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- Position Defensive End
- Class Redshirt Senior
- Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 225
- Hometown Durham, NC.
- Highschool Southern Durham HS
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT UNCP (2023): Football Gazette All-American … D2CCA All-Region … Mountain East Conference Co Defensive Player of the Year … 1st team All-MEC … Played in all 10 games … Tallied 30 solo tackles and 19 tackle assists … Broke up six passes, forced three fumbles and recovered three fumbles … Set the school record for sacks with 12.5, tackles for loss with 21.5, tackles for loss yards in a season … Matched the school record for most fumbles forced in a season.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT CHOWAN (2022): Played in all 11 games … Finished second on team with 64 tackles (28 solo), including 15-1/2 tackles for loss (-41 yards) … Tallied three sacks (-10 yards), while also turning in seven quarterback hurries and a forced fumble … Registered eight or more tackles in four outings, including a season-best 11 stops (3 solo) against Johnson C. Smith … Also logged a 2-1/2 tackles for loss against the Golden Bulls … Logged at least 1-1/2 tackles for loss in seven games, including a season-best three stops behind the line of scrimmage against Virginia State.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT CHOWAN (2021): Played in seven games … Logged seven tackles, including two tackles for loss (-16 yards) … Also turned in 1-1/2 sacks (-15 yards) … Tallied three tackles (2 solo) in collegiate debut against Erskine … Logged four tackles (2 solo) against St. Augustine’s, including two tackles for loss (1-1/2 sacks).
AS A FRESHMAN AT CHOWAN (2020): Team did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Southern Durham High School for coach Darius Robinson … Earned second-straight all-conference laurels as a senior after registering a state-best 26-1/2 sacks for a loss of 178 yards … Tallied 126 tackles (52 solo), including 43 tackles for loss, while also adding six forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a pair of pass break-ups … Recorded 56 tackles (35 solo) during junior campaign, while also turning in six sacks and a fumble recovery … Was also an all-conference standout in wrestling and lacrosse for the Spartans … Earned three team most valuable player awards as a member of the lacrosse team, and two coaches awards with the wrestling program.
PERSONAL: The son of Rebecca and Patrick Cates … Has two brothers, Dayston and Jah, and three sisters – K’lynn, Jhyra and Veighus … Maintained a 3.2 cumulative grade point average at Southern Durham High School … Hobbies include gaming and working out … Favorite movie is Interstellar and his favorite sports team is the Buffalo Bills … Favorite foods are cookies and brownies … An exercise & sports science major at UNCP.
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