2020 – – Saw action in all eight games, with three starts at outside linebacker . . . recorded 12 tackles, including eight solo stops and four assists . . . recorded two interceptions for 28 yards and had one sack . . . started at outside linebacker in 24-20 loss at Purdue . . . career-best five tackles at Purdue, including four solo tackles and one assist . . . recorded first career interception with a 16-yard return, along with one QB sack . . . saw action in 21-20 loss to Northwestern, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 49-7 win over Michigan State as defense allowed 59 rushing yards and 286 yards total offense . . . second interception of the season vs. MSU, with a 12-yard return . . . started at outside linebacker in 35-7 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 41-21 win at Penn State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 62 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 35-21 win at Illinois . . . three solo tackles at Illinois . . . started at outside linebacker in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin as defense allowed 56 net rushing yards and 225 yards total offense . . . three tackles vs. the Badgers, including one solo stop and two assists.
2019 – – Saw action in all 13 games, with one start . . . recorded two solo tackles and six assists, with a shared tackle for loss . . . saw action in 38-14 win over Miami, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 30-0 win over Rutgers, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 125 yards total offense . . . saw action in 18-17 win at Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee as defense allowed just 216 yards total offense . . . recorded career-best three assisted tackles vs. MTSU, including a shared tackle for loss . . . saw action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 33 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 20-0 win at Northwestern, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards and 202 yards total offense . . . started as fourth linebacker in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin for first career start, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 63 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 19-10 win over Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-24 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 22 net rushing yards.
2018 – – Saw action in 12 games, recording three tackles . . . saw action in 33-7 win over Northern Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 211 yards total offense . . . saw action in 13-3 win over Iowa State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 19 net rushing yards and 188 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-14 win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics as defense allowed just six net rushing yards and 222 yards total offense . . . saw action in 28-17 loss to #18 Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 48-31 win at Minnesota as defense allowed just 86 net rushing yards . . . recorded one assisted tackle at Minnesota for first career tackle . . . saw action in 42-16 win at Indiana, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 67 net rushing yards . . . did not see action in 23-0 win over Maryland . . . saw action in 30-24 loss at #17 Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-36 loss at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 14-10 loss to Northwestern, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 63-0 win at Illinois, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 216 yards total offense . . . saw action in 31-28 win over Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-22 Outback Bowl win over #18 Mississippi State, but had no statistics.
2017 – – Did not see any game action.
2016 – – Redshirted.
High School honors — Earned honorable mention All-America recognition . . . first-team all-state as a senior, earning MVP and Sportsmanship Award . . . named Chicago Tribune first-team all-state as a senior . . . first-team all-conference for three straight seasons . . . Career — Played both running back and linebacker . . . helped prep team advance to third round of state playoffs as a senior . . . team captain for three seasons . . . also competed in football and track.
Personal — Born 3/16/98… open major… parents are Christine Thurmond and Barrington Wade, Sr… high school coach was Mark Egofske.