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Finished the 2016 season with 18 tackles, including seven solo stops, 3.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks…also had a blocked kick and a fumble recovery…posted a season-high three tackles on three occasions…recorded 15 tackles (11 solo) with two for a loss in his first season with the Miners...had one forced fumble and a half-sack during the year...had a season-high five tackles at Indianapolis...transferred to S&T from Dakota College at Bottineau in North Dakota…made 41 tackles, 22 of which were solo stops, in the 2014 season…also had a team-high 8.5 sacks for 54 yards in losses and returned a fumble for a touchdown…earned first-team all-conference honors last season…was a second-team all-league choice at the high school level as a defensive end.

Personal: Attended Valdosta High School, where his coach was Rance Gillespie…son of Dorothy Thomas…majoring in technical communications at Missouri S&T.