CAREER HONORS:
2021 East-West Shrine Bowl Participant
2021 Hula Bowl Participant
2021 Consensus All-American (1st Team AP, AFCA, Stats Perform, Athlon Sports, FCS ADA)
2021 Phil Steele All-American 3rd Team
2021 7th in Buck Buchanan Award voting as FCS top defensive player
2021 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year
2021 1st Team All-Southland Conference
2021 1st Team All-Louisiana
2021 SLC All-Academic and Student-Athlete of the Year
2020Â Consensus All-American (1st team AP, AFCA, STATS Perform, HERO Sports, Phil Steele)
2020Â 4th in Buck Buchanan Award voting as FCS top defensive player
2020 Phil Steele National Defensive Player of the Year
2020 1st Team All-Southland Conference
2020 1st Team All-Louisiana
2020 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year
2020 Louisiana Defensive Player of the Year
2020 SLC All-Academic and Student-Athlete of the Year
2019 Athlon Sports Preseason American Athletic Conference Second Team
2018 Ted Hendricks Watch List
2018 Athlon Sports Preseason American Athletic Conference Fourth Team
Spring 2021 Season:
• Two-time SLC Player of the Week recipient.
• Ranked 2nd in the FCS and No. 1 in the Southland Conference with 7.5 sacks and 14 tackles for a loss in seven games played.
• Starter in all seven games recording 32 tackles and a team-high 11 QB hurries.
• Five of his seven sacks came in the last three games of the season.
• Recorded a season-high 7 tackles, 3 sacks and 4.5 tackles for a loss in a win at Northwestern State.
• Two sacks and 4 QB hurries vs. Nicholls.
• Recorded at least one sack in each of the final four games of the season.
At University of Houston
2019:Â
• Appeared in 10 games and tied for the team lead with 5.0 sacks.
• Recorded 13 tackles (six solo) and logged 6.0 tackles for loss.
• Finished with two tackles with one sack in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7)... had one tackle in win at North Texas (Sept. 28)... recorded one tackle with a half sack vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (Oct. 12)... had a half tackle for loss and one QB hurry in win at UConn (Oct. 19)... posted two tackles, including 0.5 for loss, with one QB hurry vs. SMU (Oct. 24)... recorded three tackles with a half sack and one QB hurry vs. Memphis (Nov. 16)... turned in three sacks with a forced fumble in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23).
2018:Â
• Finished the year 14th in The American with 4.5 sacks despite being lost for the year after only five games.
• Made Houston debut with three sacks in win at Rice ... had three tackles, including one for loss, and one QB hurry in win against Arizona ... had one sack at Texas Tech ... had three tackles, including one for loss, with a half sack in win against Texas Southern.
2017:Â
• Sat out the 2017 season to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements after transferring from TCU.
2016 (At TCU):Â
• Redshirted.
High School:Â
• Four-star recruit by 247Sports.com.
• No. 2 strong-side defensive end in Texas and No. 7 nationally by 247Sports.com.
• No. 22 overall recruit in Texas.
• No. 129 overall recruit in nation in the 247Sports Top 247.
• Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association Class 6A second-team All-State selection as a junior.
• 18-6A MVP in 2014 when he recorded 68 tackles, including 36 for loss, with 21 sacks.
• 18-5A first-team All-District selection as a sophomore.
