2023 Honors – – Coaches Appreciation Award, defense… one of nine seniors named to 2023 Player Council… letterwinner.
2022 Honors – – Hayden Fry Award, defense… honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media… preseason third-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports… one of 12 seniors named to 2022 Player Council… 2022 – – Started all 14 games at defensive tackle, recording 44 tackles (24 solo, 20 assists), including two QB sacks for 18 yards and 8.5 tackles for a loss of 38 yards, and three QB pressures… posted career-best eight tackles (three solo, five assists), including 1.5 tackles for a loss, in 9-6 loss at Illinois, including three solo tackles and five assists… recorded six tackles (four solo, two assists), including one QB sack and career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, in 24-17 loss to Nebraska… had five tackles (two solo, three assists) in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan… posted five tackles (four solo, one assist) in 24-3 win at Purdue, including, along with one QB pressure… had two solo tackles in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State, which were both tackles for loss, along with career-high two QB pressures… letterwinner.
2021 Honors – – Team Hustle Award, defense… honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media… 2021 – – Started at defensive tackle in all 14 games, recording 47 tackles (21 solo, 26 assists), including two QB sacks for 15 yards, and three QB pressures… recorded season-best six tackles (three solo, three assists) in 24-7 loss to Purdue… had career-high five solo tackles in 17-12 win at Northwestern, including one solo QB sack and one QB pressure… had five tackles (two solo, three assists), including one QB sack, in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky… recorded five tackles (four solo, one assist) in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin… posted four tackles (three solo, one assist) and one QB pressure in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana… had four tackles (one solo, three assists) in 24-14 win over Colorado State… posted four assisted tackles in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State… recorded four tackles (one solo, three assists) in 28-21 win at Nebraska… letterwinner.
2020 – – Saw action in all eight games, with one start… recorded 11 tackles, including six solo stops and five assists, with a shared tackle for loss and QB sack, along with one pass break-up… recorded two assisted tackles in 24-20 loss at Purdue, including a shared QB sack, the first of his career… recorded two solo tackles in 26-20 win over Nebraska… had two assisted tackles in 21-20 loss to Northwestern… had two tackles (one solo, one assist) in 49-7 win over Michigan State… had two solo tackles in 41-21 win at Penn State, along with first career pass break-up… recorded one solo tackle in 35-7 win at Minnesota… letterwinner.
2019 – – Saw action in seven games, recording two solo tackles and three assists, with one forced and one recovered fumble… saw first action of career in 38-14 win over Miami, recording one assisted tackle… recorded one solo tackle in 30-0 win over Rutgers, causing and recovering a fumble in the process… had one solo tackle in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee… recorded one assisted tackle in 20-0 win at Northwestern… had one assisted tackle in 27-24 win at Nebraska… letterwinner.
2018 – – Redshirted… did not see any game action.
High school honors – – Named to Champaign News-Gazette all-state team as a senior… named team MVP as both a junior and senior… first-team all-conference and all-state as a senior… second-team all-conference and all-state as a junior … earned all-conference honors as a sophomore… Career – – Played both tackle and end on defense and guard and tackle on offense… prep team posted 21-3 record his final two seasons, winning conference title his sophomore and senior seasons… team reached state playoffs three straight seasons… recorded 46 tackles as a senior, with 15 tackles for loss, eight sacks and two forced fumbles… collected 56 tackles as a junior, including 11 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, to go with five forced fumbles and three pass break-ups… totaled 48 tackles as a sophomore, including seven tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles… team captain as junior and senior… also lettered in baseball.
Personal – – Born 3/16/2000… enterprise leadership major… member of prep Honor Roll… parents are Sarah Real and Johann Shannon… high school coach was Brian Cooney.
