TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Chicago Bears in the fourth round (113th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft, April 30, 2016...Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 23, 2020.
CAREER: Enters his second season with the Raiders after spending the first four years (2016-19) of his career with the Chicago Bears...Started all 12 games he appeared in during his first season with the Raiders in 2020, leading the team with a career-high 81 tackles (53 solo) while adding one sack, one INT, four passes defensed and one forced fumble...In 2019, appeared in 16 contests for the second consecutive season while making a career-high eight starts...Recorded 68 tackles (50), three sacks and four passes defensed, while also logging his first career INT and adding one forced fumble...Finished tied for first on the club with eight special teams tackles...Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career in 2018 with one start, totaling 10 tackles (eight) with four special teams tackles...Appeared in 11 games and made six starts in 2017, recording 45 stops (34), two sacks, one forced fumble and two passes defensed...Added four stops on special teams...As a rookie in 2016, appeared in 14 contests with seven starts and collected 42 tackles (32), one sack and two passes defensed...Career totals include 69 games played with 34 starts, 246 tackles (177), 16 tackles for loss, seven sacks, two INTs, 12 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and 19 special teams tackles.
2020: Started all 12 games he appeared in during his first season with the Silver and Black...Led the team with a career-high 81 tackles (53 solo), while adding one sack, one INT, four passes defensed and one forced fumble....(9/13) at Car.: Started in his Raiders debut and finished second on the team with six tackles (four) before exiting the game due to injury in the second half...(10/4) vs. Buf.: Returned to action after missing two games due to injury and posted three tackles (two), including one for loss...(10/11) at KC: Started and finished with two tackles and two passes defensed...(10/25) vs. TB: Started and posted seven tackles (three)...(11/1) at Cle.:Tied for the team lead with five tackles (four) and added his first forced fumble on the season...(11/8) at LAC: Recorded a career-high 13 tackles...(11/15) vs. Den.: Recorded a team-high eight tackles (six), while adding his first INT of the season and two passes defensed...His two passes defensed tied a career high...(11/22) vs. KC: Tied for a game-high nine tackles (six)...(11/29) at Atl.: Posted six tackles (four), including two for loss, and recorded his first sack of the season by taking down QB Matt Ryan for a loss of six yards...(12/6) at NYJ: Started and tied for the team lead with seven tackles (five)...(12/13) vs. Ind.:Started and posted five tackles (two)...(12/17) vs. LAC: Started and recorded a game-high 10 tackles (five).
2019 (with Chi.): Appeared in 16 games with eight starts, starting the last seven games of the season...Finished fifth on the team with a career-high 68 tackles in addition to a career-high three sacks...Added eight tackles for loss, one INT, four passes defensed and one forced fumble...Recorded 58 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, one INT and four passes defensed over the final eight games of the season...(9/23) at Was.: Recorded one tackle...(9/29) vs. Min.: Made his first start at linebacker on the season and totaled nine tackles (eight), two tackles for loss and one sack...(11/10) vs. Det.: Recorded his first career INT...Added nine tackles (eight), one sack and one pass defensed...(11/17) at LAR: Started on defense and posted four tackles (three)...(11/24) vs. NYG: Tallied five tackles (four), one tackle for loss and one pass defensed...(11/28) at Det.: Recorded seven tackles (five), one tackle for loss and one pass defensed...(12/5) vs. Dal.: Registered a career-high 10 tackles (eight)...(12/15) at GB: Compiled five tackles (three), one sack and one pass defensed...(12/22) vs. KC: Tied a career-high with 10 tackles (five)...(12/29) at Min.: Made his seventh consecutive start at linebacker and posted eight tackles (six), including two tackles for loss.
2018 (with Chi.): Appeared in 16 games and made one start, recording 10 tackles (eight solo), adding five special teams tackles...(9/9) at GB: Started the season opener and recorded four tackles...(9/17) vs. Sea.: Posted one tackle...(9/30) vs TB: Recorded one tackle...(10/21) vs. NE: Tallied two tackles, one forced fumble and one special teams tackle...(11/4) at Buf.: Notched one tackle...(12/2) at NYG: Recorded one stop on special teams...(12/9) vs. LAR: Made one tackle on special teams...(12/23) at SF: Saw action on defense and posted one tackle on special teams...(12/30) at Min.: Appeared on both defense and special teams...Recorded one tackle...Caught one pass for a two-point conversion…Postseason: (1/6/19) vs. Phi.: Appeared in first career postseason contest and recorded one tackle on special teams.
2017 (with Chi.): Played in 11 games with six starts...Finished with 45 tackles (34 solo), two tackles for loss, two sacks, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and four special teams tackles...(9/10) vs. Atl.: Appeared on both defense and special teams, recording one tackle...Posted one stop on special teams...(9/17) at TB: Made his first start at linebacker on the season and recorded four tackles...(11/12) vs. GB: Tallied nine tackles (eight) and one sack...(11/19) vs. Det.: Started his second contest at linebacker, recording two tackles, one sack and one forced fumble...(11/26) at Phi.: Started at linebacker and notched one tackle...(12/3) vs. SF: Posted two tackles, with one tackle for loss...(12/10) at Cin.: Recorded three tackles (two) and two passes defensed...(12/16) at Det.: Posted eight tackles (six) in his third start of the season...(12/24) vs. Cle.: Recorded seven tackles (four)...(12/31) at Min.: Started in the season finale and registered eight tackles (five)...Added two stops on special teams.
2016 (with Chi.): Appeared in 14 games with seven starts as a rookie...Totaled 42 tackles (32 solo), five tackles for loss, one sack, one pass defensed and one forced fumble...(9/25) at Dal.: Made first career start at linebacker and posted one tackle...(10/2) vs. Det.: Recorded two tackles (one)...(10/16) vs. Jac.: Notched one tackle...(10/20) at GB: Posted one tackle...(10/31) vs. Min.: Appeared on both defense and special teams...Recorded his first career forced fumble and added two stops on special teams...(11/27) vs. Ten.: Made his second career start and recorded a team-high six tackles...(12/4) vs. SF: Tallied nine tackles, including two tackles for loss, and two passes defensed...(12/11) at Det.: Posted a team-high nine tackles ...(12/18) vs. GB: Recorded five tackles...(12/24) vs. Was.: Registered seven tackles (six)...(1/1/17) at Min.: Made his sixth consecutive start at linebacker and notched three tackles.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 48 games with 37 starts over four seasons (2012-15) at West Virginia...Finished his career with 303 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, two sacks, six INTs, three passes defensed and three forced fumbles...Earned first team All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2015 after posting 86 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three INTs and one forced fumble in 13 starts...As a junior, started in all 13 games, leading the Mountaineers in tackles (103) and tackles for loss (11.5)...His 71 solo tackles ranked fifth in the Big 12...Finished first on the team in tackles and second with three INTs...Added 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles.
PERSONAL: Attended Bethel Park (Pa.) High School...Led the team to the second round of the WPAL playoffs and top-10 ranking in the state as a senior...Selected to play in the Chesapeake Bowl...Played wide receiver and safety.
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles – 2 in 2016, 4 in 2017, 5 in 2018, 6 in 2019; NFL totals: 19. Two-point conversions: 1, two times; last: 12/29/19 at Min.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 13, 11/8/20 at LAC. Solo – 10, 11/8/20 at LAC. Sacks — 1, seven times; last: 11/29/20 at Atl. Forced Fumbles – 1, three times; last: 11/1/20 at Cle. Interceptions – 1, two times; last: 11/15/20 vs. Den. Passes Defensed – 2, four times; last: 11/15/20 vs. Den.
