At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
I played soccer and football my freshman year of high school and then transitioned to only playing football.
Who is your biggest role model and why?
My younger brother. He is mature beyond his age and gives great advice.
Tell us about your hometown/where you’re from?
I'm from Raleigh, North Carolina. Just visit, you'll see why North Carolina is the best.
Career Honors: 2025: Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch LIst ... 2024 (at South Alabama): Second Team All-Sun Belt, Lou Groza Award Semifinalist.
2024 (at South Alabama): Named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award … Second Team All-Sun Belt … Earned the spot as the Jaguars’ primary placekicker … Converted on 16-of-17 field goals in 2024, with his only miss coming of 50+ yards… His season-long of 49 yards came vs. No. 14 LSU … Converted on 6-of-6 from 40-49 yards, 6-of-6 from 30-39 yards and 4-of-4 from 20-29 yards… Also connected on 42-of-44 on extra points… Career-high of 12 points (3 extra-points, 3 field goals) came vs. Georgia Southern… scored 10+ points three times (Georgia Southern, Troy, Northwestern State).
2023 (at East Carolina): Played in every game in 2023 ... Registered one kickoff for 65 yards (touchback) at Michigan ... vs Marshall registered four kickoffs for 251 yards and a touchback ... Registered five kickoffs for 320 yards and three touchbacks at App State ... vs Gardner-Webb registered eight kickoffs for 363 yards ... Registered five kickoffs for 318 yards with four touchbacks at Rice ... vs SMU registered three kickoffs for 179 yards ... Registered two kickoffs for 115 yards vs Charlotte ... Registered six kickoffs for 358 yards at UTSA ... Registered three kickoffs for 182 yards vs Tulane ... Registered seven kickoffs for 455 yards at FAU ... Tallied five touchbacks.
2022 (at East Carolina): Played in three games during redshirt freshman campaign … Logged 19 snaps as a member of special teams unit earning first career letter … Stepped into the primary kickoff role during the Houston contest where he made his collegiate debut … Kicked off 17 times for 1,066 yards (60.7 KO avg.) with four touchbacks … Booked one tackle (solo) against the Cougars … Established career-highs for kickoffs (9) and kickoff yards (553) against Coastal Carolina in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl.
2021 (at East Carolina): Did not participate in game action during first year with the program receiving a redshirt … Member of the Pirates practice squad.
High School: Graduated from Cary (2021) … Rated as the No. 46 kicker in the class of 2021 … Named Cap-7 All-Conference (2020) … From his sophomore season until the end of his high school campaign, connected of 14 of 22 field goal attempts and 69 of 75 PATs … Two-time Third-Team North Carolina All-State selection from HighSchoolOT (2020-21) … Officially committed to East Carolina in December of 2020.
Personal: Major is business management … Two-time All-AAC Academic Team selection (2021-22) … Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (fall 2021 to present).