2023 Honors (Alabama) — Selected to the All-SEC Freshman Team by the conference coaches… earned SEC Freshman of the Week recognition for his play at Auburn. 2023 (Alabama) — Started at left tackle in all 14 games as a true freshman… paved way for 226 rushing yards while accounting for 431 yards of total offense against Middle Tennessee… opened holes for the Crimson Tide to rush for 203 yards at USF… helped Alabama rush for 193 yards and 357 yards of total offense against Ole Miss… opened holes for 177 rushing yards and provided time for another 238 through the air versus Arkansas… did not allow a sack, pressure or quarterback hit and helped the Crimson Tide rush for 138 yards against Tennessee… paved the way for a season-high 288 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns against LSU… blocked for a school-record four rushing touchdowns by a quarterback and 155 yards rushing… did not allow a sack or a quarterback hit and provided time for quarterback to throw for 234 yards and three touchdowns while scoring three more times on the ground at Kentucky… helped Alabama amass 574 yards of total offense, including a season-high 315 rushing yards versus Chattanooga… opened holes for 451 yards of total offense in win at Auburn… turned in his highest-graded performance of the season in the SEC Championship against Georgia… earned recognition from Pro Football Focus as the top-rated left tackle in all games on conference championship weekend…
High School Honors — Played at Southeast Polk High School… one of the top-rated offensive tackles in the cycle… the state of Iowa’s top-ranked prospect… a five-star recruit by nearly every major site… the No. 5 player nationally and top-ranked offensive tackle according to 247Sports… No. 10 on the ESPN300 list while also being tabbed the No. 2 tackle and player from the Midwest Region by ESPN… No. 12 overall and the second-ranked offensive tackle by the On3 Consensus… the No. 9 player on SI.com’s SI99 rankings of the top high school seniors in the class… selected to the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas… also played basketball and participated in track.
Personal — High school coach was Brad Zelenovich… transferred to Iowa after one season at Alabama… high school teammate of Hawkeye safety Xavier Nwankpa.