Football 2022

PositionTE

Weight242 lbs

Height6-4

ClassJunior

HometownBakersfield, Calif.

Career Honors

As a Senior (2023)

All-Pac-12 honorable mention tight end - Coaches
Started all 6 games he saw action in, finishing the season with 239 on 16 receptions
Also rushed for 53 yards on 11 carries
Set a new career-best in receiving yards at Hawai'i, totaling 138 yards on nine receptions (Sept. 1)
Carried the ball five times at USC, the most in his Stanford career (previously 3) (Sept. 9)

As a Junior (2022)

All-Pac-12 second team tight end - AP
All-Pac-12 second team tight end - Coaches
Stanford Offensive Player of the Game (Week 8, ASU)
Started in all 12 games, totaling 445 receiving yards on 49 receptions with one touchdown
Also rushed for 50 yards on one carry
Career-long 50-yard rush against USC (Sept. 10) ... Led team with five receptions for 45 yards
Recorded a career-best 10 catches for 78 yards in the Cardinal's win over Arizona State (Oct. 22) ... The 10 catches was the second-most by a tight end in the David Shaw era (Zach Ertz, at Oregon, 2012 had 11) and the most by a Cardinal on the season ... only eight Cardinal have had more than 10 catches in a game during the David Shaw era
Led all Cardinal receivers with eight catches for 90 yards against Washington State (Nov. 5)

As a Sophomore (2021)

All-Pac-12 first team - PFF
All-Pac-12 third team tight end - Phil Steele
All-Pac-12 honorable mention tight end - Coaches
Deswarte-Eller Award
Frank Rehm Award
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Started 11 games at tight end, hauling in 43 receptions and led the team with 658 receiving yards
Added three touchdowns
Average 15.3 yards per reception to rank third among Power-5 tight ends averaging at least 3.5 receptions per game
Had 13 receptions of 20+ yards to rank second among Power-5 tight ends
Only tight end in the Pac-12 to have multiple 40+ yard touchdown catches
Had career highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (118) at No. 22 Arizona State, becoming the first Stanford tight end with a 100-yard receiving game since Colby Parkinson in 2018 (Oct. 8)
Almost passed the century mark with 99 receiving yards at Washington State . . . scored his first touchdown on a then career best 45-yard reception (Oct. 16)
Had 93 receiving yards off six receptions against Washington (Oct. 30)
Had 27 receiving yards and a touchdown at Oregon State (Nov. 13)
Made five receptions for 64 yards against California (Nov. 20)
Hade 87 yards off five receptions, including a career-long 49 yard reception for a touchdown against Notre Dame (Nov. 27)

As a Freshman (2020)

Prior to Stanford

Played at Bakersfield Christian for head coach Darren Carr
Four-star recruit ranked No. 283 by 247Sports
Ranked No. 26 in the state of California by 247Sports, No. 41 by PrepStar, No. 43 by Rivals and No. 58 by ESPN
Consensus top 15 tight end ranked No. 12 by ESPN, No. 13 by 247Sports and PrepStar
Ranked as the No. 24 athlete by Rivals
Two-time all-state first team (2017-18)
Two-time County Defensive Player of the Year (2018-19)
Three-time all-league first team (2017-19)
2019 CIF Division 3-A State Champions, the first in school history
Caught three touchdowns in his final high school game to secure the win in the State Championship
Three-time League Champion
Totaled 49 catches for 741 yards and 11 touchdowns offensively and made 81 tackles (24 for loss), 22 sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception as a senior in 2019
Had 27 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore in 2018 and added 82 tackles (15.5 for loss) and 15.5 sacks
Registered 35 catches for 346 yards and three touchdowns offensively with 64 tackles (20 for loss) and 13 sacks as a sophomore in 2017
Also competed in basketball
Member of the National Honor Society

Personal

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