TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Carolina Panthers in the second round (64th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, April 24, 2020…Signed by Washington Commanders as an unrestricted free agent, March 3, 2024…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 12, 2025.
CAREER: Veteran safety enters his seventh NFL season and second with the Silver and Black after being drafted 64th overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2020 NFL Draft…In his first season with the Raiders in 2025, started in all 15 games he played in and finished with 114 tackles (63), 1.0 sack, three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two passes defensed before missing the last two games of the season with a back injury…In 2024 with Washington, started all 17 games and recorded 107 tackles (67 solo), 2.0 sacks, seven tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, five passes defensed and one interception…In 2023 with Carolina, played in 12 games with eight starts and posted 30 tackles (16), two tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and pass defensed. In 2022, started 11 games and recorded 70 tackles (51), six passes defensed, two tackles for loss and 1.0 sack…In 2021, started 16 games and totaled 106 tackles (74), five passes defensed, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception and 1.0 sack…As a rookie in 2020, started 15 games and recorded a career-high 116 tackles (68), five passes defensed, two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns, 1.0 sack and one interception…Finished second in voting for Defensive Rookie of the Year…Career totals include 86 games played with 82 starts, totaling 541 tackles (202 solo), 7.0 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, two defensive touchdowns, 24 passes defensed and three interceptions.
2025: Started in all 15 games he played in and finished with 114 tackles (63), 1.0 sack, three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two passes defensed, before missing the last two games of the season with a back injury…(9/7) at NE: Finished with three solo tackles...(9/15) vs. LAC: Logged six tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed...(9/21) at Was.: Recorded five tackles (four)...(9/28) vs. Chi.: Posted seven tackles (three)...(10/5) at Ind.: Led the defense with a season-high 10 tackles (five) and added one pass defensed...(10/12) vs. Ten.: Recorded six tackles (four) and one tackle for loss...(10/19) at KC: Posted with 10 tackles (eight) and one forced fumble...(11/2) vs. Jax.: Finished with seven tackles (four)...(11/6) at Den.: Led the defense with nine tackles and added one tackle for loss...(11/17) vs. Dal.: Posted six tackles (two)...(11/23) vs. Cle.: Notched six tackles (three) and added one forced fumble...(11/30) at LAC: Led the Raiders with a career-high 17 total tackles (eight)...His 17 tackles became the third most in a single game by a Raiders defender since 1987 - the most by a defensive back...Also reached his 15th career game with 10+ tackles, tied for the third most games with double-digit tackles among defensive backs since 2020...(12/7) vs. Den.: Logged 11 total tackles (seven), 1.0 sack and two quarterback hits, notching his fourth game this season with 10+ tackles, tied for the 12th most in the NFL among all players and the most in the NFL among defensive backs...(12/14) at Phi.: Posted three tackles (one)...(12/21) at Hou.: Posted seven tackles (three).
2024 (with Was.): Started all 17 games and recorded 107 tackles (67 solo), 2.0 sacks, seven tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, five passes defensed and one interception…(9/8) at TB: Recorded three tackles (two)…(9/15) vs. NYG: Recorded two tackles (one) and one fumble recovery…(9/23) at Cin.: Posted four tackles and one tackle for loss…(9/29) at Ari.: Tallied eight tackles (five) on defense and one forced fumble…Added two special teams tackles…(10/6) vs. Cle: Posted four tackles (three)…(10/13) at Bal.: Recorded six tackles on defense and two special teams tackles…(10/20) vs. Car.: Tallied four tackles (one) on defense and two special teams tackles…(10/27) vs. Chi.: Recorded four tackles (two)…(11/3) at NYG: Posted 12 tackles (seven), two tackles for loss and one pass defensed…(11/10) vs. Pit.: Posted 12 tackles (six), one interception, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed…(11/14) at Phi.: Tallied 12 tackles (nine)…(11/24) vs. Dal.: Recorded three tackles (two) and one pass defensed…(12/1) vs. Ten.: Recorded three tackles (two)…(12/15) at NO: Recorded seven tackles (five), 1.0 and two tackles for loss…(12/22) at Phi.: Posted six tackles (three)…(12/29) at Atl.: Tallied five tackles (two) and two passes defensed…(1/5/25) at Dal.: Recorded 12 tackles (seven), 1.0 sack and two tackles for loss…Postseason: (1/12/25) at TB: Recorded seven tackles (three) in first-career playoff appearance…(1/18/25) at Det.: Posted 12 tackles (seven) and first-career playoff interception in NFC Divisional playoff with…(1/26/25) at Phi.: Registered seven tackles (five) in NFC Championship game.
2023 (with Car.): Played in 12 games with eight starts and posted 30 tackles (16 solo), two tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and pass defensed…(9/10) at Atl.: Recorded seven tackles (three)…(9/18) vs. NO: Posted two tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed…(9/24) at Sea.: Recorded five tackles (two)…(10/1) vs. Min.: Recorded six tackles, 1.0 and one tackle for loss…(10/8) at Det.: Tallied two tackles (one)…(10/15) at Mia.: Saw action on defense…(12/3) at TB: Appeared on defense…(12/10) at NO: Recorded three tackles…(12/17) vs. Atl.: Recorded one tackle…(12/24) vs. GB: Recorded one tackle…(12/31) at Jax.: Posted one tackle…(1/7/24) vs. TB: Saw action on defense.
