2023 Freshman All-American credited with 27 tackles (2.5 for loss) and a forced fumble in 307 snaps over 12 games (two starts) …
entered Clemson as ESPN’s No. 9 overall prospect after winning four straight state titles in Alabama.
2023: Named as a Freshman All-American by 247Sports, the FWAA, On3, College Football News and College Football Network … PFF All-Freshman Team selection … named Freshman Interior Defender of the Year by College Football Network …Midseason Freshman All-American per 247Sports … credited with 27 tackles (2.5 for loss) and a forced fumble in 307 snaps over 12 games (two starts) … also credited by the coaching staff with 10 quarterback pressures, the most of any Clemson defensive tackle … made collegiate debut at Duke … added three tackles (one for loss) vs. Charleston Southern … made one tackle vs. Florida Atlantic … contributed one tackle vs. No. 4 Florida State … made one tackle at Syracuse … collected four tackles vs. Wake Forest … added three tackles at Miami (Fla.) … posted four tackles vs. No. 12 Notre Dame … made two tackles (one for loss) vs. Georgia Tech … credited with two tackles and his first career forced fumble vs. No. 20 North Carolina … split a tackle for loss at South Carolina.
Before Clemson: Led Thompson to four straight 7A State Championships (2019-22), first team in Alabama to win four straight state titles since Hoover in the early 2000s … team compiled a 50-5 record in his four years … 2022 MaxPreps first-team All-American and Alabama Player of the Year … 2022 Alabama Class 7A Lineman of the Year and Super All-State honoree … finished his high school career with 260 tackles, 72 tackles for loss and 29.5 sacks … recorded 90 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and eight sacks as a senior despite being double-teamed the entire season … notched eight tackles (including three for loss) in state championship win over Auburn … had eight tackles and two sacks in state semifinal against Hoover … posted four tackles for loss each against Hewitt-Trussville and Vestavia Hills … as a junior in 2021, credited with 92 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 11 sacks … had career high five tackles for loss vs. Hoover in 2021 … notched 12 tackles, a fumble recovery and a 45-yard interception return for the lone touchdown of his career against Vestavia Hills … had 11 sacks for the year in 11 different games … had 30 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 2020 despite being limited by injury to only four games … posted at least one tackle for loss in every game that year … totaled 54 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a freshman, including four tackles for loss against Florence … invited to All-America Classic in Orlando … earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star Game, leading Alabama team with eight tackles, including seven tackles for loss with two sacks … ranked by ESPN.com as one of the nation’s top 10 players regardless of position by ESPN, the highest ranking of any member of Clemson’s 2023 recruiting class (No. 9 overall) … ranked 14th in Sports Illustrated’s SI99 for 2023 … ranked No. 59 overall player by 247Sports … ranked No. 48 overall player by On3 … ranked No. 54 overall by Rivals, which listed him as a five-star prospect … ranked among the top 35 in composite rankings compiled by both 247Sports and On3.
Personal: Committed to Clemson on July 8, 2022 … born March 5, 2005 … enrolled at Clemson in January 2023 … sports communication major.
Note: Tackle stats in the bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the table below reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide