• Made all 9 of his career starts in 2020.
• Helped Ohio State to the 2014 national championship.
• Majored in family resource management at Ohio State.
• Has children, Jalyn and Jaxson.
• High school teammates with former Seahawks and Texans CB Mike Tyson.
• Had FR in Wild Card Playoff win at New Orleans (1/5/20).
• Played in both playoff games in 2019.
• Changed jersey from #92 to #91 to #90 going into the 2020 season.
• Selected by the Vikings with the 102nd overall choice, the 2nd pick in the 4th round, in 2018.
• The 12th Ohio State Buckeye to be drafted by the Vikings.
• Appeared in 14 games and made a career-high 9 starts in 2020, finishing the season with a career-high 36 tackles, 2 TFLs, 5 QBHs and 2 PDs.
• Made 1st career start in season opener vs. Green Bay, recording 2 solo tackles and a TFL of 1 yard (9/13).
• Had 5 tackles, 1.0 TFL and 1st career PD at Indianapolis (9/20).
• Made 2 tackles and had a QB hurry vs. Tennessee (9/27).
• Tallied 4 tackles (2 solo) vs. Atlanta (10/18).
• Recorded 4 tackles in 2nd career start as Minnesota defeated Green Bay (11/1) at Lambeau Field.
• Recorded a career-high 6 tackles vs. Dallas (11/22).
• Had a career-high 2 QB hurries, 2 tackles and a PD vs. Carolina (11/29) in comeback win.
• Made his season debut at Chicago (9/29), appearing on defense and special teams.
• Recorded a career-high 4 total tackles (3 solo) and 1 TFL vs. Chicago (12/29) in regular-season finale when many Vikings starters sat out.
• Played in 6 games in 2019, finishing with 6 tackles and 1 TFL.
• Made his NFL postseason debut in the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20), recovering a 4th-quarter Drew Brees fumble to mark the 1st FR of his NFL career.
• Appeared on defense in the Divisional Playoff game at San Francisco (1/11/20).
• Played in 5 games at DT and DE during his rookie season.
• Made his NFL debut at Philadelphia (10/7), registering his 1st career tackle by bringing down Jay Ajayi in the 2nd quarter.
• Logged 3 tackles (2 solo) and 1 QBH vs. Arizona (10/14).
• At the NY Jets (10/21), recorded his 1st career sack by bringing down Sam Darnold in the 4th quarter and added a QBH.
• Played in 49 games with 9 starts and totaled 84 tackles, 14 TFL and 5.5 sacks in his career.
• Named 2-time All-Conference honorable mention and a member of 2 Big Ten title-winning teams in 2014 and 2017.
• Was a team captain for the Buckeyes as a senior and registered all 9 of his career starts in 2017.
• Was a member of the Buckeyes 2014 national championship season and was a part of bowl victories over Alabama (Sugar Bowl), Oregon (CFP national championship game), Notre Dame (Fiesta Bowl) and USC (Cotton Bowl).
• Competed in the Senior Bowl prior to the NFL Draft.
• Attended Lake Taylor in Norfolk, VA and helped the school win its 1st Virginia 4A state championship in 2012, capping off a perfect 15-0 season.
• Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
• Ranked among the Top-100 players in the nation according to 247Sports and Rivals.
• Played basketball for 3 years.