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Honors and Awards
- 2023: Valero Alamo Bowl Defensive MVP
2024: Appeared in four games during an injury shortened season... Made 11 total tackles (7 solo, 4 assists) with one tackle for loss... Posted one interception and one pass deflection... Made season-high four tackles twice; first against New Mexico (8/31); second at Kansas State (9/13)... Recorded only interception of season at Utah (9/28)... Finished Arizona career with 175 total tackles (113 solo, 62 assists), 4.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, eight passes defended, six forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries... Entered transfer portal on Dec. 23, 2024.
2023: Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts during the 2023 season… Recorded a career high with 81 tackles (57 solo, 24 assists), finishing 16th in the Pac-12 in tackles… Posted a season-high 10 tackles twice; first against Oregon State on Oct. 28; second at Arizona State on Nov. 25… Made nine tackles, one interception, and returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown to earn Defensive MVP in the 2023 Alamo Bowl after defeating No. 12 Oklahoma 38-24 to secure a 10-win season for the fourth time in program history... Named one of eight captains of the 2023 Wildcats prior to the season.
2022: Appeared in 11 games with nine starts at safety… Made a career-high 48 tackles (26 solo, 22 assists) with two tackles for loss… Posted one pass breakup and three forced fumbles… Recorded season-high nine tackles on two different occasions; first on 11/5 at Utah; second on 11/19 against Washington State.
2021: Played in 10 games with six starts at safety...Tallied a career-high 36 total tackles and added one interception, two pass breakups, and one forced fumble...Opened the year with a career-best seven-tackle performance against BYU...Picked up PBUs against BYU and Northern Arizona...Notched first career interception against UCLA.
Before Arizona: Spent 2020 season as a member of the Northwestern Wildcats alongside fellow Arizona commit Drake Anderson… Appeared in three games for Northwestern as a true freshman… Recorded first career tackle in NU’s 43-3 win over Maryland (10-24-2020)… Like Drake Anderson, also played prep football at Chandler High… Earned All-State and All-Region Honors as a senior with 43 tackles and seven interceptions… Part of the Wolves’ run of four consecutive state titles… Team captain at Chandler in 2019… Graduated as one of the top players in the state in his recruiting class… Member of head coach Jedd Fisch’s first recruiting class at Arizona.
