TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the third round (100th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 24, 2020.
COLLEGE: Spent five years at Clemson from 2015-19, appearing in 59 games with 39 starts as a safety…Finished his collegiate career with 192 career tackles (105 solo), four sacks, seven INTs including one returned for a TD, 15 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery returned for a TD…Left Clemson tied for second for the most career games played (59) in school history…As a senior in 2019, named a Thorpe Award semifinalist, presented annually to the nation's top defensive back…Earned third-team All-American and first-team All-ACC honors…Voted as a permanent team captain…Started in all 15 games, recording 55 tackles (37), two sacks, four INTs and five pass breakups…Posted seven tackles and one INT against Georgia Tech…Recorded four tackles and one INT against No. 12 Texas A&M, becoming the first Clemson player since 2009 to open a season with an INT in each of the first two games…Recorded nine tackles (two for loss) including a sack at Syracuse, sharing team defensive player of the week honors…Totaled a three tackles against Charlotte...Finished with six tackles (one for loss) and one pass breakup in a single half of play at North Carolina prior to exiting the game early with an injury…Recorded three tackles and his third INT of the season against Florida State…Posted seven tackles at Louisville…Totaled seven tackles and two pass breakups against Boston College to share team defensive player of the game honors…Registered four tackles against Wofford…Finished with two tackles at NC State…Earned team defensive player of the game honors after contributing four tackles (2.0 for loss), one sack and one INT against Wake Forest…Totaled five tackles at South Carolina…Recorded four tackles in the ACC Championship Game against No. 22 Virginia…Finished with four tackles against No. 1 LSU…Started in all 15 games as a junior in 2018…Finished with 76 tackles, two sacks, two INTs and five pass breakups…Recorded at least three tackles in each of Clemson's first five games…Notched one pass breakup at Texas A&M and against Syracuse…Recorded his first INT of the season and contributed five tackles at Wake Forest…Registered two tackles, one pass breakup and his first sack of his career against No. 16 NC State, collecting team co-defensive player of the week honors…Posted three tackles at Florida State…Registered his second INT of the season against Louisville, adding five tackles…Recorded a game-high 10 tackles at No. 17 Boston College…Finished with a season-high 11 tackles against Duke…Totaled six tackles and a pass breakup against South Carolina…Posted six tackles against Pitt…Recorded five tackles and one forced fumble against No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl…Totaled three tackles and a pass breakup vs. No. 1 Alabama in the National Championship Game…As a sophomore in 2017, appeared in 14 games with nine starts…Finished the season with 64 tackles, four pass breakups and one fumble return for a TD…Recorded four tackles against Kent State…Totaled seven tackles against No. 13 Auburn…Finished with one tackle and one pass breakup at No. 14 Louisville…Finished with eight tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup against Boston College…Recorded nine tackles at No. 12 Virginia Tech…Registered eight tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup against Wake Forest en route to being named team co-defensive player-of-the-game…Totaled 10 tackles and a 63-yard fumble return for a TD at Syracuse…Named team co-defensive player-of-the-game against Georgia Tech…Recorded five tackles in at No. 20 NC State…Totaled three tackles and a pass breakup against The Citadel…Made four tackles against No. 7 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Championship Game…In 2016, played in 15 games and shared Special Teams Defensive Player of the Year honors…Finished with 24 tackles and one INT…Tied for team lead with 10 special teams tackles…Recorded five tackles, including a special teams stop against SC State…Totaled two tackles at Boston College…Returned his first career INT for a TD against Syracuse, while also being named special teams player of the game…Recorded two special teams tackles at Wake Forest…Totaled five tackles on defense while adding one on special teams against South Carolina…Finished with two tackles against Alabama in the National Championship Game…Redshirted as a true freshman in 2015.
PERSONAL: Attended South Point High School in Belmont, N.C. …Rated the No. 17 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com…Had eight INTs in his last three seasons…Totaled 150 tackles and four INTs, while adding 1,292 yards on 90 carries and seven receptions for 150 yards as a senior…Named first-team all-state as a defensive player…Was a Shrine Bowl selection…Recorded 47 tackles along with 400 rushing yards and five TDs as a junior…Also played baseball, recording .474 batting average with five homeruns and 33 RBIs as a junior center fielder...Helped his team advance to the second round of the state tournament as a senior…Earned his degree in parks, recreation and tourism management.
