• Two-time 1st-Team All-ACC choice in 2019 and 2020.
• Moved from QB to LB for the 2019 season and led UNC in tackles in 2019 and 2020.
• Named a Parade All-America, Parade National Player of the Year and Gatorade state player of the year as a senior at East Lincoln High, north of Charlotte.
• Brother, Sage, played WR at Wake Forest and was signed by Detroit as a rookie free agent after the 2021 Draft. Both brothers were 1st-Team All-ACC in 2019.
• Earned undergrad degree at UNC in sport administration and is working on a master's in business administration.
• Father, Kevin, played football at Winston-Salem State.
• Regularly visited UNC Children's Hospital on Fridays before Tar Heel games, a team tradition.
• Selected in the 3rd round (#78 overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft, the 2nd of 4 picks in the 3rd round for the Vikings.
• Joins college teammates, FB Jake Bargas and S Myles Dorn on the Vikings, both were 2020 rookies with the club.
• The 2nd-highest-drafted Tar Heel player by the Vikings since 2nd-round LB Rip Hawkins by the expansion Vikings in 1961.
• Is the highest-drafted LB by the Vikings since going with Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks in 2014 and 2015, selecting the UCLA products #9 and #45 respectively.
• In his final 2 seasons after switching to LB full-time, he led the Tar Heels in tackles with 115 in 2019 and 91 in 2020, also posting 12.5 sacks combined in the 2 seasons.
• Earned 1st-Team All-ACC as a junior and senior, finishing as runner-up for ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 as Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons won the honors and current Vikings teammate Jaylen Twyman finished tied for 3rd.
• As a senior, started all 11 games he played, was voted a team captain and UNC's defensive MVP.
• Was a Butkus Award and Lott Trophy semi-finalist and Senior CLASS Award finalist, recognizing seniors nationwide that excel in Community, Classroom, Character and Competition.
• Led Carolina with 91 tackles in 2020, ranking 6th in the ACC.
• Was ACC LB of the Week against Syracuse and NC State.
• Had season-best 12 tackles vs. Duke in 2020.
• In 2019, had career-best 115, ranking 2nd in the ACC.
• Led team with 15.0 TFL, good for 5th in the conference.
• Had career-best 17 tackles, 2 TFL and a sack at Virginia Tech.
• Had INT at the goal line vs. Duke to preserve the win.
• Made 1st career start at LB in season opener vs. South Carolina.
• Started 7 of the 9 games he played in 2017 at QB, throwing 8 TDs and rushing for 5.
• Named ACC Rookie of the Week in 2017 for game vs. Louisville, hitting 12-of-14 passes for 168 yards and 2 TDs.
• Had TD run of 56 yards vs. Duke and 59 vs. Western Carolina.
• Stepped in at QB on 3rd drive in game against Cal in 2017.
• In 2017, went 107-of-183 passing (58.5%) for 1,342 yards and 8 TDs while rushing 85 times for 210 net yards and 5 TDs.
• In 2018, playing in 1 game against Miami, he ran 9 times for 69 net yards and 1 TD while completing 4-of-10 passes for 10 yards.
• Earned Parade National Player of the Year, Parade All-America, Gatorade State Player of the Year, Associated Press All-State twice and North Carolina Prep Player of the Year twice, the only 2-time winner.
• Left East Lincoln High with state record for total yards (16,593), and responsible for 229 TDs.
• Threw for 3,536 yards and 51 TDs as a senior, adding 15 more scoring runs.
• Helped team to State Class 2A championships in 2012 and 2014.
• Named Male athlete of the year in the state by the NCHSAA and named to Associated Press All-State basketball team.
