2019 (Redshirt Senior): Appeared in 12 games, making seven starts at defensive back … One of two seniors on the roster to play defense … Finished the season with 44 tackles (31 solo, 13 assisted) and 2.0 tackles for loss for a total loss of 6 yards … Also contributed one quarterback hurry and two pass breakups on the year … Recorded a season-high seven tackles (five solo, two assisted) on the road in a tough road environment at Temple (Sept. 2) … Tallied one of his tackles for loss on the first play of the game against North Carolina (Oct. 5) … Finished with six tackles twice – two solo and four assisted at Virginia (Nov. 9) and a season-high six solo tackles against then-No. 4 Georgia (Nov. 30) to end the season … Made perhaps his biggest play of the season when he pressured NC State quarterback Devin Leary on a two-point conversion attempt with 5:17 remaining, forcing an incompletion that let Georgia Tech maintain what turned out to be a 28-26 winning margin.
2018 (Redshirt Junior): Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve outside linebacker … Recorded 19 tackles, two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss (all career highs) … Tied for fifth on the team with four special-teams tackles (all on kickoff coverage) … Had at least one tackle in 10-of-13 games … Recorded first-career sack in season opener against Alcorn State (Sept. 1) … Had three stops in back-to-back games at USF (Sept. 8) and Pitt (Sept. 15) … Notched a season-high four tackles, including a sack, in rout at Louisville (Oct. 5) … Had three tackles and was in on a tackle for loss at Georgia (Nov. 24).
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in all 11 games as a reserve safety and a key contributor on special teams … Made his first-career start in place of injured starting free safety A.J. Gray on Nov. 4 at Virginia … Five of his 11 tackles on the season came in the start at UVA … Five tackles at Virginia were a career high and his pass breakup against the Cavaliers was the first of his career … The week before the start at UVA, he notched the first tackle for loss of his career, a 17-yarder at Clemson (Oct. 28) … Three of his 11 tackles came on special teams (two on punts, one on kickoff).
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in nine games, primarily on special teams … Recorded one tackle versus Clemson (Sept. 22).
2015 (True Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Two-sport athlete at Ponchatoula H.S. … Played both football and baseball for the Green Wave … Finished with 4,030 career rushing yards and 75 total touchdowns … Averaged nearly 10 yards per rush as senior, gaining 1,533 yards on 156 attempts … Rushed for more than 2,700 yards and 30 total touchdowns in final two seasons at Ponchatoula H.S. … Named to Louisiana Class 5A all-state team as athlete … Two-time all-district 6-5A selection as athlete … Named District 6-5A Offensive Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 – his 2014 selection was a unanimous vote by the coaches … Also named to New Orleans all-metro team by NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune … Led Ponchatoula H.S. to 11-0 regular season as senior, best in school history.
Personal: Brother, Donavaugh, is an offensive lineman at LSU … Teammate Jahaziel Lee is his cousin … Majoring in literature, media and communication.
