Three-year production linebacker whose file was trending toward late-round certainty until November: 71-, 64- and 64-tackle seasons, 5 career interceptions and 8 sacks at Virginia, plus the splash variety — blocked punt, pick-six, fumble recovery — that lights up special-teams evaluations. He was a preseason All-ACC selection running a 64-tackles-in-8-games pace when a torn ACL ended his 2025. That injury now defines the projection: a November tear puts 2026 availability and change-of-direction burst under the microscope, and off-ball linebackers without elite testing profiles do not absorb medical discounts well. The production case remains real — 199 career tackles with genuine coverage takeaways is a three-down résumé — so the path back is visible. A full-speed return by mid-2026 restores the Day 3 case for the 2027 class; a slow rehab leaves him a priority free agent with a strong college file.