Athlon SECOND-TEAM All-Sun Belt defensive lineman for 2026 on a 2025 line of six tackles in four games — because he was hurt against Jacksonville State, returned, then had November foot surgery and redshirted. The real book is 2024: 13 games with 11 starts at nose tackle (6-1, 350). A prior season-ending knee injury in 2022 widens the risk band.
Ceiling · 5.8
Projected 2026 starter (DL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.2) · Sun Belt draft-temper.