Prior to UTSA
All-state running back for head coach Michael Troutman at Sinton High School … collected first-team all-state honors as a senior … Corpus Christi Caller-Times All-South Texas MVP … District 15-4A Division II MVP … piled up a school-record 3,444 yards and 48 touchdowns on 313 carries as a senior … also caught 14 passes for 137 yards and a TD … rushed for 200-plus yards in 11 games, including over 300 twice … helped lead the Pirates to a 13-2 record, the District 15-6A D-II championship and the state semifinal round of the playoffs … broke the school’s single-game record with 369 rushing yards on just 21 attempts against Gregory-Portland … tied the school record for single-game touchdowns with six versus Cuero as part of a 269-yard outing … gashed Jarrell for 301 yards and five TDs on 22 totes in a second-round playoff win … had 865 yards and 10 TDs on the ground and caught 33 passes for 398 yards and three TDs as a junior … helped guide Sinton to a 13-1 record, a district title and the regional final round of the playoffs in 2024 … posted 445 yards and a pair of scores as a sophomore.