TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Raiders in the fourth round (137th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 27, 2019.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman at LSU (2015-18), appearing in 49 games with 32 starts…Totaled 52 receptions for 629 yards with six TDs…His 52 career receptions ranked seventh in school history for most receptions by a tight end while his six career TDs tied for fourth…In 2018 as a senior, named a permanent team captain…Started all 13 games and recorded 22 passes for 272 yards with two TDs…Caught at least one pass in 10-of-13 games…Recorded two receptions for 47 yards against Southeastern Louisiana…Totaled four receptions for 33 yards against Louisiana Tech…Recorded season highs with five receptions and 73 yards against Rice, adding his first TD of the season…Caught TDs in back-to-back games with a 14-yard score at Texas A&M, while adding four receptions for 51 yards…Registered two receptions for 22 yards in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 8 UCF…Started all 13 games in 2017, finishing fourth on the team in receptions and yards with 24 and 278, respectively….Tied for the most receiving TDs on the team with three…Recorded two receptions for 17 yards at Mississippi…Hauled in three passes for 18 yards against Syracuse…Caught two TDs against Troy, becoming the first LSU tight end since Richard Dickson in the 2008 BCS Championship Game to catch two TDs in a single game…Recorded two receptions for 26 yards at Florida…Set a career long with a 60-yard TD reception at Ole Miss…Totaled a season-high four receptions and 64 yards in the Citrus Bowl against Notre Dame…In 2016, played in 11 games with three starts, recording six receptions for 79 yards with one TD…Recorded his first career reception for 18 yards against Mississippi State…Hauled in his first career TD on a three-yard pass at Auburn…Recorded two receptions for 18 yards against Missouri…Registered one catch for nine yards against Florida…Caught a season-long 31-yard pass at Texas A&M…Played in all 12 games with three starts appearing primarily on special teams as a freshman in 2015…Made his first start at Syracuse...Returned two kickoffs against Western Kentucky for 27 yards.
PERSONAL: Attended Jesuit High School in New Orleans, La. …Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Finished his prep career with 87 catches for 1,210 yards and 15 TDs... Helped lead Jesuit to its first state title in more than 50 years as a senior in 2014…Hauled in 37 passes for 550 yards and seven TDs...Earned LSWA Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention and LFCA 5A All-State Second Team...Caught 35 passes for 475 yards and six TDs as a junior and 15 receptions for 185 yards and two TDs as a sophomore...Also played basketball, starting at center his senior year…Earned his degree in sport administration.
