Career Accolades
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Fourth Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
- Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Two-time Al Masters Award (2023-24)
- Two-time Jack Huston Award (2023-24)
As a Graduate Student (2024)
- Al Masters Award
- Jack Huston Award
- Appeared and started 11 games during his final collegiate season
- Put up career-highs in solo tackles (40), total tackles (77), tackles-for-loss (6.5) and sacks (2)
- Tied for second on the team in quarterback hits with five
- Recorded the first rushing attempt of his career on a fake punt against Cal Poly, converting it for a first down with a gain of six yards (Sept. 7)
- Set a career-high in tackles with 12 in Stanford's home game against Virginia Tech (Oct. 5)
- Matched that total two games later against No. 21 SMU (Oct. 19)
- Recovered a fumble for the first time in his career against the Mustangs, returning it for eight yards
- For the second year in a row, recorded a sack in Big Game (Nov. 23)
As a Fifth Year (2023)
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Fourth Team All-Pac-12 (Phil Steele)
- Al Masters Award
- Jack Huston Award
- Started all 12 games at the linebacker position in 2023
- Set career-highs across the board in solo tackles (38), total tackles (71), tackles for loss (5), and sacks (1) ... finished second on the team in tackles
- Posted a new career-high in tackles on four occasions
- Recorded six tackles, including five solo tackles, at No. 6 USC (Sept. 9) ... matched that total the following week vs. Sacramento State (Sept. 16)
- Had seven tackles and his first full sack during the Homecoming Reunion Game vs. UCLA (Oct. 21)
- In the win at Washington State, posted a new career-high in tackles with nine
- In just over two quarters of play during the 126th Big Game, reached double-digits in tackles for the first time with 10 (Nov. 18) ... added 1.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hits, both career-highs
As a Senior (2022)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 10 games, making two starts
- Totaled 37 tackles, adding one tackle-for-loss, part of a sack and an interception
- Recorded first career interception at #13 Oregon (Oct. 1)
As a Junior (2021)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 11 games on the season
- Made 31 tackles with 1.5 TFLs and one QB hurry
- Returned from injury to have three tackles, one for a loss, against Kansas State (Sept. 4)
- Had a career-high five tackles against Washington (Oct. 30) and at Oregon State (Nov. 13)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
- Did not see action
As a Freshman (2019)
- Played in four games - eligible to retain year of eligibility per NCAA redshirt rules
- Made his career debut at UCF (Sept. 14)
- Finished with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup
Prior to Stanford
- Prepped at San Ramon Valley (Calif.) under head coach Andrew Becker
- Four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and PrepStar
- Nation’s 105th-best recruit by 247Sports and 256th by PrepStar
- Nation’s eighth-best outside linebacker by 247Sports, 19th by PrepStar, 29th by ESPN, 35th by Rivals
- California’s 19th-best recruit by 247Sports, 33rd by PrepStar, 43rd by ESPN, 56th by Rivals
- PrepStar All-American
- 2019 All-American Bowl
- First All-American in school history
- 2019 Polynesian Bowl
- 2018 The Opening Finals
- All-USA California second team (2018)
- All-league running back first team (2018)
- All-league linebacker first team (2018)
- All-league defensive back first team (2017)
- All-Bay Area (2017)
- 1,024 yards and 11 touchdowns on 138 rushes; 179 yards and four touchdowns on 10 receptions as a senior
- 290 yards and six touchdowns on 28 carries as a junior
Personal
- Son of Julie and Andrew Sinclair
- Father played football at Stanford
- Has two older siblings, Alina and Connor
- Brother, Connor, plays football at Claremont McKenna
- Mother, sister and both aunts went to Cal
- Attended numerous Stanford games as a kid
- Told Richard Sherman after a game that it was his dream to play at Stanford
- Built his first computer in sixth grade