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2025 Season
6TKL
0.0SACKS
0.0TFL
0PD
6 tackles and a QBH in 2024 scouted games vs Georgia Tech (9/7) and vs Pitt (10/24) … Had a team-high nine tackles in 2024 scouted game vs Stanford (9/20) and ....Key player in Syracuse’s linebacking corps rotation, appearing in 37 games with 26 starts ... Missed time during his redshirt freshman season due to injuries ... Has 160 careeer tackles, 3.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception in his career....Redshirt Junior Year (2024)----- Appeared in every game with seven starts at linebacker … Fifth on the team with 55 tackles, also had a forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and 0.5 tackles for loss …
| Season | Team | GP | TklTackles | SacksSacks | TFLTackles for Loss | PDPasses Defended | IntInterceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syracuse | — | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | Syracuse | — | 50 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | Syracuse | — | 61 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | Syracuse | — | 41 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | — | 158 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 |
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