Led the Sun Belt and ranked 8th nationally with 11.0 sacks in 2025 (43 tackles, 10+ TFL, 36 pressures) — one of only 13 players nationally with 10+ sacks, 10+ TFL and 40+ tackles, with a sack in nine different games. All-Sun Belt first team, then the league coaches' 2026 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and Athlon first-team All-Sun Belt. Graded to that production and recognition; he is on no national draft board, so this is earned on tape and output, not a projected round.