Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Giants on May 13, 2022…Played in 60 games with 47 starts in 6 seasons at UNC…Totaled 164 tackles (96 solo)…Ranks 3rd in program history with 29.5 career sacks and 6th with 42 tackles for loss…Also had 4 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries…In 2021, started all 13 games at outside linebacker…Selected 3rd-team All-ACC…Contributed 33 tackles (23 solo), and led the team with 9 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, the 5th most in the ACC…In 2020, started all 12 games and tallied 36 tackles (21 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks…All-ACC honorable mention…Earned the team's Bill Koman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Academics, Athletics & Leadership…In 2019, started all 13 games…Collected 41 tackles (21 solo), tied for the team lead with 6.5 sacks and tied for 2nd with 9 tackles for loss…In 2018, started all 8 games in which he played…Posted 27 tackles (17 solo), 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal…In 2017, played in all 12 games and made his first 2 career starts…Had 23 tackles (13 solo) and was 2nd on the team with 4.0 sacks…As a true freshman in 2016, played in the season's first 2 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury vs. Illinois…Earned a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science…Selected first-team all-state at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga., where he registered 114 tackles (73 solo), 29 stops for loss, 9.0 sacks, 34 quarterback hurries, 4 forced fumbles and blocked 2 punts as a senior.
