TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the first round (19th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, April 23, 2020.
2020: Appeared in nine games with seven starts, totaling 25 tackles (21 solo) and two passes defensed...Missed Weeks 4-9 while on the Reserve/Injured List with a thumb injury and was inactive for Weeks 13-14 due to a concussion/neck injury...(9/13) at Car.: Started in his NFL debut, finishing with five tackles (two) and one pass defensed (9/21) vs.
NO: Totaled a season-high seven tackles...(9/27) at NE: Recorded two tackles (one)...(11/15) vs. Den.: Saw extensive action on defense in his return to the lineup from the Reserve/Injured List...(11/22) vs. KC: Finished with four tackles and one pass defensed...(11/29) at Atl.: Posted one tackle before exiting the game early in the first half due to a concussion...(12/6) at NYJ: Started and recorded one tackle before exiting the game in the first quarter due to a concussion...(12/26) vs. Mia.: Started and recorded three tackles (two)...(1/3/21) at Den.: Appeared in a reserve role on defense and recorded three tackles, including his first career tackle for loss.
COLLEGE: Spent five years at Ohio State from 2015-19, appearing in 53 games…Totaled 140 tackles (104 solo), five INT including one returned for a TD, 27 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…Earned All-Big Ten conference honors three times, including second team accolades by the coaches and media in 2019…As a senior in 2019, played in 13 games and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors…Recorded 35 tackles (27), one INT returned for a TD and one forced fumble…Led the team with six tackles against Cincinnati…Recorded two stops and one INT returned 96 yards for a TD against Indiana…Totaled three tackles and one forced fumble against Michigan State…Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Wisconsin…Registered three stops against Michigan…Tied a season high with seven tackles against Wisconsin en route to winning the Big Ten Championship…Recorded one tackle in the Orange Bowl against Clemson…In 2018, played in 13 games and was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention…Finished the season with 40 tackles (31) and one INT…Recorded two tackles against Oregon State…Finished with a season-high six stops against TCU…Totaled three tackles against Tulane…Made four stops against Penn State…Record two tackles in back-to-back contests against Indiana and Minnesota…Totaled five tackles against Nebraska…Finished with two tackles against Michigan State…Registered four stops against Michigan…Totaled four tackles and one INT against Northwestern…Recorded three tackles against Washington…Named All-Big Ten honorable mention as a sophomore in 2017…Appeared in 14 games, recording 44 tackles (35), two INTs, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Registered six stops against Indiana…Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Oklahoma…Finished with four tackles against Army…Totaled four tackles and one INT returned 35 yards against UNLV…Recorded five tackles and one forced fumble against Iowa…Registered one tackle, one INT and one fumble recovery against Michigan State…Totaled four tackles against Michigan…Finished with three stops against Wisconsin…Recorded five tackles against USC…In 2016, played in 13 games and registered 21 tackles and one INT…Totaled two stops against Rutgers…Finished with three tackles against Penn State…Record a season-high four tackles and his first career INT against Northwestern…Registered two tackles against Nebraska…Tied a season high with four tackles against Maryland…Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015.
PERSONAL: Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …Helped St. Thomas Aquinas to the Florida 7A State Championship as a senior in 2014…Named a 4-star prospect by ESPN…Earned honorable mention all-defensive team honors on Broward County's Class 8A‐7A‐6A list.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 7, 9/21/20 vs. NO. Solo – 7, 9/21/20 vs. NO. Passes defensed – 1, two times; last: 11/22/20 vs. KC.
