2016: Earned selection to the All-PAC Second Team and the All-UAA First Team during his first season with the Spartans… Led all Spartan players with 4.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for a loss (94^th in DIII), two fumble recoveries (61^st in DIII), three forced fumbles and six quarterback hurries… Started all 10 games during the season, ending the year with 47 tackles and five pass breakups… Named the PAC and UAA Defensive Player of the Week, and selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week, after recording 10 tackles, including two for a loss and a sack, forcing a pair of fumbles and recovering one, and notching a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against Geneva on October 22^nd… Led all Spartan players with 10 tackles against Bethany, including 2.5 tackles for a loss, en route earning UAA Defensive Player of the Week and PAC Rookie of the Week honors…Recorded a season-high three tackles for a loss, including two sacks, during the team’s season finale against Carnegie Mellon.

Personal: Transferred from the University of Cincinnati prior to the start of his sophomore year, where he did not play varsity football... Played four years of football in high school, competing for both Mater Dei High School in California, and Westlake High School in Ohio, graduating from Westlake in 2015... Served as his team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Mark Campo... Also played basketball in high school... Born May 27... Son of Mike and Carolyn... His father, Mike, is an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors and the former head coach of both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers... His brother, Elijah, plays basketball for the University of New Mexico... His uncle, Anthony, is a former NFL offensive lineman, playing for the Steelers and Bengals.