- Position Linebacker
- Class Junior
- Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 232
- Hometown Hays, KS.
- Highschool Hays HS
2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in all 13 games … nine starts came in season’s first nine games … ranked fourth on team with 62 total tackles and tallied 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble, two pass breakups and five QB hurries … notched five tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. TCU (11/24) … recorded five tackles (1.5 TFLs) and a QB hurry vs. West Virginia (11/11) … tallied six stops at Kansas (10/28) … notched five tackles (1.0 TFL) and a career-high two QB hurries vs. UCF (10/21) … led team with 13 tackles and recorded a sack vs. Texas (10/7) … totaled seven tackles and a QB hurry at Cincinnati (9/23) … registered five tackles (career-high 2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack) and a forced fumble at Tulsa (9/16) … finished with four tackles, a career-high two pass breakups and a QB hurry vs. SMU (9/9).
2022 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams and in a backup role at linebacker … totaled 24 tackles, one tackle for loss, two QB hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … made two tackles (0.5 TFL) vs. Baylor (11/5) … made two solo stops vs. Kansas (10/15) … led team with career-high 10 tackles, forced and recovered a fumble and recorded a QB hurry at Nebraska (9/17) … notched three tackles (0.5 TFL) vs. Kent State (9/10) … tallied four stops and a QB hurry in collegiate debut vs. UTEP (9/3).
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star prospect and the consensus No. 1-ranked recruit in the state of Kansas … ranked as nation’s No. 107 overall player by 247Sports and No. 121 by On3 … rated by On3 as nation’s No. 10 linebacker … regarded as country’s No. 5 athlete by 247Sports and No. 22 outside linebacker by Rivals … played quarterback and linebacker in 2021 … set single-season school records for rushing yards (1,615) and scoring (142 points) his senior season … averaged 10.2 yards per carry (23 rushing touchdowns) and threw for 910 yards and 12 TDs as a senior … helped Hays High School to program records of 5,608 total yards, 3,603 rushing yards and 428 points in 2021 … finished third all-time in school history in rushing yards (2,072) and scoring (216 points) … 60-yard touchdown run vs. Maize High School in 5A quarterfinals was MaxPrep’s No. 1 national high school play of 2021 … completed a 98-yard pass as a senior to set the school record for longest play … voted 2021 Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year … earned 2021 Brook Berringer Award as 11-Man Player of the Year in western Kansas … named to the 2021 Kansas Football Coaches Association All-Senior 5A All-State & Super 11 teams … named to the Sports in Kansas Top 11 All-Classes Team … led 2021 squad to 8-3 record and 5A quarterfinals … played primarily as a wide receiver on offense prior to his senior season and finished with 673 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in eight games as a junior … also returned punts and kickoffs … competed in track and field at Hays (100, 200 and 400 meters and long jump) … ran a 10.37 in the 100 meters at 2021 conference championships (sixth-fastest time in state history) … posted personal bests of 22.06 in the 200 meters and 51.90 in the 400 meters … chose the Sooners over Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2022 … major is communication.
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