CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Two-time All-PSAC West second team defensive lineman (2018, 2019)
2021: Started all 11 games at defensive end and finished with 36 tackles, including 20 solo and 16 assists … had 4 TFL for 25 yards, including 2.5 sacks … tied for third in passes broken up with 3 … had one fumble recovery … blocked a punt vs. Northwood … matched career high with 6 tackles vs. Slippery Rock … added 5 tackles, with 2.5 TFL and a sack against Mercyhurst … also had 5 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass broken up vs. Seton Hill … had a sack against Bloomsburg.
2020: Did not play
2019: Named All-PSAC West second team at defensive line … Appeared in all 11 games, making 10 starts for the Golden Knights on the defensive line … Registered 24 total tackles, including 11 solo … Finished third on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks … Led the team and the PSAC, and was 12th in the nation with two blocked kicks … Led the Golden Knights with four QB hurries … Put up a season-high six tackles and 1.0 sacks in a season-opening win over Southern Connecticut State … Helped a defensive unit that finished the season fifth in the PSAC in red zone defense (76.8) and sixth in the PSAC and 35th in the country in interceptions (14)
2018: Named All-PSAC West second team at defensive line … Appeared in and started all 11 games for the Golden Knights at defensive end … Registered 39 total tackles, including 14 solo … Put up 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Recorded at least five tackles in four games, including a season-high six against Kutztown … Helped lead a defense that finished the year fifth in the PSAC and 61st in the country in tackles for loss (6.9)
2017: Received a medical redshirt ... named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete.
2016: Played in all 11 games … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … made his collegiate debut during a 31-9 victory against Southern Connecticut State in the season opener … recorded three tackles and one sack during his first game … followed with two stops during a 24-20 win at Shippensburg and three tackles during a 30-27 overtime victory against Bloomsburg … had a tackle during seven of his first eight contests.
2015: Redshirted.
High School: Played for head coach Jim Stephens at University (Ohio) School … was a two-time all-conference selection, being named to the first team as a senior and second team as a junior … landed a spot on the all-district first team in back-to-back seasons as a junior and senior … served as a team captain … was a three-year starter.
Personal: Sport Management and Marketing major … is the son of Shalanda and James Junior … has one brother.
Career Highs
Tackles: 6, four times, last vs. Slippery Rock (10/30/21)
Solo Tackles: 4, vs. Seton Hill (10/16/21)
Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Lock Haven (11/10/18)
Tackles For a Loss: 2.5 at Mercyhurst (11/6/21)
TFL Yards: 13 vs. Mercyhurst (11/6/21)
S
acks: 1.0, five times, last at Mercyhurst (11/6/21)
Sack Yards: 9 vs. Mercyhurst (11/6/21), vs. Bloomsburg (9/18/21)
