Freshman (2021)
Played in nine games in his debut UTSA season … posted a tackle in the 45-0 shutout of Rice (Oct. 16).
Prior to UTSA
Transfer from Blinn College … appeared in one game as a true freshman for Oklahoma State in 2019 and redshirted the season … 3-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals for head coach David Saenz at Steele High School, where he helped the Knights to 45 victories during his prep career … racked up 48 total tackles, defended four passes, recovered two fumbles and logged one interception as a senior in 2018 … Whataburger Super Team Defense and second-team all-district selection in his final campaign … had six tackles and a pair of PBUs in the 2018 San Antonio Sports All-Star Game ... intercepted two passes and added nine PBUs and 37 tackles as a junior to help Steele reach the regional final round of the playoffs … posted 16 stops, two PBUs and a fumble recovery of a defense that helped the Knights to a 14-2 record and to the 2016 Class 6A-II State Championship Game as a sophomore ... state meet qualifier for the track & field team ... member of KEY Club, Business Professionals of America … first-team academic all-state selection.
Personal
Born Sept. 16, 2000, in San Antonio … son of Harvey and Jonnell Player … has two sisters, Jazzlin Gayden and Dominique McMillan, and a brother, Brian … a cousin, Donald Driver, played wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and another cousin, Anthony Brock, played for the Houston Gamblers of the USFL and for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL … psychology major.
Played in nine games in his debut UTSA season … posted a tackle in the 45-0 shutout of Rice (Oct. 16).
Prior to UTSA
Transfer from Blinn College … appeared in one game as a true freshman for Oklahoma State in 2019 and redshirted the season … 3-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals for head coach David Saenz at Steele High School, where he helped the Knights to 45 victories during his prep career … racked up 48 total tackles, defended four passes, recovered two fumbles and logged one interception as a senior in 2018 … Whataburger Super Team Defense and second-team all-district selection in his final campaign … had six tackles and a pair of PBUs in the 2018 San Antonio Sports All-Star Game ... intercepted two passes and added nine PBUs and 37 tackles as a junior to help Steele reach the regional final round of the playoffs … posted 16 stops, two PBUs and a fumble recovery of a defense that helped the Knights to a 14-2 record and to the 2016 Class 6A-II State Championship Game as a sophomore ... state meet qualifier for the track & field team ... member of KEY Club, Business Professionals of America … first-team academic all-state selection.
Personal
Born Sept. 16, 2000, in San Antonio … son of Harvey and Jonnell Player … has two sisters, Jazzlin Gayden and Dominique McMillan, and a brother, Brian … a cousin, Donald Driver, played wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and another cousin, Anthony Brock, played for the Houston Gamblers of the USFL and for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL … psychology major.