2022 (with Car.): Started all 11 games he appeared in and recorded 70 tackles (51 solo), two tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and six passes defensed…(9/11) vs. Cle.: Recorded seven tackles (five)…(9/18) at NYG: Recorded five tackles (three)…(9/25) at NO: Posted eight tackles (six), 1.0, one tackle for loss and two passes defensed…(10/2) vs. Ari.: Saw action on defense…(11/20) at Bal.: Recorded nine tackles (seven)…(11/27) vs. Den.: Posted one tackle…(12/11) at Sea.: Recorded five tackles (three), one tackle for loss and one pass defensed…(12/18) vs. Pit.: Recorded a career-high 14 tackles (11) in addition to one pass defensed…(12/24) vs. Det.: Posted six tackles (five) and one pass defensed…(1/1/23) at TB: Recorded 12 tackles (eight)…(1/8/23) at NO: Tallied three tackles (two) and one pass defensed.
2021 (with Car.): Started all 16 games he appeared in and recorded 106 tackles (74 solo), 1.0 sack, one interception, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and five passes defensed…(9/12) vs. NYJ: Recorded three tackles and one pass defensed…(9/19) vs. NO: Recorded three tackles…(9/23) at Hou.: Posted five tackles (three)…(10/3) at Dal.: Recorded six tackles (five)…(10/10) vs. Phi.: Recorded four tackles (three) and one fumble recovery…(10/17) vs. Min.: Recorded nine tackles (seven) and one pass defensed…(10/24) at NYG: Posted eight tackles (four) and one tackle for loss…(10/31) at Atl.: Posted five tackles (four) and one pass defensed…(11/7) vs. NE: Recorded 11 tackles (five), two tackles for loss and one forced fumble…(11/14) at Ari.: Recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss…(11/21) vs. Was.: Posted 13 tackles (nine) and one tackle for loss…(11/28) at Mia.: Recorded seven tackles (five) and one pass defensed…(12/12) vs. Atl.: Tied a season-high with 13 tackles (eight)…(12/19) at Buf.: Recorded seven tackles (five), one interception and one pass defensed…(12/26) vs. TB: Posted five tackles (three)…(1/2/22) at NO: Tallied three tackles, 1.0 sack and one tackle for loss.
2020 (with Car.): Started all 15 games he appeared in and led all NFL rookies in tackles with 116 (68 solo)…Added 1.0 sack, one interception, two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns and five passes defensed…Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month twice (October and November) and become the first Panthers player to ever win multiple Defensive Rookie of the Month awards in the same season…Earned PFWA All-Rookie Team honors and finished second in voting for Defensive Rookie of the Year…(9/13) vs. LV: Recorded eight tackles (seven)…(9/20) at TB: Posted six tackles (one)…(9/27) at LAC: Posted 12 tackles (six) and one tackle for loss…(10/4) vs. Ari.: Registered eight tackles (five)…(10/11) at Atl.: Tallied nine tackles (five) and one pass defensed…(10/18) vs. Chi.: Recorded five tackles (four), one interception and two passes defensed…(10/25) at NO: Recorded eight tackles (four) and one pass defensed…(10/29) vs. Atl.: Posted 10 tackles (six) and one pass defensed…(11/15) vs. TB: Finished with three tackles (two)…(11/22) vs. Det.: Registered four tackles (two)…(11/29) at Min.: Recorded 13 tackles (seven), one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns…(12/13) vs. Den.: Recorded eight tackles (seven), 1.0 sack, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble…(12/19) at GB: Posted seven tackles (five)…(12/27) at Was.: Posted eight tackles (six)…(1/3/21) vs. NO: Recorded seven tackles (one).
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2016-19) at Southern Illinois University and recorded 243 career tackles (183 solo), 13 interceptions, 31 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 1.0 sack…As a senior, earned consensus All-American honors at the FCS level and First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference after starting all 10 games and recording 71 tackles (51), 1.0 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery…In 2018, started all nine games he appeared in and recorded 55 tackles (46), 0.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, 10 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one blocked field goal…In 2017, started all 11 games and recorded 66 tackles (47), 0.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, nine passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…In 2016, played in eight games with six starts and recorded 51 tackles (39), 1.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and five passes defensed.
PERSONAL: Attended Fishers (Ind.) High School…Earned All-State honors as a senior by Associated Press...Named All-Metro Super Team defensive back by the Indianapolis Star, First-team All-County and All-Conference defensive back as a senior...Also named team defensive MVP in 2015...Set single-season school records for interceptions, interception return yards and interceptions in a career...Had seven career interceptions and four in his senior season...Also played running back and averaged 6.9 yards on 101 carries…Is the nephew of Hall of Fame safety Steve Atwater.
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles – 1 in 2020, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2023, 10 in 2024. NFL Totals: 14.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 17, 11/30/25 at LAC. Solo – 11, 12/18/22 vs. Pit. Sacks – 1, seven times; last: 12/7/25 vs. Den. Passes Defensed – 2, three times; last: 9/25/22 vs. NO. Interceptions – 1, three times; last: 11/10/24 vs. Pit. Forced Fumbles – 1, six times; last: 11/23/25 vs. Cle.
