TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Oakland Raiders in the third round (65th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, April 27, 2018.
2018: Appeared in 15 games with 12 starts at right tackle during his rookie season with the Silver and Black...(9/10) vs. LAR: Saw limited action exclusively on special teams in his NFL debut...(9/16) at Den.: Appeared on special teams...(9/30) vs. Cle.: Filled in at right tackle due to injuries on the line...Helped pave the way for the Raiders run game as RB Marshawn Lynch recorded 130 rushing yards, the seventh most of his career...Allowed QB Derek Carr to record 437 passing yards, the second most of his career, with four TDs...Helped the Raiders offense produce two 100-yard receivers, one 100-yard rusher and one 400-yard passer for the first time in franchise history since the 1970 AFL merger...(10/7) at LAC: Made his first career start at right tackle, helping Carr record his third game on the season with a completion percentage of 70.0 or better (72.7 percent)...(10/14) vs. Sea.: Started at right tackle in the contest...(10/28) vs. Ind.: Started at right tackle, helping the line post their first clean sheet of the season...Helped pave the way as Carr recorded three passing TDs and his first career rushing TD...(11/1) at SF: Started at right tackle in the contest...(11/11) vs. LAC: Helped the run game total 100-plus yards (114) for the fifth time this season...(11/18) at Ari.: Started at right tackle in the win, paving the way for 152 rushing yards...Helped Carr finish with a passer rating of 100.5 as he orchestrated the 15th fourth-quarter comeback of his career...(11/25) at Bal.: Started at right tackle in the contest...(12/2) vs. KC: Paved the way for a season-high 171 rushing yards and 442 total net yards, the third time on the season the team has surpassed 400 net yards...Helped the offense convert on 75 percent of their third downs (9-of-12), which marks a season high and their third best conversion percentage in franchise history dating back to 1991...(12/9) vs. Pit.: Started at right tackle, helping Carr throw for 322 yards as he set a new franchise record for most consecutive games without an INT with eight straight...(12/16) at Cin.: Started at right tackle in the contest...(12/24) vs. Den.: Started at right tackle in the win, helping RB Doug Martin surpass 100 yards on the ground for the first time on the season…Part of an offensive line that surrendered just one sack in the contest, while helping Carr extend his INT-less streak to 325 passes over 10 games, which marked the longest active streak in the NFL at the time...(12/30) at KC: Started at right tackle in the contest, helping Martin record 100 rushing yards to mark his second consecutive game with 100-or-more yards on the ground.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons at North Carolina A&T, starting all 48 games of his career at left tackle…Never missed a start throughout his career…Was a three-time FCS All-American at left tackle (2015-17)…Named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year for three straight years from 2015-17…Was a four-time All-MEAC selection in each season, including a first-team selection in his last three seasons…Never surrendered a sack in his career and was only called for seven penalties…Helped the Aggies lead the MEAC in rushing offense for three straight seasons from 2015-17…Started all 12 games at left tackle as a senior…Named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year…Named to the FCS All-American First Team and the All-MEAC First Team…Earned MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week eight times...Finished in the Top-10 in voting for the Walter Payton Award that recognizes the best offensive player in FCS...Helped the Aggies rank first in the conference in total first downs, rushing offense, scoring offense, fewest sacks allowed, passing offense and total offense…Started all 12 games as a junior…Named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year…Named to the FCS All-American First Team and the All-MEAC First Team…Earned MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week five times...Helped the Aggies produce the No. 1 total offense, rushing offense and third-rated passing offense in the conference…Part of an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks and paved the way as RB Tarik Cohen set the single-season school rushing record (1,583 yards) and QB Lamar Raynard set a school record for single-season completion percentage (64.6)…Started all 12 games at left tackle as a sophomore…Named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year…Named to the FCS All-American First Team and the All-MEAC First Team…Was the first Aggie to win MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year since 2001…Started all 12 games as a true freshman…Named to the All-MEAC Third Team…Majored in electrical engineering.
PERSONAL: Attended A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, N.C. …Ranked the 46th prospect in the state by Max Preps…Father, Curtis, was an offensive lineman at North Carolina…Sister, Jasmine, played for the women’s basketball team at NC A&T.
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles – 2 in 2018.
