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Redshirt Senior (2023)
Played in seven games and drew a start in the 37-29 road win over North Texas … helped the offense pile up 5,421 yards of offense (421.6 yards per game), including 3,248 passing and 2,531 rushing … helped UTSA register 421 yards of offense, including a season-high 287 yards on the ground, in his start versus North Texas … played 26 snaps in the 49-21 rout of South Florida, helping the Roadrunners record a program-record 643 yards of offense … only surrendered one sack and did not allow a hit on the quarterback in 64 pass-blocking snaps according to Pro Football Focus … was not charged with a penalty all season … named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Redshirt Junior (2022)
Appeared in six games and drew three starts at left guard … key member of an offense that ranked 12th nationally in total offense (476.0 ypg), 13th in passing yards per game (300.7) and 14th in scoring (36.8) … helped provide protection for an aerial attack that set single season school records for passing yards (4,210), passing touchdowns (34), completions (341), attempts (503), completion percentage (.678) and passing efficiency (156.8) … also helped pave the way for a ground game that churned out 2,454 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns … did not allow a hit on the quarterback and surrendered only one sack in 112 pass-blocking snaps according to Pro Football Focus … was called for just one penalty in 216 total plays … Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.

Prior to UTSA
Transfer from Northwestern, where he was a veteran of the offensive line … redshirted the 2018 season and made his NCAA debut with an appearance in a win over UMass in 2019 … did not see game action during the COVID-impacted 2020 season … saw action in four games in 2021 … prepped at Pearland Dawson High School … rated a three-star prep prospect by 247Sports ... three-year letterman and 2017 team captain ... first-team all-district selection as a senior ... 2017 Houston Chronicle and VYPE Top 100 honoree ... helped lead Dawson to a district championship in 2016 ... two-year letterman in basketball … also participated in power lifting and in track & field ... honor roll student.

Personal
Born Oct. 29, 1999 … earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern in Spring 2022.

 

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Junior
2022

Offensive Line
6-4 / 305 lbs