Played linebacker for coach Mack Brown at North Carolina … (2024): Redshirted … appeared in four games … (High School): Three-year varsity letterwinner for coach Daniel Brunner at Walton High … an All-American Bowl participant … a two-time all-state selection and two-time all-region defensive player of the year … amassed 383 career tackles, including 15 sacks, 36 tackles for loss, six interceptions and five forced fumbles … as a senior, he earned all-state honors from the Georgia Coaches … tabbed Region 5-7A Defensive Player of the Year … posted 151 tackles, eight sacks, 20 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two forced fumbles … helped lead Walton to a 14-1 record, a region championship and a berth in the state championship game … as a junior, he was a Georgia Coaches and Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7A all-state selection ... tabbed the 5-7A Defensive Player of the Year … named first-team all-county … notched 128 tackles, five sacks, 11 tackles for loss and an interception.