2024: First Team All-American (AFCA/NAIA) ... GPAC Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-Conference ... First Team CSC Academic All-America ... CSC Academic All-District ... started all 12 games ... recorded 109 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and one sack ... intercepted a pass, had three pass breakups, and two forced fumbles ... ends his career as Northwestern's second all-time leading tackler ... NAIA Scholar Athlete.
2023: played for the University of South Dakota ... MVFC All-Newcomer Team honoree ... played in all 13 games with two starts ... 43 tackles (20 solo) ... had six tackles and an interception in a home win against Lamar ... had a season-high 10 tackles and forced a fumble in a 14-7 win at Southern Illinois.
2022: First Team All-American (LB - AFCA/NAIA/AP) ... GPAC Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-Conference ... Team Captain ... led the team in tackles with 120, which led the GPAC and sat tied for third in the NAIA ... also led the team in tackles for loss (12.0) ... led the team in tackles in eight of the 14 games on the season ... recorded six pass break-ups, two interceptions, forced two fumbles, and 1.5 sacks ... one reception for a TD at Jamestown on a fake field goal ... first interception of the season vs. Concordia (Neb.).
2021: Honorable Mention All-American (NAIA) ... First Team All-Conference ... led the team in tackles (109) ... ranked third in the GPAC in tackles, one of three to have 100+ on the season ... sat fifth in the GPAC in tackles/game (8.4) ... 5.0 TFL with 1.0 sack ... 4 pass break-ups, 3 quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries.Â
2020: Second Team All-Conference ... tied for the team lead in tackles (113) ... ranked fifth in the GPAC in tackles per game (8.7) ... led the team in fumble recoveries (2) ... ranked second on the team in sacks (4).
High School: play four years for Van Meter High School ... ranked sixth in class 1A with a team-high 86.5 tackles in leading Van Meter to a state runner-up finish and 12-1 record ... earned first team all-state honors through the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association as a senior ... named the District's MVP on defense ... two-time all-district pick ... earned academic all-state honors ... member of the National Honor Society.
Career Highs:
- 18 tackles (#/#/20 vs. Morningside)
- 2.0 tackles for loss (#/#/20 vs. Midland)
- 1.5 sacks (x2)
- 1 interception (x3)
In The News:
Signing Release  | GPAC Player of the Year (2022) | Cliff Harris Award Finalist (2022)
Personal:Â son of Matt and Bridget; brother to Blake and Brooklyn
Favorite Bible Verse: Philippians 4:6
