2013 Honors – – Third team mid-season All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . honorable mention mid-season All-Big Ten by BTN.com . . . 2013 – – Started eight of 13 games, recording 13 solo tackles and 18 assists, including six tackles for loss, three sacks and three QB pressures . . . started at defensive end in 30-27 loss to Northern Illinois . . . career-best nine tackles vs. NIU, with two solo stops, seven assists and two tackles for loss . . . started at defensive end in 28-14 win over Missouri State as defense allowed just 197 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle and four assists vs. Missouri State, including a shared tackle for loss and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive end in 27-21 win at Iowa State as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . three solo tackles, two assists and one QB pressure in win at ISU . . . started at defensive end in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, recording one solo tackle and one QB pressure as defense allowed just 209 yards total offense . . . started at defensive end in 23-7 win at Minnesota as defense allowed just 165 yards total offense and 30 net rushing yards . . . recorded six tackles at Minnesota, including four solo stops and two QB sacks . . . started at defensive end in 26-14 loss to Michigan State, recording two assisted tackles, including a shared tackle for loss, before missing second half due to injury . . . started at defensive end in 34-24 loss at Ohio State, but had no stats after leaving game due to injury in first period . . . did not see action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern due to injury . . . did not see action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in 38-14 win at Purdue due to injury . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Michigan, but had no statistics in limited action as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards and 158 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 89 net rushing yards . . . started at defensive end in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU, recording one solo tackle and one assist, including a solo QB sack.
2012 – – Started all 12 games, recording 18 solo tackles and 13 assists . . . also had five tackles for loss, three QB sacks, three pass break-ups, one caused fumble and one recovered fumble . . . started at defensive end in 18-17 win over Northern Illinois as defense allowed just 201 yards total offense . . . recorded three solo tackles vs. NIU, including two tackles for loss and a QB sack . . . started at defensive end in 9-6 loss to Iowa State . . . recorded one solo tackle and one assist, while also recovering an ISU fumble in the red zone to stop a first half scoring threat . . . started at defensive end in 27-16 win over Northern Iowa, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . started at defensive end in 32-32 loss to Central Michigan, recording two assisted tackles . . . started at defensive end in 31-13 win over Minnesota as defense allowed just 299 yards total offense while collecting four turnovers . . . recorded three assisted tackles vs. Minnesota . . . started at defensive end in 19-16 win at Michigan State . . . recorded two solo tackles and two assists at MSU, including one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive end in 38-14 loss to Penn State, recording two assisted tackles and a QB pressure . . . started at defensive end in 28-17 loss at Northwestern, recording two solo tackles, one assist and one pass break-up . . . started at defensive end in 24-21 loss at Indiana, recording one solo tackle and one pass break-up . . . started at defensive end in 27-24 loss to Purdue . . . recorded four solo tackles, including one QB sack, and one pass break-up vs. Purdue . . . started at defensive end in 42-17 loss at Michigan, recording two solo tackles and one forced fumble, his first of the season . . . started at defensive end in 13-7 loss to Nebraska, recording two solo tackles and one assist, including a QB sack.
2011 – – Suffered knee injury in win over 13th-ranked Michigan and missed remainder of the season . . . saw action in nine games, recording 16 solo tackles and 14 assists, along with 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 QB sacks, one pass break-up and a forced fumble . . . started at defensive tackle in 34-7 win over Tennessee Tech . . . recorded one solo tackle and three assists in opening win . . . started at defensive tackle in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State, recording two solo tackles . . . started at defensive end in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh . . . recorded three tackles vs. Pitt, including two solo stops, a QB sack and the first forced fumble of his career, which led to Pitt turnover . . . started at defensive end in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe, recording one solo tackle and two assists as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 13-3 loss at Penn State, recording two assisted tackles and one pass break-up . . . started at defensive end in 41-31 win over Northwestern, recording career-best five tackles (three solo and two assists), including two tackles for loss . . . started at defensive end in 45-24 win over Indiana . . . recorded two solo stops and three assists vs. Hoosiers, including a shared QB sack . . . started at defensive end in 22-21 loss at Minnesota, recording three solo tackles . . . started at defensive end in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan as defense allowed just 323 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist before leaving game due to injury.
2010 – – Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . saw action in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 35-7 win over Iowa State, recording one solo tackle, a six-yard QB sack for first career tackle . . . did not see action in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . saw action in 45-0 win over Ball State, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 112 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 24-3 win over Penn State due to injury . . . did not see action in 38-28 win at Michigan due to injury . . . did not see action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State due to injury . . . did not see action in 18-13 win at Indiana due to injury . . . did not see action in 21-17 loss at Northwestern due to injury . . . did not see action in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . did not see action in 27-24 loss at Minnesota due to injury . . . did not see action in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri, due to injury.
2009 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – First team all-state, all-district and all-conference as a junior . . . battled injury as a senior, but still earned second team all-conference recognition . . . Career – – totaled 57 tackles, including nine sacks . . . also had 358 receiving yards as a junior . . . gained 352 yards rushing and 150 yards receiving as a senior . . . team captain as a senior . . . also lettered in track and basketball.
Personal – – Born 2/18/91 . . . communication studies major . . . parents are Constance and Dennis Alvis . . . National Honor Society student with a 3.8 grade point average . . . high school coach was Matt Straight.