Ball-magnet linebacker making a two-level jump: 85 tackles, three interceptions and seven pass breakups at FCS Dayton in 2025, now at Wake Forest to test that production against ACC offenses. The takeaway number is what separates him — linebackers who pick off three and bat down seven have coverage instincts and range you can't coach late. However, this is FCS tape stepping up two rungs, and the projection has to account for the speed of the game accelerating on him; the 2028 timeline reflects a player who needs to prove the ball production travels before any draft ink follows. Held below the Day 2 line for now — there is no national scouting or mock coverage on him yet, so the number stays earned rather than projected, with the upside living in the ceiling. A high-effort, ball-producing defender whose FCS tape earns a look, with the ACC year deciding whether it's more than that.