âą Had career-high starts (3), tackles (42) and sacks (3.5) in 2019.
âą 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.
âą Majored in sociology.
âą Teammate at Iowa with 2020 Vikings draft pick Nate Stanley.
âą Born in Brooklyn but raised in the Chicago area.
âą Selected in the 4th round (109th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft.
âą Made his 1st career start against the NY Jets (10/21/18).
âą Appeared in 5 games as a rookie in 2017.
âą Appeared in all 16 games during the 2019 campaign, notching career highs in starts (3), total tackles (42) and sacks (3.5).
âą Recorded his 1st shared sack of the season at Kansas City (11/3) while also adding 3 assisted tackles and 1 QBH.
âą Made his 1st start of the season at Dallas (11/10) in place of an injured Linval Joseph, making 2 solo tackles.
âą Started his 2nd consecutive game vs. Denver (11/17), setting career-highs with 6 tackles, 2 TFLs and his 1st career solo sack.
âą Recorded his 1st career PBU vs. Detroit (12/8) to go along with 1.0 sack, 3 total tackles and 2 QBH.
âą Started his 3rd game of the season vs. Chicago (12/29), recording a career-high 7 total tackles.
âą Wrapped up 1 assisted tackle in the Divisional Round Playoff game at San Francisco (1/11/20).
âą Made 1 solo tackle and 1 TFL in the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20).
âą Appeared in all 16 games in his 2nd season, finishing with 20 total tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sacks and 1 FF.
âą Made his 1st career start at the NY Jets (10/21), getting in on his 1st career sack and finishing with 4 tackles.
âą Had 2 tackles in 5 games as a rookie.
âą Made his NFL debut at Chicago (10/9) and tallied a solo tackle.
âą 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.
âą Appeared on defense and special teams vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in his 1st career playoff game in Divisional Round.
âą Played on defense and special teams at Philadelphia (1/21/18) in NFC Championship Game.
âą Started the final 27 games of his career in Iowa City at DT, appearing in 47 games total over his 4-year playing career.
âą Recorded at least 1 solo tackle in 23 of his final 27 games.
âą Earned 1st-Team All-Big Ten honors his senior season after totaling 55 total tackles (29 solo), 10 TFL and 8.0 sacks.
âą 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.
âą Received Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors by the league coaches and media following his junior season.
âą Totaled 45 tackles (22 solo), 5.5 TFL and 4.0 sacks in 14 games, all starts at DT.
âą Received an increased role during his sophomore campaign as he appeared in all 13 games.
âą Appeared in 7 games as a redshirt freshman.
âą Attended St. Joseph's HS for 3 years before graduating from Montini Catholic.
âą Earned prep All-American honors and 1st-Team All-State recognition as a senior.
âą Was a team captain and played both OL and DL as his team went 12-2 en route to winning the state championship.
âą Wrestled in high school, earning 2 letters.