2023 Honors – – Honorable mention All-Big ten by league coaches and media… Phil Steele third-team All-Big Ten… preseason second-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele… preseason third-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports… Academic All-Big Ten… Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award, defense… one of nine seniors named to Player Council… 2023 – – Started at defensive tackle in all 13 games… recorded 55 tackles (19 solo, 36 assists), including 5.5 tackles for a loss of 31 yards and three QB sacks for 26 yards, three pass break-ups, one QB pressure, and one blocked kick on the season… recorded a career-high 10 tackles (five solo, five assists), including a career-high 2.5 tackles for a loss of 18 yards and a career-high two QB sacks for 17 yards in 20-14 win over Purdue… had four assisted tackles and the second FG block of his career at Iowa State… the blocked FG stopped Iowa State’s opening drive… recorded six tackles (one solo, five assists) in 31-0 loss at Penn State… had five tackles (one solo, four assists), including 0.5 tackles for one yard, in 22-0 win over Rutgers… collected four tackles (one solo, three assists) in 10-7 win at Northwestern… had four tackles (one solo, three assists) in season-opener vs. Utah State… recorded four tackles (two solo, two assists) in 12-10 loss vs. Minnesota… collected three tackles (two solo, one assist), including one QB sack for nine yards, in 26-0 loss to Michigan… had three tackles (one solo, two assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard, in 15-13 win over Illinois… recorded three tackles (one solo, two assists) and one pass break-up in 13-10 win at Nebraska… letterwinner.
2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media… preseason second-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports… Dean’s List student (2022 fall)… one of six juniors named to Player Council… 2022 – – Started all 13 games at defensive tackle, totaling 48 tackles (17 solo, 31 assists), including five for a loss of 24 yards, three QB sacks for 21 yards, one QB hurry, one pass break-up, one block and one recovered fumble… posted season-high eight tackles (six solo, two assists), with one tackle for loss and one QB pressure in 10-7 loss to Iowa State… matched season-high with eight tackles (two solo, six assists) in 9-6 loss at Illinois… posted seven tackles (two solo, five assists), with one tackle for loss and one pass break-up in 24-17 loss to Nebraska… tallied six tackles (four solo, two assists) with a shared tackle for loss in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky… collected six tackles (two solo, four assists), including 1.5 tackles for loss and QB sacks in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State… tallied four tackles in 24-10 win over Wisconsin (two solo, two assists), with season-best two tackles for loss and a shared QB sack… added a fumble recovery and two QB pressures against the Badgers… collected five tackles (two solo, three assists) in 13-10 win at Minnesota… letterwinner.
2021 Honors – – Team Hustle Award, defense… Dean’s List student (2021 spring)… 2021 – – Started all 14 games at defensive tackle, collecting 54 tackles (21 solo, 33 assists), including eight for a loss of 34 yards, three QB sacks for 22 yards, three QB pressures, three pass break-ups, and recovered one fumble… posted a season-high seven tackles (three solo, four assists) with a shared tackle for loss in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State… collected five tackles (two solo, three assists) with one QB sack in 24-14 win over Colorado State… posted five tackles (two solo, three assists), one pass break-up and blocked a field goal attempt in 27-22 win over Minnesota… posted five tackles (one solo, four assists, including 1.5 tackles for loss and one QB sack in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky… recorded two assisted tackles in 28-21 win at Nebraska, along with first career fumble recovery in the fourth quarter… recorded one solo tackle in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State, which is his first career tackle for loss… letterwinner.
