• Made his NFL debut vs. Philadelphia on 10/13/19.
• USC captain as a junior and senior, earning MVP as a senior.
• Earned degree in communications in May 2018.
• Grandfather, Bob Lakata, played basketball at Duke (1955-58).
• Interned at California's Melville Winery in summer of 2017.
• Avid outdoorsman, enjoys hunting and fishing in his free time.
• Interested in outdoors guiding as a career after football.
• Grandfather served in the Army.
• His selection in the Draft was read on NFL Network by then- 99-year-old Minnesota media icon Sid Hartman.
• Selected in the 5th Round (#162 overall) of the 2019 Draft.
• Signed to the Vikings practice squad on 9/1/19 after being released by the team during final cuts.
• Elevated to Minnesota's active roster on 10/12/19.
• Waived by Minnesota on 11/2/19.
• Added to the Vikings practice squad on 11/5/19.
• Elevated to the 53-man roster 11/26/19.
• Appeared in 5 games during his rookie campaign.
• Made his 1st-career special teams tackle at Detroit (10/20).
• Made his NFL debut and 1st tackle vs. Philadelphia (10/13).
• Had 4 tackles vs. Chicago (12/29) in a game most starters sat.
• Made playoff debut in Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20).
• USC's MVP as a senior and captain as a junior and senior.
• Led Trojans in tackles in final 3 seasons, the 1st USC player to lead team in stops 3 straight seasons since Johnson in 1977-79.
• Started 9 games as a true freshman in 2015 before injury.
• Earned 1st-Team All-Pac 12 as a junior and 2nd-Team honors as a sophomore and senior.
• Started 26 games and played in 27 games as sophomore and junior but was limited to 10 games and 9 starts as a senior.
• Helped team to state championship in 2012 as a sophomore.
• Earned 1st-Team All-State honors and All-America as a senior LB at Granite Bay High.
• Standout in baseball and wrestling.
