AWARDS:
- Third Team Phil Steele's 2023 Preseason Mountain West Team
2023:
- Finished season with 22 tackles, one pass breakup and 0.5 tackles for loss
- One tackle and 0.5 TFL's against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11)
- One pass deflection at Boise State (10/07)
- Had four tackles vs. No. 18 Oregon State (9/3)
2022:
- Played and started in two games before season-ending injury
- Had 10 tackles, one interception and 0.5 sacks
2021:
- Started in 7-of-12 games played
- Finished the year with 41 tackles and one sack
- Forced a fumble at Hawaii (9/18)
- Had two tackles for losses at UNLV (10/21)
- Had his first career interception with a return of 28 yards against Nevada (11/06)
2020:
- Saw action in five games
- Finished the year with four tackles
- Made a pair of stops in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl.
2019:
- Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve inside linebacker and special teams player
- Credited with nine tackles
- Had a season-best five stops in the San Diego State contest (10/19)
- Was in on three tackles in the New Mexico win (10/4)
- First tackle at the major college level was in the triumph at Arkansas on a kickoff return
HIGH SCHOOL:
- A two-time West Alameda County Conference first-team tight end and linebacker for San Leandro (Calif.) High (Coach Brad Bowers)
- The 2018 West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division’s Defensive Most Valuable Player
- Credited with 156 tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss, five quarterback sacks and three pass interceptions in his senior season
- A pass receiving threat that caught 30 passes for 653 yards and five touchdowns in 2018 compared to just seven receptions for 143 yards as a junior
- Was invited to play in the 2019 Junior Prep Sports all-star football game in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Two-sport letterwinner and was a catcher on the baseball team his sophomore season.
PERSONAL: Would like to become an exotic veterinarian ... A second cousin of comedian Lewis Belt, who frequently appeared on MTV’s “Are You The One” ... Was selected as one of the eight student leaders of San Jose State University Athletes for Social Change, formed in 2020 ... Spent three years as a member of the San Leandro (Calif.) High's Social Justice Academy ... Membership highlight working with academy members and community leaders resulting in San Leandro, Calif., declaring itself a sanctuary city ... Was in the San Leandro High Concert Orchestra as a freshman ... Enjoys playing the drums the most with the snare drums as his favorite ... Also can play the trombone, trumpet, saxophone, violin, guitar and piano ... He is a native of Berkeley, Calif.