Overview
- Aggressive defensive lineman that had a breakout campaign as a junior and figures to play a prominent role in his second season under Danny Gonzales' scheme
- Played mostly at end toward the end of the season but had the versatility to play across the line.
- Earned the Curley Culp Outstanding Lineman award from his teammates following the 2018 season.
- Finished regular season with career-high 27 tackles – 4.0 of which coming for a loss, also a career-high. He had just 20 tackles over his first two seasons combined.
- Established himself as a starter in the final five games games of the season
- Recorded 8 of his season total of 11 defensive "stops" in the final five games and 16 of his season total tackles in that span.
- Was ASU's second-highest rated player in run defense, logging a 15.1 percent positive run impact from Pro Football Focus and within the Top-25 front seven players in the Pac-12 in the category.
- Missed just three tackles on the season, tied for the 15th-lowest among Pac-12 defensive linemen.
- Appeared in six games, helping add depth to the defensive line
- Recorded eight tackles on the season, two solo and six unassisted
- Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss, totaling a loss of 16 yards
- Assisted on a season high three tackles against Utah (10/21)
- Appeared in 10 games for the Sun Devils with four starts and finished the season with 12 tackles, three TFLs and one fumble recovery
- Posted one TFL against Arizona (11/25)
- Had three tackles and a fumble return against Utah (11/10)
- Recorded a season-high five tackles at Oregon (10/29), including one TFL
- Had one TFL against Cal (9/24)
- Redshirted
- Listed by Rivals.com as the No. 49 defensive tackle recruit in the country; Regarded as the country’s No. 50 defensive tackle recruit by 24-7 Sports; Ranked by ESPN as the nation’s No. 53 defensive tackle prospect; Rated by Scout.com as the No. 51 defensive tackle prospect in the nation