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Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Position:
Safety
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, S.D.
High School:
Roosevelt H.S.
Major:
Consumer Affairs

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2023–Defensive Back)
All-MVFC Second Team (2023-Return Specialist)
MVFC All-Newcomer Team (2022)
MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 16, 2023)
MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2022)
MVFC Honor Roll (2021, 2022)

2023: Provided big plays both defensively and on special teams during a breakthrough sophomore season ... earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors as a safety and second-team recognition as a return specialist ... led squad with nine pass breakups and 13 total passes defended ... ranked second on the team with four interceptions ... also ranked sixth with 49 tackles ... returned interception 64 yards for touchdown early in second quarter of season opener against Western Oregon en route to being named a team Defensive Player of the Week ... registered seven tackles (all solo) in Beef Bowl victory against Montana State ... set an SDSU single-game record with 149 punt return yards on only four attempts against Drake and was honored as MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after recording returns of 42, 27, 61 and 19 yards ... earned squad's second Special Teams Player of the Week award against North Dakota as he broke off a 51-yard punt return ... tallied seven tackles in road win at Southern Illinois ... came up with a key interception and added four tackles at South Dakota ... intercepted a pass and recorded four tackles to help preserve shutout at Youngstown State ... notched season-high eight tackles versus North Dakota ... closed regular season by breaking up three passes and contributing two tackles versus Missouri State ... returned punt 79 yards for a touchdown and also came away with an interception in Football Championship Subdivision playoff semifinal versus UAlbany ... was credited with six total tackles, a tackle for loss of 7 yards and two pass breakups in national championship game against UAlbany

2022: Filled in at both safety and linebacker en route to earning a spot on the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team ... appeared in all 15 games with four starts ... in first career start, registered career-high seven tackles and broke up a pass as Jackrabbits held off comeback attempt by UC Davis ... was credited with three tackles in back-to-back road wins at North Dakota State and North Dakota ... totaled eight tackles in postseason play, highlighted by three-tackle performance against Holy Cross in which he earned team's Effort Award ... notched two solo stops in national championship game versus North Dakota State

2021: Redshirted, but earned playing time in two games as allowed under NCAA rules to maintain full eligibility ... did not factor into any statistics ... honored as Scout Defense Player of the Week leading up to season opener at Colorado State ... made collegiate playing debut in home opener versus Lindenwood ... recognized for second time as Scout Defense Player of the Week in preparation for Football Championship Subdivision first-round playoff matchup with UC Davis ... saw spot duty in second-round playoff game at Sacramento State

BEFORE SDSU: Anchored a Roosevelt High School defense, collecting 23 tackles and five interceptions during his senior season ... was honored in back-to-back seasons on the Class 11AAA all-state team and was selected as team defensive MVP in 2020 ... a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45, he also saw action on special teams as a kick and punt returner ... also competed in track and field, anchored state-champion 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relay teams in the spring of 2021