TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Rams in the seventh round (244th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft (4/28/18).
2018 SEASON: Appeared in all 16 regular season games and three postseason contests, including Super Bowl LIII...tallied four tackles (three solo) during the regular season...added two special teams tackles...at Oakland (9/10): Made his NFL debut..saw action on defense and special teams...recorded one tackle for loss...at Denver (10/14): Saw action at linebacker and on special teams...notched one tackle on defense...vs. Green Bay (10/28): Saw action on special teams...recorded one special teams tackle...vs. Philadelphia (12/16): Saw action on special teams... registered one tackle on special teams...vs. San Francisco (12/30): Saw action on defense and special teams...notched two total tackles (one solo) on defense...Divisional Round vs. Dallas (1/12/19): Made postseason debut...saw action on special teams...Championship Round at New Orleans (1/20/19): Saw action on special teams...Super Bowl LIII (2/3/19): Saw action on defense and special teams. COLLEGE: As a senior in 2017, started all 13 games for the Mustangs...tied for the national lead with three blocked kicks... was second on the team with 74 tackles (42 solo stops)...had 15.5 TFL, 9.5 sacks and 10 quarterback hurries (all team highs)... registered 4.0 sacks against UConn, tied for most in a game at SMU...ranked sixth nationally in sacks per game (0.73)...finished 13th among active FBS players in sacks (20.5)...moved up to a tie for second on SMU's all-time list with 20.5 career sacks... his 9.5 sacks in 2017 placed him tied for fifth in a season at SMU...finished his career in the top 15 among active leaders for assisted sacks (ninth), sack yards (11th), TFL yards (11th), total TFL (12th), total sacks (13th) and solo sacks (14th)...in 2016 as a junior, started all 12 games at defensive end...named first-team All-American Athletic Conference, becoming the first Mustang defensive lineman since 2012 to be named first-team all- conference...anchored the Mustang defense finishing fifth in the AAC in TFL (15) and tied for sixth in sacks (6.0)...ranked second on the team with 65 tackles...started all 12 games at defensive end in 2015 as a sophomore...posted a team-high 64 tackles and nine TFL...recorded 5.0 sacks, two QB hurries and a forced fumble...blocked a field goal that was returned for a touchdown... as a redshirt freshman in 2014, played in all 12 games...made 23 tackles (12 solo)...added two QBHs...appeared in some goal- line offensive sets, catching a two-point conversion at Tulsa and hauling in a three-yard touchdown reception against USF... redshirted as a true freshman in 2013.
PERSONAL: A two-time District MVP...named first-team 2A All- State selection and the All-State Defensive MVP (Associated Press)...earned additional letters in basketball, baseball, powerlifting and track.
