TRANSACTION: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the third round (70th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, April 28, 2023.
COLLEGE: Started all 13 games on the defensive line, totaling 48 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and four sacks...Added six quarterback pressures, two passes defensed and one forced fumble...Named a second team All-American by the AFCA and earned first team All-SEC accolades from the Associated Press...Named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his output at Ole Miss and earned Reese's Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week recognition for his game against the Rebels...Selected as one of the defensive players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against Texas A&M and at Ole Miss…Started in the opener and finished with two tackles against Utah State…Recorded three tackles, one tackle for loss at Texas…Totaled four tackles and a half-sack against ULM...Posted six tackles at Arkansas…Notched six tackles and one pass defensed against Texas A&M…Recorded five tackles Tennessee…Totaled three tackles and one forced fumble against Mississippi State…Notched 1.5 sacks against LSU...Tied for the team lead with a career-high 11 tackles at Ole Miss…Added two sacks, one pass defensed and one forced a fumble…Posted one tackle against Auburn…Finished with two tackles in the Sugar Bowl against Kansas State…Played in all 15 games with seven starts as a junior in 2021, totaling 39 tackles, nine tackles for loss and two sacks…Totaled three tackles in the season opener against Miami…Recorded four tackles, two tackles for loss and posted his first sack of the season against Mercer…Recorded four tackles at Florida…Finished with one tackle for loss against Southern Miss…Recorded four tackles and 1.5 tackles against Ole Miss…Finished with 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack at Mississippi State…Recorded one tackle against Tennessee…Finished with five stops against LSU…Totaled four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Auburn…Registered three tackles against Georgia…Got the start in the Cotton Bowl against Cincinnati and finished with one tackle…As a sophomore in 2020, registered 29 tackles, 6.5 tackles loss, one sack and one fumble recovery...Selected as one of the defensive players of the week for his play against Mississippi State and at Arkansas…Finished with three tackles against Texas A&M…Recorded a season-high four tackles against Tennessee…Recorded two tackles against Mississippi State…Totaled four tackles against Kentucky…Finished with three tackles against Auburn…Notched one tackle for loss and a half-sack against LSU…Compiled seven tackles, one tackle for loss, a half-sack and one fumble recovery against Arkansas…Appeared in all 13 games with five starts in 2019…Recorded 23 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss…Added one sack and one pass defensed...Recorded one stop against Duke…Totaled three tackles against New Mexico State…Totaled four tackles against Ole Miss…Earned his first career start along the defensive front against Tennessee and recorded three tackles...Made his second start of the season, recording four tackles against Mississippi State.
PERSONAL: Attended West Jones High School in Laurel, Miss., where he was rated as the No. 7 player in the state by ESPN…Ranked as the No. 7 defensive tackle and fifth overall player from Mississippi by 247Sports…Selected to the 2019 All-American Bowl…Named to the 2018 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen after a standout senior season…Totaled 125 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks in 15 games as a senior…Registered 17.5 sacks in 2018 to lead the Mississippi 5A Region 3 ranks, while his 125 tackles finished third in the region.
