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2021 Spring (Redshirt Junior): 
• Appeared in two games - vs. Lamar and at Northwestern State.

At South Alabama
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): 
• Appeared in 12 games and recorded five tackles with an interception and pass break-up.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): 
• Saw action in the last nine outings of the year after returning from injury, with his lone start coming at Louisiana.
• Posted 18 total tackles — including 16 unassisted — an interception and a pass defensed.
• Credited with a career-best six stops and broke up a pass at Arkansas State.
• Finished with four solo stops in back-to-back contests against ULM and ULL.
• Recorded three unassisted tackles at Georgia Southern.
• Returned lone interception of the season 17 yards at eventual Sun Belt Conference champion Appalachian State.

2017 (Freshman): 
• Appeared in each of the first three games of the season.
• Made his first career start against Alabama A&M but was injured after making a third-quarter interception and missed the rest of the year.
• Finished the campaign with seven stops, with six of those unassisted.
• Was chosen the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after South defeated AAMU after running back a blocked field goal 83 yards for a touchdown to extended the Jaguars’ advantage to 10-0 with just over six minutes to go in the first quarter.
• Also received the coaches’ defensive back award following the contest after adding three tackles to go along with his first career interception.
• Posted one solo stop in collegiate debut at Ole Miss.
• Credited with three unassisted tackles and a pass broken up against No. 10 Oklahoma State the following week.

High School: 
• A two-star Rivals.com and 247Sports.com recruit.
• Ranked by 247Sports.com among the top 60 prospects in Mississippi.
• Helped the Wildcats win the state 3A title while finishing with a 15-1 mark his senior season.
• Credited with 42 total tackles, eight interceptions, six passes defensed, three blocked kicks and a fumble recovery to earn all-state honors.
• Added 16 catches for 277 yards and four touchdowns on offense.
• Posted 27 stops and broke up eight passes as a junior as KCHS would go 11-3 overall while winning the district championship and reaching the third round of the state playoffs.
• Recorded a total of 47 tackles, intercepting eight passes — which he ran back 130 yards — breaking up 10 others and adding three forced fumbles for a Wildcat squad that went 11-4 after advancing to the semifinals of the state playoffs when he was a sophomore.
• Also a member of the KCHS basketball team, helping the Wildcats advance to the quarterfinals of the state tournament as a senior after leading them to a state title the previous season.
• Selected all-district as a point guard.

Personal: 
• Full name is Gus Nave.
• Born Dec. 11, 1998, in Meridian, Miss.
• Son of Gus Nave and Hazel McCoy.
• Favorite movies are “Rush Hour,” “The Matrix” and “Friday”.
• Favorite teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and New England Patriots.
• Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant, Patrick Peterson and Darrelle Revis.
• Favorite musical artists are Lil Wayne and Rich Homie Quan.
• Favorite food is chicken tenders ... Favorite subject is English.
• Was also recruited by Memphis and Southern Mississippi.