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2019 (True Freshman): Appeared in the first seven games before suffering an season-ending injury … Still led all freshman tacklers with 17 overall (12 solo) and 0.5 tackles-for-loss … Set his career high of four solo tackles in his first collegiate appearance at then-No. 1 Clemson (Aug. 29) … Recorded his lone sack yardage (4) when he was credited with a half sack against South Florida (Sept. 7) … Broke out for five total tackles (two solo) at Temple (Sept. 28) where he also notched his lone quarterback hurry … Recorded a solo tackle against North Carolina (Oct. 5) before taking down two players at Duke (Oct. 12) … An ACC Honor Roll member.
High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … Played final two prep seasons at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tenn. after spending first two high-school campaigns at Rock Ridge H.S. in Ashburn, Va. … Was named first-team all-state as a junior in 2017 and is likely to become a two-time honoree when 2018 all-state teams are announced … Earned first-team all-district and all-region recognition as a junior and senior … Averaged 2.0 sacks per game as a junior and 1.0 sacks per contest as a senior … Helped lead Battle Ground to a 12-3 record and appearance in Tennessee Division II Class AA state championship game as a senior … Selected to participate in East vs. West Tennessee all-star game … Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter across two schools … Coached by Roc Batten (Battle Ground Academy) and Tony Talent (Rock Ridge) … Also lettered in basketball and track … A member of a military family, Chico was born in Killeen, Texas and lived in Petersburg, Va., Germany, Leavenworth, Kan., Elizabethtown, Ky., Fairfax, Va. and Ashburn, Va. before moving away from home to attend Battle Ground Academy, a prestigious college preparatory school
Personal: Majoring in literature, media and communication and aspires for a career in family therapy after football … Father, Chico Sr., played football at Hawaii (1996-98) … Mother, Marcie, played basketball at Texas State from (1992-97) … Uncle, Leon Moore, played football at Tennessee State (1963-66) and went on to play three seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams (1967-69).
