2025 AP Third-Team All-American and All-Big 12 Second Team at left guard — PFF's No. 6 interior lineman nationally (82.8, zero sacks allowed on 408 pass-block snaps across 735 snaps). Returned for 2026 and stacked preseason All-America honors (Walter Camp, Athlon); tracks as a top-5 2027 interior-OL draft prospect. Graded to a Day-2 interior-line projection — earned on the tape, not projected.
Ceiling · 8.9
Projected 2026 starter (OL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.5) · Big 12 draft-temper.
Floor · 7.6
Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.8.