• Had career-high starts (3), tackles (42) and sacks (3.5) in 2019.
• Became the 1st player in Montini Catholic HS of Chicago history to play in the NFL when he debuted on 10/9/17 at Chicago.
• Majored in sociology.
• Teammate at Iowa with 2020 Vikings draft pick Nate Stanley.
• Born in Brooklyn but raised in the Chicago area.
• Selected in the 4th round (109th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft.
• Made his 1st career start against the NY Jets (10/21/18).
• Appeared in 5 games as a rookie in 2017.
• Appeared in all 16 games during the 2019 campaign, notching career highs in starts (3), total tackles (42) and sacks (3.5).
• Recorded his 1st shared sack of the season at Kansas City (11/3) while also adding 3 assisted tackles and 1 QBH.
• Made his 1st start of the season at Dallas (11/10) in place of an injured Linval Joseph, making 2 solo tackles.
• Started his 2nd consecutive game vs. Denver (11/17), setting career-highs with 6 tackles, 2 TFLs and his 1st career solo sack.
• Recorded his 1st career PBU vs. Detroit (12/8) to go along with 1.0 sack, 3 total tackles and 2 QBH.
• Started his 3rd game of the season vs. Chicago (12/29), recording a career-high 7 total tackles.
• Wrapped up 1 assisted tackle in the Divisional Round Playoff game at San Francisco (1/11/20).
• Made 1 solo tackle and 1 TFL in the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20).
• Appeared in all 16 games in his 2nd season, finishing with 20 total tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sacks and 1 FF.
• Made his 1st career start at the NY Jets (10/21), getting in on his 1st career sack and finishing with 4 tackles.
• Had 2 tackles in 5 games as a rookie.
• Made his NFL debut at Chicago (10/9) and tallied a solo tackle.
• Played on defense and special teams vs. Chicago (12/31) as the Vikings clinched their 2nd-best record in franchise history, going 13-3 and winning the NFC North title.
• Appeared on defense and special teams vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in his 1st career playoff game in Divisional Round.
• Played on defense and special teams at Philadelphia (1/21/18) in NFC Championship Game.
• Started the final 27 games of his career in Iowa City at DT, appearing in 47 games total over his 4-year playing career.
• Recorded at least 1 solo tackle in 23 of his final 27 games.
• Earned 1st-Team All-Big Ten honors his senior season after totaling 55 total tackles (29 solo), 10 TFL and 8.0 sacks.
• Awarded the Team Hustle Award.
• Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his role in the Hawkeyes 14-13 upset of No. 2 Michigan, racking up 9 tackles (6 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack and a safety that gave Iowa its 1st points of the game.
• Received Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors by the league coaches and media following his junior season.
• Totaled 45 tackles (22 solo), 5.5 TFL and 4.0 sacks in 14 games, all starts at DT.
• Received an increased role during his sophomore campaign as he appeared in all 13 games.
• Appeared in 7 games as a redshirt freshman.
• Attended St. Joseph's HS for 3 years before graduating from Montini Catholic.
• Earned prep All-American honors and 1st-Team All-State recognition as a senior.
• Was a team captain and played both OL and DL as his team went 12-2 en route to winning the state championship.
• Wrestled in high school, earning 2 letters.
