Rutgers University Athletics

2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches)
2019 Rose Bowl Defensive MVP

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2020 (Senior): Started five games at safety ... selected honorable mention All-Big Ten (12/15) by the coaches ... registered 40 tackles, two pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season ... broke up two passes and recorded four tackles in the win at Purdue (11/28) ... racked up a career-high 15 tackles with a forced fumble versus Michigan (11/21) ... added four stops at No. 3 Ohio State (11/7) ... collected 12 tackles against No. 17 Indiana (10/31) ... recorded an interception, recovered a fumble and picked up five tackles in Rutgers debut at Michigan State (10/24).

2019 (Junior at Ohio State): Played in 10 games with one start at defensive back ... finished season with 19 tackles, two tackles-for-loss, a sack and a pass breakup ... registered three or more tackles in four games ... recorded two tackles at Rutgers (11/16) ... in on two stops at No. 13 Wisconsin (10/26) ... collected three tackles against Northwestern (10/18) ... had three tackles against Indiana (9/14) ... produced three solo tackles with a sack against Cincinnati (9/7) ... started at safety and registered three tackles, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup in season opener versus Florida Atlantic (8/31).

2018 (Sophomore at Ohio State): Played in 14 games with five starts at defensive back ... produced five or more tackles in final six games and finished season with 46 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, two pass breakups and an interception ... named 2019 Rose Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player with eight tackles, two tackles-for-loss and an interception on a two-point conversion in win over No. 9 Washington (1/1) ... in on five tackles against No. 21 Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship victory (12/1) ... recorded five tackles and recorded a 49-yard interception return against No. 4 Michigan (11/24) ... had five tackles against Maryland (11/17) ... added a pass break up and five tackles versus No. 24 Michigan State (11/10) ... collected a career-high 13 tackles, including two tackles-for-loss, against Nebraska (11/3) ... added two tackles in season opener versus Oregon State (9/1).

2017 (Freshman at Ohio State): Played in five games at both wide receiver and defensive back as a true freshman ... recorded a tackle against Rutgers (9/30) … made collegiate debut versus UNLV (9/23).

Prior to College: Played for head coach Steve Hale at Olentangy Liberty ... moved to quarterback in 2016 after being named a first-team Associated Press all-state defensive back in 2015 … helped Liberty (13-1) win its first regional championship in 2016 and advance to the Ohio Division I state semifinals for the first time in school history … scored five touchdowns – four of them off receptions – in a regional semifinal win over Medina … named area offensive player of the year in 2016 with 799 passing yards and 11 scores, 842 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, plus had 22 receptions and four more touchdowns … Associated Press all-state season as a junior in 2015 featured six interceptions on defense, catching 26 passes as a receiver and accumulating 11 touchdowns and nearly 1,200 all-purpose yards … a consensus four-star recruit ... No. 2 athlete in the country and No. 2 overall recruit in the state of Ohio by Rivals ... No. 3-rated athlete recruit nationally by 247Sports.

Personal: Father, William, was a 1987 Ohio State captain and an All-Big Ten defensive back who went on to have an 11-year career in the NFL playing for the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons … a history major.