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- Position Tight End
- Class Redshirt Senior
- Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 255
- Hometown Newport Beach, CA.
- Highschool Corona Del Mar HS
HONORS
* 2023 Second-Team All-Mountain West
* 2022 First-Team All-Mountain West
* 2022 Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team
* 2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
Joined the Aztecs in the spring of 2022 after spending his first two seasons at Washington … Athletic body with a ton of potential … Enters the season as the projected starting tight end.
SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Was named to the John Mackey Award Watch List for the most outstanding tight end for a second straight season … Was also named a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection by the league’s media, Phil Steele Magazine and Athlon Sports … Is the first SDSU tight end to earn preseason all-MW honors from the league’s media since David Wells in 2017 and just the second since 2012 … Also a second-team pick by Lindy’s Sports … Entered thes season listed as the 42nd draft-eligble tight end by Phil Steele Magazine … Named all-Mountain West second team at the end of the season … Started all 12 games … Led the team with 37 catches, 394 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns… Had multiple receptions in 11 of the 12 games this season … Played 792 of 799 offensive snaps this season, tied for the most on offense with QB Jalen Mayden … Had a big game against Ohio in the opener on Aug. 26, catching five passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns … Became just the third Aztec tight end since at least 1996 with two touchdown catches in a game, joining Gavin Escobar (three games from 2011-12) and Kahale Warring (at Nevada in 2018) … Became the first Aztec tight end with two touchdown catches in a season opener and the seventh overall player (the other six were all wide receivers) … Was named the team’s offensive player of the game … Made his second straight start to begin the season against Idaho State on Sept. 2, playing all 73 offensive snaps … Was targeted twice, making both catches for eight total yards … Also recorded his first career kickoff return, running it back for 16 yards … Played all 72 offensive snaps against UCLA on Sept. 9 … Caught five of his eight targets for 32 yards with a long of nine … His five receptions matches his career high … Had a tremendous day at No. 16/17 Oregon State on Sept. 16 … Recorded a career-high 77 receiving yards on four catches … Recorded a career long catch of 29 yards on San Diego State’s last drive of the game … Also had a 24-yard reception in the first quarter that ultimately led to an Aztec field goal attempt … Played all 67 offensive snaps … Played every offensive offensive snap in the conference opener against Boise State on Sept. 22 … Reeled in two of his three targets for 29 total yards … His long of 15 came on the final Aztec drive that led to a touchdown and a three-point deficit in the final minutes of the game … Also played on special teams … Played every offensive snap and special teams at Air Force on Sept. 30 … Led the team in receiving with two catches for 27 yards … Longest reception of the game was a 21-yard reception on the first play of the game … His second catch came on the second Aztec drive of the game that led to the first score of the night … Caught three of his four targets at Hawai’i on Oct. 14 … Totaled 21 yards, including a 13-yard gain on a thrid quarter drive that ended with an Aztec field goal … Targeted just once against Nevada on Oct. 21 … Scored his third touchdown of the season against Utah State on Nov. 4 … Totaled 44 yards on five catches (8.8 avg) … His five receptions matches his career-high … Scored the fifth TD of his career on the second play of the second quarter on a nine-yard reception to open the scoring … Also Had a nine-yard reception on the final Aztec drive of the fourth quarter leading to the game-tying field goal … Was the leading Aztec receiver at Colorado State on Nov. 11 … Made four catches, on seven targets, for 53 yards … It is his third game with 50-plus yards this season … Recorded a long reception of 25 yards on the second SDSU play of the third quarter, which led to a field goal … Played his 40th career game at San Jose State on Nov. 18 … Made two catches for 15 yards (7.5 avg) with a long of 10 yards … Caught four of his six targets in the season finale vs. Fresno State on Nov. 25 … Totaled 40 yards with a long of 16.
JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Was named a second-team all-Mountain West selection by the league’s head coaches and media … Also was a first-team selection by Phil Steele Magazine and an honorable-mention selection by College Football Network … Was named to the John Mackey Award Watch list for the most outstanding tight end … Also was a preseason first-team all-Mountain West selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Had 21 catches for 233 yards (11.1 avg.) with two touchdowns on the season in 12 starts (13 games played) with a long catch of 28 yards … Among Mountain West tight ends, ranked second in yards per reception (11.1, min. 20 rec.), third in yards (233), and tied for fourth in receptions (21) and touchdowns (2) … Came up with a 15-yard catch in his first start with the Aztecs across 53 snaps vs. Arizona on Sept. 3 … Made a 4-yard grab in 54 snaps and a start vs. Idaho State on Sept. 10 … Played 50 statless snaps in a start at No. 14/15 Utah on Sept. 17 … Had a team-high four receptions for 19 yards (4.8 avg.) with a long of 10 yards in a start against Toledo on Sept. 24, playing all 59 snaps in the game … Was unable to record a stat in 52 snaps in a start at Boise State on Sept. 30 … Made an 8-yard catch in 56 offensive snaps against Hawai’i on Oct. 8 … Had a pair of catches for 34 yards, including a 21-yard grab, in a start and 56 snaps at Nevada on Oct. 22 … Started again at Fresno State without making a catch in two targets, playing 60 of the team’s 63 snaps … Did jump on a Tyrell Shavers fumble to keep the Aztecs with the ball … Had three catches for a then career-high 39 yards (13.0 avg.) and his first career touchdown in a start and 62 snaps against UNLV on Nov. 5 …The 24-yard touchdown put the Aztecs up, 14-0, with 10:55 remaining in the third quarter and proved to be the game-winning score … The 24-yard catch was also a career long … Made a 5-yard grab in another start vs. San José State on Nov. 12 across 57 offensive snaps … Had career highs of five catches and 66 yards (13.2 avg.) in 56 offensive snaps in a start at New Mexico on Nov. 18, including a career-long 28-yard grab … Made a pair of catches for 34 yards (17.0 avg.) with a long of 28 yards vs. Air Force in 31 snaps off the bench vs. Air Force on Nov. 26 … It was the first time he did not start on the season (because of Senior Night) … The 28-yard catch tied a career long … Had a 9-yard touchdown catch against Middle Tennessee in the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 24, playing 62 of 76 snaps … The touchdown put the Aztecs up, 7-0, and was his second of the season (and career).
AT WASHINGTON (2020-21)
Spent the last two seasons at Washington with fellow incoming transfer Cooper McDonald … Played in all 16 games over his two seasons with the Huskies with one start … Played in all 12 games in 2021 with one start (at Colorado) … Had one catch for five yards, which came in a 31-24 overtime win over California … Enrolled at UW for the spring 2020 season … Played all four games without recording a stat.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters for Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif. … Played in 50 games over his career, making 149 catches for 1,832 yards and 25 touchdowns … Captained the 2019 squad to a 35-27 win over Serra in the Division 1A CIF State Championship … Corona del Mar ended up 16-0 in the 2019 campaign and also won the Division 3 CIF Southern title … Was named to the 2019 all-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team … Logged 72 catches for 979 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior … Made 54 receptions for 598 yards and nine scores as a junior, and 23 catches for 255 yards and three more touchdowns as a sophomore … Was an all-CIF-SS Division 4 first-team selection and a first-team all-league pick as a junior … Was a four-star recruit out of high school by both 247sports and Rivals, and a three-star recruit by ESPN … Received a grade of 91 by 247sports and 79 by ESPN … Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 15 tight end in the country and No. 44 recruit in California … Was listed as the No. 249 overall recruit and No. 7 tight end in the country, as well as the No. 24 player in his state, by Rivals … ESPN listed him as the nation’s No. 10 “tight end-Y” recruit … Named to the Tacoma News-Tribune’s “Western 100.”
PERSONAL
Picked Washington out of high school over offers from San Diego State, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, USC, UCLA, Arizona, Boise State, California, Colorado, Utah State, Colorado State and Yale.
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