TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the third round (75th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the third round (75th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.
2023 (Houston (16/12, 2/2):
Started in 12 of 16 games in his second year with the Texans and notched 100 tackles (64 solo) for the first time in his career, seven tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three quarterback hits, seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery
Started in Week 1 at Baltimore (9/10), where he sacked QB Lamar Jackson for his second career sack
Recorded a team-high 12 tackles (five) to mark his third career game with double-digit tackles in the Week 4 win vs. Pittsburgh (10/1)
Led the defense with 12 tackles (seven solo), one quarterback hit and one tackle for loss in Week 12 vs. Jacksonville (11/26), marking his fourth career game with 10-plus tackles and one tackle shy of his career-best of 13 (12/18/22 vs. Kansas City)
Led the team with 10 combined tackles (seven solo) and one forced fumble in Week 14 at New York (12/10)
Finished the AFC Wild Card game vs. Cleveland (1/13) with eight tackles (seven solo), 1.0 sack, one quarterback hit, two tackles for loss, one interception, one pass defensed and one touchdown, marking the first touchdown of his career
Became the first player with a pick-six and a sack in a playoff game since J.J. Watt in 2011
Led the team with seven combined tackles (six solo), one quarterback hit and one tackle for loss in the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20)
2022 (Houston 12/11):
Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) and finished with 74 tackles (46 solo), six tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, three quarterback hits, one interception, five passes defensed and one forced fumble in his rookie season with the Texans
Made the initial 53-man roster but was placed on the reserve/injured list for the first six weeks
Made his NFL and Texans debut while recording one tackle at Las Vegas (10/23)
Made his first NFL start and had a team-high seven tackles (five) vs. Tennessee (10/30)
Posted a career-high and team-high 14 tackles (six) vs. Kansas City (12/18), becoming the only rookie this season to post three tackles for loss in a single game and the fourth rookie in the last 10 years to post three-plus tackles for loss and 14-plus total tackles in a single game
Recorded his first career interception, returning it for 20 yards, and a career best two passes defensed at Tennessee (12/24), becoming the fourth Texan rookie linebacker to record an interception
Tallied a team-high 10 tackles (six solo), 1.0 sack (the first of his career), one quarterback hit (the first of his career), two tackles for loss and one pass defensed in the season finale at Indianapolis (1/8/23), becoming the first Texans rookie linebacker since LB Zach Cunningham (2017) to post multiple double-digit tackle games
Placed on the Texans reserve/injured list on Sept. 1, 2022
COLLEGE:
Played in 41 career games at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he amassed 221 tackles (126 solo), 27.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, one interception, seven passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
2021 (Alabama):
Appeared in 15 games and matched his career high with 79 tackles (45 solo), 12.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles
Ranked fifth on the team with 79 tackles and second with 12.5 tackles for loss
Named a semifinalist for the Butkus and Lombardi awards
Notched five tackles, two tackles for loss and 1.0 sack vs. Miami (9/4)
Led the team with eight tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Mercer (9/11)
Totaled four tackles, 0.5 sack and one quarterback hit in the CFP Semifinal vs. Cincinnati (12/31)
Tied for the team lead in tackles with seven, including a game-high and career-best 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks (-34 yards) in the CFP National Championship vs. Georgia (1/10/22)
2020 (Alabama):
Played in 13 games and totaled 79 tackles (52 solo), seven tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one interception and three passes defensed
Ranked second on the Crimson Tide with 79 tackles and was named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award
Started the season opener vs. Missouri (9/26) and finished with six tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one quarterback hit
Paced the team with 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and two passes defensed at Tennessee (10/24)
Led the team in tackles with 11 and tallied 1.0 sack vs. Kentucky (11/21)
2019 (Alabama):
Appeared in 13 games and notched 63 tackles (29 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
Selected to USA Today and ESPN.com's Freshman All-America teams
Named to the Freshman All-SEC squad by the league's coaches
Led all SEC freshman defenders in tackles for loss (7.5)
Totaled 63 tackles to rank seventh among first-year defenders in the league
Ranked second on the Crimson Tide defense with six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Southern Miss (9/21)
Led the team with eight tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Tennessee (10/19)
PERSONAL:
Played on offense, defense and special teams at University Lab School in Baton Rouge, La.
Listed as a consensus four-star recruit and the No. 3 player in Louisiana by 247Sports
Selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio
Played wide receiver, safety and kick returner for University Lab's back-to-back state championship teams in 2017 and 2018
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