Jacksonville State University Athletics

• 2023 All-CONFERENCE USA

JAX STATE CAREER
2023: A First Team All-CUSA Running Back in his first season with the Gamecocks after transferring from ULM, despite missing some action due to injury … the leading rusher on the No. 5 rushing offense in FBS and in a running back group that spreads the carries around … in his first season in the Jax State offense, he has less than 23 percent of the Gamecocks carries but has over 30 percent of their rushing yards … ranked second in CUSA in rushing yards per game with 78.18 and is third in the league in rushing yards with 817 despite missing a game and being limited in two others due to injury … his seven rushing touchdowns rank third among all CUSA players … leads Conference USA and ranks ninth in the nation in rushing yards per carry with 6.47 … has the two longest plays from scrimmage for Jax State’s offense this season … was an honorable mention for National Player of the Week on Nov. 21 after running for 193 yards against LA Tech – the 10th-most rushing yards in a game in school history … recorded four games with more than 100 rushing yards, including in back-to-back weeks against Eastern Michigan (21-127) and at Sam Houston (13-129/1 TD) … also caught 15 passes for 82 yards this season.

PRIOR TO JAX STATE: Spent five seasons at ULM in Monroe, La., where he played the 2021 season for current JSU head coach Rich Rodriguez, who was the offensive coordinator…started his career with the Warhawks as a wide receiver before moving to running back…redshirted in 2018 before appearing in seven games as a freshman in 2019, when he had 11 catches for 83 yards…in the COVID season in 2020, appeared in all 10 games and set career highs for receptions (23), receiving yards (189) and led the team in touchdown receptions (4)…in 2021, saw action in 11 games, including three-straight starts at running back to end the regular season . . . finished second on the team in rushing yards (451 on 80 carries; 5.6 avg.) and rushing touchdowns (3) and also had 10 receptions for 40 yards…caught at least one pass in five games, while his 491 all-purpose yards ranked third on the team…in 2022, led the Warhawks in rushing yards with 507 and rushing touchdowns with six.

HIGH SCHOOL: Signed with ULM out of Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas, where he was a three-year starter for head coach Todd Quick…was the District 12-6A Return Specialist of the Year as a senior and an all-district player as a junior…was a three-star prospect by Rivals when he signed with ULM over offers that included Arkansas State, Houston, Sam Houston, Texas State and UTEP.