Western Carolina University

2019 (Freshman): Did not see game action, eligible for a redshirt ... Named to the 2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Played nose guard at nearby Pisgah High ... Was a two-time Mountain Six Conference Lineman of the Year ... Was the Mountain Six Conference player of the year, finishing with 34 tackles and four sacks as a junior ... Earned All-Western North Carolina plaudits from the Asheville Citizen-Times ... Also wrestled as a prep, finishing as Pisgah High's most decorated wrestlers in school history ... Won the state 2-A championship at the 285-lbs. division, posting a 47-1 overall record as a senior, posting a 49-1 record as a junior in finishing third in the state ... Was the Massasoit of North Carolina, Inc., Division I Male Athlete of the Year – Olympic Sport at the 58th Annual WNC Sports Awards Banquet ... Originally verbally committed to Belmont as a wrestler.