2012 • JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 10 games • made 21 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss and two sacks • Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota debut at UNLV and made three tackles • made two tackles against New Hampshire and Western Michigan • recorded his first career sack against Syracuse • saw action at Iowa and vs. Northwestern, but did not record any statistics • recorded two tackles at Wisconsin, vs. Purdue and vs. Michigan • recovered a fumble and made a career-high seven tackles at Illinois • suffered a season-ending injury in practice after the Illinois game and missed the rest of the season.
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS: Transferred from Butler County Community College • earned first-team All-Jayhawk Conference honors as a sophomore for the Grizzlies • recorded 27 total tackles, including 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 3.0 sacks for Butler County in 2011 • also tallied a forced fumble, recovered a fumble and broke up one pass during his sophomore campaign • helped lead Butler to a No. 2 final ranking and a win in the Citizen's Bank Bowl • Grizzlies finished 2011 with an 11-1 mark, winning the conference and region titles • coached by Troy Morrell at BCC • played his freshman season at Western Carolina • started 10 of 11 games at WCU as a true freshman • recorded 45 total tackles, eight tackles-for-loss and two sacks in 2010 for the Catamounts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior season at Byrnes High School • named a three-star prospect by Rivals.com • tallied nearly 160 tackles and 16 sacks, while earning Area Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior • recorded 150 tackles, including 95 solo stops, as a junior at Camden (S.C.) High School • recorded more than 300 total tackles in his high school career.
