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Senior (2022)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA performer on the offensive line … appeared in 10 games and drew eight starts at right tackle … 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 … only allowed one hit on the quarterback in 300 pass-blocking snaps and committed just four penalties in 533 total plays per Pro Football Focus.

Junior (2021)
Played in six games with snaps at center and right guard … saw action in victories over Rice, Louisiana Tech, UTEP and Southern Miss … did not commit a penalty or allow a sack or hit on the quarterback in 92 total snaps according to Pro Football Focus … helped the offense set school records for total yards (6,146), total yards per game (439.0), passing yards (3,577), passing yards per game (255.5), points scored (516) and points per game (36.9) … helped UTSA gash UTEP for 561 yards of offense, including 275 on the ground … helped the rushing attack churn out 261 yards in the 45-0 shutout of Rice.

Sophomore (2020)
Appeared in three contests … saw action in victories against Louisiana Tech and UTEP, as well as against Army … did not allow a sack or hit on the quarterback, according to Pro Football Focus.

Prior to UTSA
Standout offensive lineman as a true freshman in 2019 for head coach Bobby Godinez at East Los Angeles College … earned second-team All-National Division Northern League honors from the Southern California Football Association in 2019 … helped pave the way for an offense that compiled 1,980 yards through the air and 1,412 on the ground in his only season with the Huskies … first-team Angelus All-League selection as a senior at Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles … also competed in track & field at Salesian.

Personal
Born on March 21, 2001 … management major.

 
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Sophomore
2020

Offensive Line
6-4 / 280 lbs
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Senior
2022

Offensive Line
6-2 / 295 lbs
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Senior
2023

Offensive Line
6-2 / 295 lbs