Productive returning DL (via Johnson C. Smith) — 13 tk, 1 sacks, 0 INT (2025). Grade benchmarked to a Conference USA draft-outcome projection, earned rather than inflated.
Ceiling · 3.5
Projected 2026 starter (DL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.2) · up-year team · Conference USA draft-temper.
