Rutgers University Athletics

2017 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches)
2017 Homer Hazel Award
2017 David Bender Trophy
2017 AFCA Good Works Team
2017 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Academic All-Big Ten

2017 (Redshirt Senior): Started all 12 games at nose tackle ... named honorable mention All-Big Ten in the coaches' vote (11/28) ... split the Homer Hazel Award for the team's MVP with Gus Edwards (12/18) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/6) for the third-straight year ... honored as the team's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (11/28) ... played in 50 career games overall, including 49 consecutive to end career ... totaled 41 tackles with 4.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks, one pass batted down, one forced fumble one blocked field goal ... in on four tackles on Senior Day versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... recorded five tackles at Indiana (11/18) ... added a stop in the backfield at No. 14 Penn State (11/11) ... in on seven tackles with a sack in the win versus Maryland (11/4) ... made four stops in the victory over Purdue (10/21) ... picked up a sack in the win at Illinois (10/14) ... collected four tackles with a pass batted down versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... in on four stops in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (9/23) ... picked up a tackle-for-loss in the win over Morgan State (9/16) ... recorded five tackles with one forced fumble and one blocked field goal versus Eastern Michigan (9/9) ... started the season opener against No. 8 Washington (9/1) and totaled four tackles and a quarterback hurry ... nominated for the AFCA Good Works Team (7/10) ... member of the Executive Board of Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

2016 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at nose tackle ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/7) ... made 30 tackles on the season with 3.5 for loss, one sack, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal ... assisted on a tackle at Maryland (11/26) ... picked up four tackles and three quarterback hurries against No. 9 Penn State (11/19) ... assisted on a tackle-for-loss at Michigan State (11/12) ... blocked a field goal and had three tackles with one for a loss versus Indiana (11/5) ... picked up four tackles at Minnesota (10/22) ... assisted on a sack against Illinois (10/15) ... forced a fumble and had a tackle-for-loss versus No. 4 Michigan (10/8) ... collected three tackles and deflected a pass against Iowa (9/24) ... in on five stops versus New Mexico (9/17) with one sack for a four-yard loss ... made two tackles in the win over Howard (9/10) ... started the season opener at No. 14 Washington (9/3) and recorded a solo tackle.

2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 12 games at nose tackle ... one of 22 in the program named Academic All-Big Ten (12/9) ... finished third on the team with 5.5 tackles-for-loss ... totaled 22 stops overall ... had one tackle for loss against Maryland (11/28) ... logged a season-high six tackles with one for a loss in win at Army (11/21) ... one solo stop and one hurry versus Nebraska (11/14) ... had a solo tackle at No. 16 Michigan (11/7) ... in on a tackle at Wisconsin (10/31) ... picked up three solo tackles in comeback win at Indiana (10/17), including one for a three-yard loss on a third down in the fourth quarter that forced a punt (next offensive drive led to game-winning field goal) ... logged three stops with one for a loss versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) ... assisted on a sack in win over Kansas (9/26) and added another tackle ... in on a sack versus Washington State (9/12) ... earned first career start at nose tackle and in on a tackle-for-loss in the opening win over Norfolk State (9/5).

2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 13 games on the defensive line ... in on a stop in the Quick Lane Bowl (12/26) win against North Carolina ... assisted on a stop at Michigan State (11/22) ... made first tackle of the season against Howard (9/6) ... saw action in the defensive line rotation in opening win at Washington State (8/28) ... entered the season on the depth chart.

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in one game, recording a TFL on first career tackle in collegiate debut against Norfolk State (9/7) ... redshirted after suffering an injury.

Prior to Rutgers: Played high school football for Joe Bernard at Stroudsburg ... rated as the No. 30 prospect out of the state of Pennsylvania by Rivals ... ranked three stars by Rivals, Scout and ESPN.com ... checked in as the No. 52 player on the East Coast and No. 39 at his position according to Scout ... totaled 40 tackles - with 17 for loss - to go with two forced fumbles as a senior ... helped lead the Mountaineers to back-to-back Mountain Valley Conference champions with a 10-2 record in his final season ... accepted bid to play in the Chesapeake Bowl following the season ... picked up 25 tackles and six sacks as a junior as part of a defensive unit that held opponents to an average of 13.4 points per game.

Personal: A journalism and media studies major as an undergraduate ... a student in the labor studies graduate program.