TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the third round (79th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft, April 30, 2021.
COLLEGE: Played four years at Buffalo from 2017-20, appearing in 45 games with 19 starts...Totaled 110 tackles (61 solo), 22.5 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, two passes defensed and four forced fumbles...Ended his collegiate career tied for sixth in school history with 18 career sacks...As a senior in 2020, started all six games he appeared in, earning first-team All-MAC honors for the second straight season...Recorded 30 tackles (16), including a team-best 6.5 tackles for loss, two passes defensed and five sacks...Tallied eight tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack against Northern Illinois...Recorded five tackles against Miami (Ohio)...Totaled four tackles and two sacks against Bowling Green...Registered five tackles and one sack against Kent State...Totaled six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack against Ball State...Had a breakout season at defensive end as a junior in 2019...Named All-MAC First Team after recording 34 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and a team-best nine sacks on the season...His nine sacks also led the MAC...Tied team lead with three forced fumbles...Recorded three tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and forced fumble against Robert Morris...Had one tackle for loss at Penn State...Totaled five tackles and one sack at Miami (Ohio)...Recorded three tackles, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble against Ohio...Tallied five tackles and 2.5 sacks at Kent State...Recorded a season-high six tackles against Toledo...Named the Defensive MVP of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl after recording five tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble against Charlotte...In 2018, appeared in 14 games as a reserve defensive end, ranking fourth on the team in sacks (three)...Totaled 30 tackles, including four for loss, one forced fumble and three sacks...Recorded three tackles and one forced fumble against Delaware State...Had one sack at Temple...Finished with a season-high five tackles against Akron...Recorded two tackles and one sack against Miami (Ohio)...Tallied four tackles at Ohio...Totaled two tackles and one sack at Bowling Green...Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve defense end in 2017...Recorded 16 tackles and one sack on the sea-son...Had four tackles at Army...Totaled two tackles and his first career sack against Florida Atlantic...Registered four tackles at Kent State...Finished with two tackles at Ball State.
PERSONAL: A native of Peekskill, N.Y. ...Prepped at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y., recording 47 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and a fumble recovery in 2016...As a senior at Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains, N.Y., had 58 tackles, including six tackles for loss...Named second-team All-State and Journal News All-Star First Team...Helped lead the Crusaders to an undefeated season and the 2015 state championship...Also played rugby in high school.