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2025 Season
80TKL
3PD
3INT
4.0TFL
0.0SACKS
Track guy. SOPHOMORE (2024)--Played in 14 games with four starts ... appeared in season opener vs. Colorado State (8/31) and registered two tackles ... played in road win at No. 10/9 Michigan (9/7) and carded two tackles (one solo stop) ... made two tackles (one solo) vs. Mississippi State (9/28) ... compiled three tackles (two solo) against Oklahoma (10/12) ... had a half tackle in scouted game against Georgia (10/19) ... logged a career-high seven tackles (five solo), including his first career tackle for loss, in the road victory at Vanderbilt (10/26) ... followed with a four-tackle (one solo) effort in the scouted home win against Florida (11/9) ... recorded one solo tackle and a pass break-up in road win at Arkansas (11/16) ... snagged his first career interception against Kentucky (11/23) ... had two assisted tackles in the scouted road win at Texas A&M on (11/30) ... saw action in the SEC Championship vs. Georgia (12/7) ... made three tackles (two solo) in the CFP First Round vs. Clemson (12/21) ... recorded six stops (two solo) in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State (1/1) ... played against Ohio State in the CFP Semfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl (1/10) but did not record any statistics.
| Season | Team | GP | TklTackles | PDPasses Defended | IntInterceptions | TFLTackles for Loss | SacksSacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas | — | 80 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Texas | — | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Texas | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 115 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
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