Graduate Student (2024)
Named to the All-PAC Second Team following the season, becoming one of just six players in program history to claim all-PAC acclaim four times over a career… Started the first eight games of the year at defensive end before suffering a season-ending injury… Finished the season with 38 tackles (13 solo) and was second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss, while leading the team with 5.5 sacks… His 0.69 sacks per game during the year ranked 72nd among DIII Players in 2024… Added a pass breakup, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble during the season… Tallied 2.5 sacks and forced a fumble against Bethany on September 14… Recorded a season-high eight tackles, including 1.5 sacks, against Thiel on October 19… Named to the PAC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Ended his Spartan career ranked fourth in program history with 30 sacks and 28th with 211 career tackles… Also notched 45 career tackles for loss and six forced fumbles.
Senior (2023)
Named to the D3football.com All-Region Second Team and the All-PAC First Team… Became the fourth defensive end in program history to receive D3football.com All-Region honors… Started all 10 games at defensive end… Served as a team captain… Finished the season second among conference players with 10 sacks during the year, the fifth-most in a single season in program history, and ranked 12th in Division III with 1.0 sacks per game at the end of the regular season… Led all CWRU players during the year with 70 tackles (35 solo) and 11.5 tackles for loss, while also recording two pass breakups, five quarterback hurries, and a forced fumble… Had at least one sack in five of the team’s 10 games, including multiple sacks on three occasions… Named to the D3football.com Team of the Week twice during the year, the first time after recording nine tackles, including 3.5 for loss and three sacks against Thiel on September 2, and the second time after notching a career-high 14 tackles (the most by a Spartan in a game during the year) with three tackles for loss and two sacks against Bethany on September 30… Named to the 2023 Fall PAC Academic Honor Roll... Ranks fifth in program history with 24.5 career sacks (10 away from the school record) and 46th with 172 tackles at the end of his senior season.
Junior (2022)
Selected to the All-PAC Second Team following his junior season… Finished the season with 51 total tackles (22 solo) and led all Spartan players with 7.5 sacks (sixth in the PAC) and 14.5 tackles for loss (fourth in the PAC)… Also forced two fumbles, had two quarterback hurries, and had one pass breakup… Ranked fourth among PAC players and 55th in DIII with 1.4 tackles for loss per game, and fifth among PAC players and 63rd in DIII with 0.75 sacks per game… Matched his career high with nine tackles and two sacks, and set a career-high with 5.5 tackles for loss against Waynesburg on September 10… Also had a 1.5-sack performance against Washington & Jefferson (September 17), Bethany (October 22), and Allegheny (October 29)… Forced fumbles in the Washington & Jefferson and Allegheny games… Named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll… Ended his junior season ranked 10th in program history with 14.5 career sacks.
Sophomore (2021)
Named an honorable mention to the All-PAC team… Started all 10 games at defensive end… Led all CWRU players with 7.0 sacks, 11.5 tackles for a loss, and two forced fumbles… Totaled 51 tackles, including 28 solo, and added a pair of quarterback hurries… Also punted three times during the year for an average of 39.3 yards, including one punt inside the opponent’s 20-yard line… Recorded a pair of sacks and forced a fumble against Waynesburg on September 11… Also had two sacks and a season-high 2.5 total tackles for a loss among his seven total tackles against Washington & Jefferson on September 25… Had a season-high nine tackles (three solo) with one sack, a forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry against Geneva on October 23.
First-year (2020)
Team did not play during the 2020-21 academic year due to the pandemic.
Personal
Was a four-year member of the Olentangy Liberty High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Coached by Steve Hale... Named to the All-State First Team... Selected as the USA Today Player of the Week, and was a Central Ohio Preps All-Star... Also wrestled in high school... Born January 11... Son of Aaron and Sandy.
