âą Returns to Minnesota after spending 2020 in Carolina as a free agent, where he started a career-best 8 games before going on injured reserve.
âą Middle name, Dian, is a tribute to his grandmother, a Harvard and MIT graduate.
âą Only 2nd Vanderbilt player drafted by the Vikings.
âą Majored in sociology at Vanderbilt.
âą An active participant in Vikings social justice initiatives, including trips to the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center and multiple Twin Cities high schools.
âą Active with the One Love Foundation, dedicated to eliminating relationship violence through education and empowerment on college campuses and worked closely with Vanderbilt's Project Safe Center while in school
âą Traveled throughout Germany as a teen with the Fulton County Youth Commission.
âą Has a musical side, having learned to play 9 instruments: flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, tenor sax, steel drums and piano and was on his school's robotics teams.
âą Played in 2014 and 2015 at Vanderbilt under former Vikings assistant defensive backs coach Derek Mason.
âą Has an interest and in day trading and cryptocurrencies.
âąÂ Returns to Minnesota for 2021 as a free agent.
âąÂ Signed with Carolina as a free agent for the 2020 season, starting a career-high 8 games for the Panthers.
âąÂ Became a regular member of Vikings defensive line rotation in 2018, starting 6 games
âą The 2nd Vanderbilt player ever drafted by the Vikings, joining DT James Manley in 1996 (2nd round, #45)
âą The lone defensive lineman selected by Vikings in 2016.
âą Cut prior to the 2016 regular season and signed to the Vikings practice squad on 9/4/16.
âą Started career-high 9 games in his lone season with Carolina as a free agent.
âą Started opening 9 games of the season before being placed on season-ending injured reserve.
âą Notched season-best 4 tackles in final game he played vs. Atlanta (10/29), adding a TFL.
âą Appeared in all 16 games with 1 start in 2019, finishing with 31 total tackles and 3.0 sacks.
âą Notched 1 special teams tackle and his 1st career postseason sack in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20).
âą Recorded 2 solo tackles in the Vikings Wild Card victory at New Orleans (1/5/20).
âą Made his 1st start of the 2019 season vs. Chicago (12/29), recording a season-high 7 tackles along with 1 TFL, 1.0 sack, and 3 QBHs
âą Strip-sacked Chiefs quarterback Matt Moore for a loss of 10 yards while also recording 2 QBHs at Kansas City (11/3).
âą Appeared in all 16 games with the opening 6 starts of career.
âą Had 1.0 sack vs. Detroit (11/4) as the defense set a franchise record by sacking Matthew Stafford 10 times.
âą Had 1st career FF in the 2nd quarter at Philadelphia (10/7), which DT Linval Joseph returned 64 yards for a TD.
âą Made his 1st career start vs. Buffalo (9/23), registering a career-high 8 solo tackles, 2 QBH and his 1st career sack.
âą Saw action in 15 games in his 2nd NFL season as Vikings won the NFC North and advanced to the NFC title game.
âą Played in Divisional Round game vs. New Orleans and NFC Championship Game at Philadelphia.
âą Tallied 1 QBH and 2 ST tackles at Green Bay (12/23) as the Vikings posted their 1st shutout since 1993.
âą Saw extended action on defense for the 1st time in his career at Washington (11/12), recording then-career-high 3 tackles.
âą Played in 2 games late in rookie season after being promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
âą Registered a special teams tackle, the 1st of his career, vs. Chicago (1/1/17).
âą Made his NFL debut on special teams at Jacksonville (12/11).
âą Elevated to the active roster on 11/20, he joined the Vikings practice squad on 9/4 after being released during final cuts as Vikings trimmed to 53-man roster.
âą Started 21 of the 36 career games he played at Vanderbilt.
âą Started all 12 games as a junior in 2015 at OLB.
âą Ended collegiate career with streak of 17 straight starts.
âą Had career-best 4.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss in 2014 and started 1st career game vs. Temple.
Saw action in 12 of possible 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2013, helping squad post 9-4 mark and advance to the Compass Bowl where the Commodores topped Houston 41-24, the 1st bowl win for Vandy since the 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl.
âą Attended Shiloh High as a senior after spending freshman-junior seasons at North Atlanta.
âą Earned All-Area honors as a senior.
⹠Competed in Gwinnett County All-Star Game as a senior.