• Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Nominee (2015)
• Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2016)
• Two-time NCCAA All-American 1st Team (2015, 2016)
• NCCAA All-American 2nd Team (2014)
• All-MSFA Midwest League 1st Team (2016)
• All-MSFA Midwest League 2nd Team (2015)
• All-MSFA Midwest League Honorable Mention (2014)
• Two-time NCCAA National Player of the Week (11/4/14, 11/1/16)
• Four-time MSFA Midwest League Defensive Player of the Week (11/17/14, 8/31/15, 9/14/15, 10/31/16)
• MSFA All-Academic Team (2016)
| Career Defensive Stats |
| Year |
GP-GS |
Solo |
Ast. |
Tackles |
TFL-Yds. |
Sacks-Yds. |
Int-Yds |
Breakups |
Pass Def. |
QBH |
FR-Yds. |
FF |
Blks |
Safety |
Def. TD |
| 2013 |
10-0 |
18 |
14 |
32 |
5.5-22 |
2.0-17 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2014 |
10-10 |
59 |
77 |
136 |
8.5-29 |
2.0-14 |
2-14 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
0-0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2015 |
11-11 |
62 |
90 |
152 |
11.5-26 |
0-0 |
2-76 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2016 |
11-11 |
60 |
64 |
124 |
6.5-32 |
3.0-23 |
0-0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1-0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Career |
42-32 |
199 |
245 |
444 |
32-109 |
7.0-54 |
4-90 |
14 |
18 |
4 |
1-0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2016 (Senior)
NAIA Rankings
• Tackles (All Positions) per game - 8th (11.3)
• Fumbles Forced per game - 35th (0.2)
MSFA Rankings
• Tackles (All Positions) - 2nd (11.3)
Finished his senior season with 32 consecutive games started, appearing in all 11 games in 2016 ... led the Trojans with 124 total tackles ... recorded a career-high three sacks, for 23 yards ... made 12 total tackles in the season opener against No. 4 St. Francis (Ind.) on Aug. 27, with nine solo stops ... had seven tackles with a fumble recovery in the win over Wisconsin Lutheran on Sept. 3 ... recorded 16 tackles at Valparaiso (Ind.) on Sept. 17 ... tallied 11 tackles with a forced fumble at Concordia on Sept. 24 ... made 15 tackles at St. Ambrose on Oct. 1, with a sack and two and a half tackles for loss ... finished with 14 tackles and a sack at Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 8 ... had five solo tackles and seven total at Robert Morris on Oct. 15 ... posted nine tackles against St. Xavier on Oct. 22 ... made 12 tackles with seven solo stops and a tackle for loss in the win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 29 ... collected 12 tackles and seven solo tackles in the win over Siena Heights on Nov. 5 ... made nine tackles with a tackle for loss and a forced fumble in the win at Taylor on Nov. 12.
2015 (Junior)
NAIA Rankings
• Tackles (All Positions) per game - 3rd (13.8)
MSFA Rankings
• Tackles (All Positions) - 1st (13.8)
• Tackles for Loss - T-13th (11.5)
Started every game as a junior in 2015, marking 21 consecutive appearances in the starting lineup ... set the TIU single-season record with 152 total tackles, breaking the record he set a year earlier ... set new career highs with 62 solo tackles and 90 assisted tackles ... finished 3rd nationally in the NAIA for the second straight season, with 13.8 tackles per game ... led the Trojans with 11.5 tackles for loss ... grabbed two interceptions, at Wisconsin Lutheran on Sept. 12, and another at Siena Heights on Nov. 7 ... returned the interception at Siena Heights for 77 yards, setting a new TIU single-game records for longest interception return, and most interception return yardage ... recorded season-high 21 tackles at No. 17 St. Francis (Ind.) on Sept. 19 ... made ten or more tackles in nine of eleven games on the year ... made 2.5 tackles for loss in the home opener with Concordia on Sept. 26 ... made two tackles for loss in the first two games of the season, at Trinity Bible (N.D.) on Aug. 29, and again at Wisconsin Lutheran ... blocked his first career field goal at No. 13 St. Xavier on Oct. 24.
2014 (Sophomore)
NAIA Rankings
• Tackles (All Positions) per game - 3rd (13.6)
• Fumbles Forced per game - 14th (0.30)
• Passes Defended per game - 26th (1.20)
MSFA Rankings
• Tackles (All Positions) - 3rd (13.6)
• Fumbles Forced - 3rd (0.30)
• Passes Defended - 5th (1.20)
Started all ten games at linebacker for the Trojans in 2014 ... lead the team in tackles, with 136, the only TIU player to reach the 100-tackle mark on the season ... also led the Trojans with three fumbles forced, ten pass breakups, and twelve passes defended ... had one sack for a loss of eight yards, along with eight total tackles in the season-opening win at Concordia on Sept. 6 ... caught two interceptions in the win over Wisconsin Lutheran on Sept. 13, along with ten tackles ... made 16 total tackles, including eight solo stops and a forced fumble, at St. Francis on Sept. 20 ... recorded ten tackles, including a half-sack and a forced fumble against Robert Morris on Sept. 27 ... made 11 tackles and forced a fumble in the third straight game at Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 3 ... made 11 total tackles in the homecoming game against St. Ambrose on Oct. 11 ... posted 16 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack against Grand View on Oct. 18 ... made 15 tackles with six solo stops in the win over Trinity Bible (N.D.) on Nov. 1 ... had 16 total tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss on the Senior Day matchup against St. Xavier on Nov. 8 ... finished the season with a career high 12 solo tackles, and a career high 23 total stops at William Penn on Nov. 15.
2013 (Freshman)
Appeared in all ten games as a freshman in 2013 ... finished tied for tenth on the team with 32 total tackles ... recorded a total of two sacks on the season ... had 1.5 sacks in the season-opener at Trinity Bible College on Aug. 31, for a combined 17 yards ... recorded another half-sack in the homecoming win over Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 5 ... recorded 5.5 tackles for loss throughout the year, for a total loss of 22 yards ... season-high six tackles coming in the win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Sept. 21.
In High School: Helped lead Wrightstown HS to a WIAA Division 4 state championship and a pair of conference championships.
Major: Psychology
Why TIU?: “It will not only be a fun experience where I will be able to develop great relationships, but the coaches will bring discipleship to help mold me into the man God wants me to be.”
