TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Oakland Raiders in the first round (4th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 25, 2019.
COLLEGE: Three-year starter who started in all 44 appearances during his career (2016-18) at Clemson…A Ted Hendricks Award honoree, two-time first-team All-American, ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a permanent team captain…His 44 starts were the most by any defensive end or linebacker in school history…Over his career, tallied 166 tackles, including 50 for loss, 27 sacks, while adding seven passes defensed, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…His 27 career sacks ranked tied for fourth-most in school history…Started in all 15 contests in 2018…Won the Ted Hendricks Award, given to the nation’s top defensive end and was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award…Consensus first-team All-American, earning selections by AFCA, the Associated Press, Sporting News and Walter Camp…Earned first-team All-ACC honors and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year en route to helping the Tigers capture their second national title in the last three seasons…Credited with 55 tackles, 20 for loss, 11.5 sacks, four passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, including one for a TD…Racked up three tackles, all for loss, including two sacks to earn ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors at Texas A&M, while also earning team defensive MVP honors…Compiled seven tackles including two sacks against Georgia Southern, being named team defensive MVP once again…Scored the first TD of his career against Georgia Tech when recovering a fumble in the end zone…Recorded a sack at Florida State and moved past current Raiders defensive line coach Brentson Buckner and DE Bryant McNeal (22.0) on the school’s all-time leaderboard for career sacks…Racked up five tackles including a half-sack against Louisville…Posted one sack in addition to two tackles at Boston College…Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks against Duke…Tallied two stops and a sack against Pittsburgh…Recorded four tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery as Clemson held Notre Dame to just three points in the Cotton Bowl…Posted four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in the National Championship victory over Alabama…In 2017, was one of the five finalists for the Ted Hendricks Award and earned first-team All-American honors by AP and Sports on Earth…Became just the third freshman or sophomore in school history to earn first-team All-American honors, joining WR Sammy Watkins and QB Deshaun Watson…Named second-team All-American by The All-American, CBS Sports, Football Writers Association, Rivals, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and USA Today…Earned first-team All-ACC recognition by AP and Phil Steele…Started in all 14 contests, racking up 66 tackles, including 18 for loss, 9.5 sacks, one pass defensed and two forced fumbles…Finished second in the ACC in sacks and tackles for loss…Had five tackles and one sack, including a team-high three pressures and one forced fumble against Auburn…Posted eight tackles, 5.5 for loss, 3.5 sacks and a pass defensed at Syracuse, earning ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week…Racked up a team-high 12 tackles including five for loss and one sack at NC State, once again earning ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors…Totaled three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, one sack and a forced fumble against Florida State…Added five tackles including one for loss in the ACC Championship against Miami...Posted two tackles and one sack in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama…In 2016, shared Defensive Rookie of the Year honors with DT Dexter Lawrence…Recorded 45 tackles, including 12.5 for loss, while adding a team-best 24 quarterback pressures in 15 starts…Compiled two sacks in part of his 10 tackles in the victory over No. 3 Louisville…Was named Defensive Player of the Game against Florida State after totaling two tackles for loss, a sack and a pass defensed in the victory…Recorded two tackles for loss, including one sack in the ACC Championship Game against Virginia…Posted three tackles for loss, including one sack in the Fiesta Bowl…Recorded two quarterback pressures and a tackle for loss in the National Championship victory…Redshirted as a freshman in 2015.…Graduated with a sports communications degree.
PERSONAL: Attended Benedictine College Preparatory in Richmond, Va. …Was rated the No. 115 player and No. 7 defensive end in the nation in addition to be ranked as the No. 5 player in Virginia by 247Sports…No. 135 player and No. 6 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com…Ranked as the No. 136 player in the nation by ESPN.com…Was invited to the Under Armour All-American Game but could not participate due to injury…Recorded 60 tackles, including 26 for loss and 11.5 sacks as a junior, earning All-State honors…Also played two years of basketball.
