game this season ... In his first two plays in a Stanford uniform, recorded back-to-back tackles

Prior to Stanford

Ranked as a five-star recruit according to PrepStar, and a four-star recruit according to Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN and On3
Ranked No. 27 by ESPN, No. 52 by PrepStar, No. 64 by On3 and No. 185 by Rivals
Ranked No. 8 in Texas by ESPN, No. 10 by PrepStar, No. 14 by On3, No. 28 by Rivals and No. 44 by 247Sports
Ranked No. 5 at defensive end by ESPN, No. 9 on the defensive line by PrePstar, No. 10 at edge by On3, No. 17 at strong-side edge by Rivals and No. 38 on the defensive line by 247Sports
Under-Armour All-American
Unanimous Defensive Player of the Year
As a senior was named first team all-district
A two-time team captain
Three-year varsity starter
Made 175 tackles, 40 TFLs, 17 sacks and five pass breakups in his career
Also added six forced fumbles with two recoveries, scoring two touchdowns
Honor roll recipient

Personal

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