04/25/25: Drafted by Seattle (2nd round, 35th overall)
• Started 11 of 14 regular season games, and all three postseason games, during Seattle's 2025 Super Bowl LX-winning season. Was the only player in the NFL with at least 80 tackles (81, third on team), two sacks (2.5), 10 passes defensed (11) and eight tackles for loss (8). Became the first Seattle player in franchise history to notch a sack, block a field goal and record an interception in the same game (at Atlanta, 12/7/25), and the first player to do this in the NFL since Adrian Wilson at St. Louis (9/12/10).
HONORS: 2025: PFWA All-Rookie Team.
COLLEGE: Three-year player who began his career as a Freshman All-American in 2022 and capped his career as a first-team All-American in 2024. Appeared in 37 games with 36 starts over a three-year career and credited with 244 career tackles and six interceptions, returning two for touchdowns. Earned first-team All-America honors according to AP, Sporting News, Reese's Senior Bowl and College FB Nation, and was a second-team selection by FAA, SI.com, CBS Sports and Phil Steele. Was a unanimous first-team All-SEC selection. Was a finalist for the 2024 Blanchard-Rogers Trophy, a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. College Football Nation selected him as its Safety of the Year, SEC Player of the Year, SEC Defensive Player of the Year and SEC Safety of the Year. Started all 13 games during his junior year and led the team with 88 tackles (57 solo) and 3.0 tackles for loss. Had four interceptions, tying for fourth in the SEC. One of three players in the country to return two interceptions for touchdowns and ranked eighth in the nation with 107 interception return yards.
PERSONAL: Graduated from Irmo (S.C.) High School in 2022. Played all over on defense, but primarily at middle linebacker. Earned first-team All-State 4A honors and led the Yellow Jackets to the semifinals as a senior. Selected for the Shrine Bowl and the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. Credited with 232 tackles, four sacks and eight forced fumbles as a senior. Was an all-state selection as a junior when he collected 100 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two interceptions, a forced fumble and three sacks in nine games. Ranked as the sixth-best player in the Palmetto State by Rivals and 247Sports.
