Year: Redshirt freshman | Hometown: Ashland | Depth chart: No. 2 at outside linebacker| In the program: 6-foot-5, 255 pounds
Redshirted first year on team in 2016: “It was a long year. Much longer than this year, I’d say. Week in and week out you got to find a way in the less mature version of yourself to get better week in and week out. That’s the biggest challenge for every freshmen is to get through the season and keep improving when you’re not getting to play.”
Playing on scout team had him going against guys he had watched on TV: “The guys that you saw the year before when you were in your senior year of high school that were starting on offense and making plays, you’re the one covering them and going against them and preparing them, so it’s an eye-opening experience.