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 fifth NFL season and first with Raiders after spending his first four years (2016-19) in with the Chicago Bears...In 2019, appeared in 16 contests for the second consecutive season while making a career-high eight starts...Set career highs with 68 tackles (50 solo), three sacks and passes defensed (four), 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, making one start, logging 10 tackles (eight), while adding 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, one forced fumble and one pass defensed...Career totals include 57 games played with 22 starts, 165 tackles (124), 13 tackles for loss, six sacks, one INT, eight passes defensed, two forced fumbles and 19 special teams tackles.
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 10, two times; last: 12/22/19 vs. Kc. Solo – 9, 12/4/16 vs. SF. Sacks — 1, six times; last: 12/15/19 at GB. Forced Fumbles – 1, four times; last 9/29/19 vs. Min. Interceptions – 1, 11/10/19 vs. Det. Passes Defensed – 2, two times; last: 12/10/17 vs. SF.
