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Finished his career ranked second in school history in career sacks (28) and third in TFL (40) … W&M career record holder for forced fumbles (12) …
 
SENIOR YEAR (2023)
Team captain … Stats Perform All-America Second Team … FCS Football Central All-America Third Team … Phil Steele All-America First Team … All-CAA First Team … Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State First Team … Ranked fifth in the CAA in sacks (8) and fifth in forced fumbles (2) … Ranked second on the team in TFL (11) and third in tackles (58) … Honored as the FedEx Ground FCS National Defensive Player of the Week and CAA Defensive Player of the Week following an outstanding performance in the win at Charleston Southern in which he totaled seven tackles, a sack, 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble … Posted eight tackles with a sack at Virginia … Totaled six tackles with 2.0 sacks in the win against Maine … Recorded a pair of sacks in the season-opening win at Campbell … Registered seven tackles, a sack and 2.0 TFL in the victory against Wofford … Tallied four stops, a TFL and a forced fumble at Elon … Posted a career-high nine tackles with a fumble recovery in the win at Hampton … Totaled eight tackles versus Richmond … Recorded six stops against Towson … Registered a TFL in the win against Monmouth … Shrine Bowl 1000 selection … Buck Buchanan Award Finalist … Stats Perform Preseason All-America Second Team … Phil Steele Preseason All-America Second Team … The Bluebloods Preseason All-America Second Team … Preseason All-CAA First Team …

JUNIOR YEAR (2022)
Third-team All-America selection by Stats Perform and Phil Steele Magazine … Buck Buchanan Award Watch List selection … All-CAA First Team … VaSID All-State Second Team … Started all 13 games … Totaled 61 tackles, 8.0 sacks, 13.0 TFL, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … His forced fumbles total ranked fourth nationally … Also led the team in quarterback hurries (11) … All-CAA First Team … Totaled six tackles, 2.0 sacks and 3.0 TFL in the NCAA Quarterfinal game at No. 4 Montana State … Posted five tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in the win at No. 11 Richmond … Recorded six tackles 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFL in the season-opening win at Charlotte … Tallied seven tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the victory at Towson … Registered a sack in the triumph at Stony Brook … Posted forced fumbles versus Elon and Gardner-Webb … Totaled seven tackles, 2.0 TFL and a half sack in the win at Lafayette … Recovered a fumble in the victory against No. 6 Delaware … Recorded five tackles and a TFL in the win versus No. 17/18 Rhode Island … Made six stops in the triumph versus Villanova … Preseason All-America selection by Stats Perform, Athlon Sports and HERO Sports … CAA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year …

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE YEAR (2021)
One of 25 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, which honors the nation’s top FCS defensive player, and finished ninth in the final voting … Associated Press All-America First Team honoree … Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team selection … Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America selection … HERO Sports FCS All-America Second Team selection … Phil Steele All-America Second Team … All-CAA First Team … Selected as the Touchdown Club of Richmond Defensive Lineman of the Year, which honors the top defensive lineman in Virginia … VaSID Defensive Player of the Year … VaSID All-State First Team … All-ECAC First Team … Phil Steele All-CAA First Team … Equaled a single-season school record for sacks (12) in just 10 games, matching the mark set by former All-Americans Adrian Tracy (2009, 14 games) and Luke Cullinane (1996, 12 games) … Finished the regular season tied fifth nationally in sacks (12) and tied for second in forced fumbles (6) … Led the nation in forced fumbles per game (0.60) … Ranked third nationally in sacks per game (1.2) … Ranked tied for fourth in the CAA with 13.5 TFL … Also totaled 52 tackles and two PBU … Honored as the CAA Defensive Player of the Week after posting 2.0 sacks, 2.5 TFL and four tackles in the win at No. 4 Villanova … Recorded 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and five tackles in the victory against Towson … Registered a pair of strip sacks and six tackles in the triumph versus UAlbany … Posted two sacks and a PBU in the win at Colgate … Tallied eight tackles with a TFL and a half sack versus No. 2 James Madison … Also totaled eight tackles with a forced fumble at Delaware … Earned his first career start at Virginia and recorded his first career sack with seven tackles … Recorded a strip sack versus Richmond … 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2021 – Spring)
Reserve defensive lineman who saw action in all three games … Finished the season with seven tackles, a TFL and a PBU … Recorded four tackles in the season opener at Richmond … Posted a TFL and a PBU in the win versus Elon …

FRESHMAN YEAR (2019)
Reserve defensive lineman who saw action in all 12 games … Finished the season with 14 tackles and 1.5 TFL … Posted four tackles and 0.5 TFL in the win at Elon … Recorded a TFL in the victory against Colgate …

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Aaron Brand at Zebulon B. Vance High School (2018) and head coach Craig Buzea at Homewood Flossmoor High School (2015-17) … Team captain as a senior … Earned NCHSAA I-Meck 4A All-Conference Team honors as a senior after totaling 61 tackles, 21 TFL, 14 sacks and two PBU … Named to the 2018 Mecklenburg County All-Mecklenburg Team … Won 2018 Vance Football Most Outstanding Lineman Award … Blue-Grey All-America Bowl selection … Chosen as a 2018 VTO Charlotte Combine Top 5 Defensive Lineman … Member of National Society of High School Scholars …

PERSONAL
Son of Diane Lynn … Enjoys music, piano, trumpet, documentaries, reading, travel and fishing … Plans to major in microbiology.