BIO

 Four-star recruit by Scout
 Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
 Ranked as a top 500 recruit in the nation by 247Sports
 Ranked No. 22 defensive tackle in the nation by Scout, No. 30 by Rivals, No. 31 by 247Sports and No. 50 by ESPN
 Ranked No. 5 recruit in Illinois by Scout, No. 8 by 247Sports, No. 9 by ESPN and No. 14 by Rivals
 Played at Peoria High School for head coach Tim Thornton
 USA Football U-19 team member for IFAF World Championships in Harbin, China
 Blue-Grey All-American
 Led Peoria to 2016 IHSA 5A state championship
 111 tackles, 33.0 TFLs, 15.0 sacks as a senior
 2016 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association all-state first team
 2016 Preps Plus All-State first team
 2016 ALL-USA Illinois Football Team
 2016 Big 12 all-conference
 Offers included Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Rutgers and Syracuse
 Verbally committed to Illinois in December 2016
 Picked Illinois because, “the coaching staff is awesome and I would love to represent my home state.”
 Plans to major in education
 Listed Lolo Jones as his favorite athlete
 Born Dec. 22, 1998