2024 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started and registered four tackles including an assisted tackle for loss vs. Texas (Nov. 16) … Notched five stops and a quarterback hurry vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 2) … Recovered a fumble and totaled three tackles, including a half sack and assisted tackle for loss in a win at Mississippi State (Oct. 26) … Registered four tackles, including one for loss vs. LSU (Oct. 19) … Recorded four tackles and a sack in a win over No. 4 Tennessee (Oct. 5) … Started against Texas A&M (Sept. 28) … Made one tackle in a win at Auburn (Sept. 21) … Recorded four tackles in a win over UAB (Sept. 14) … Tallied five stops at Oklahoma State (Sept. 7) … Started on the defensive line and registered two tackles during a season-opening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 29).
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games with six starts, including each of the final four games of the season … Recorded a career-best 32 tackles to go with 1.5 tackles for loss, a half sack and a forced fumble … Recorded a pair of tackles in season-opening victory over Western Carolina (Sept. 2) … Made four stops vs. Kent State (Sept. 9) and one vs. BYU (Sept. 16) … Logged a career-best six tackles at LSU (Sept. 23), including a half sack … Earned his first start of the season vs. Texas A&M (Sept. 30), making two tackles … Made two more stops at Ole Miss (Oct. 7) … Did not play at Alabama (Oct. 14) due to an injury … Recorded a tackle for loss as part of a four-tackle performance vs. Mississippi State (Oct. 21) … Produced a single tackle in win at Florida (Nov. 4) followed by four more stops vs. Auburn (Nov. 11) … Tallied a single stop vs. Florida International (Nov. 18) … Logged five tackles vs. Missouri (Nov. 24).
2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games, including his first career start vs. Kansas in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Dec. 28) … Made a pair of stops, including a solo tackle, in the season opener vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 3) … Recorded two tackles in win over South Carolina (Sept. 10) … Racked up two tackles for third straight game in Missouri State (Sept. 17) victory … Made one stop vs. Alabama (Oct. 1) … Collected a career-best five tackles at Mississippi State (Oct. 8) … Notched his first tackle for loss at BYU (Oct. 15) as part of a three-tackle afternoon … At Auburn (Oct. 29) made two tackles … Recorded two tackles, including a half tackle for loss, against Liberty (Nov. 5) … Produced four stops vs. LSU (Nov. 12) … Made two solo tackles and three total to go with a quarterback hurry in win over Ole Miss (Nov. 19) … Recorded two stops at Missouri (Nov. 25) … Made three tackles, including his first career sack, to go with a forced fumble in Liberty Bowl victory over Kansas.
2021 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt season … Played in two games … Made collegiate debut against Georgia Southern (Sept. 18) … Notched his first career tackle against UAPB (Oct. 23).
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … Ranked the No. 35 defensive tackle in his class by Rivals … Rated the No. 29 overall player in Georgia by 247Sports … Played for head coach Cuevas Dargan at Tri-Cities High School … Played in six games as a senior making 42 tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … Also broke up three passes, recovered two fumbles and forced one fumble … As a junior played in six games, making 30 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Also recovered one fumble and forced two fumbles … CHOSE ARKANSAS OVER: Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Duke, Minnesota, Boston College and others.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 19, 2003.
