2015 Third Team All-Big Ten (Media)
2015 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches)
2015 Rutgers Defensive MVP
2013 Sporting News First Team Freshman All-America
2013 Athlon Sports Second Team Freshman All-America
2013 Phil Steele Second Team All-American Athletic Conference
2013 Rutgers Co-Defensive MVP
2015 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 11 games with 11 starts at linebacker ... named all Big-Ten by the league coaches (honorable mention) and the media (third team) ... selected as the teams defensive MVP ... led the team in tackles (117) and forced fumbles (2) ... tied for 2nd on the team with two sacks ... collected six tackles and a quarterback hurry against Maryland (11/28) ... missed first career game at Army (11/21) ... forced a fumble on a sack for a 14-yard loss against Nebraska (11/14), totaling nine tackles in the game ... made a game-high 11 tackles at No. 16 Michigan (11/7) to top 100 on the season ... logged six tackles at Wisconsin (10/31) and assisted on one for a loss ... notched 19 tackles against No. 1 Ohio State (10/24), tied for most by a Big Ten player this season ... collected a game-best 16 tackles in comeback win at Indiana (10/17), having 1.5 for loss and forcing a fumble ... racked up a game-high 11 stops versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) ... totaled a game-high 13 tackles in win over Kansas (9/26), also adding a hurry on a fourth down to force incomplete pass ... tied the team high with eight stops at Penn State (9/19), making one for a loss ... racked up a game-high 14 tackles (12 solo) and added a pass break-up versus Washington State (9/12) ... started the opening win over Norfolk State (9/5) at weakside linebacker and tied the team lead with four tackles, adding a pass break-up ... entered summer camp atop the depth chart at weakside linebacker (8/10) ... picked up on a spot on the Lombardi Award watch list (7/14), which is given annually to the top linebacker in the nation ... named Preseason First Team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele (6/1) and Third Team by Athlon Sports (6/11).
2014 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 13 games at weakside linebacker ... led the team with 102 tackles, including 60 against the run ... totaled 4.5 stops for loss with two sacks ... reached 10 tackles in a game three times ... had nine tackles in the Quick Lane Bowl (12/26) win against North Carolina ... tied the team lead with eight stops, all solo, in win at Maryland (11/29) ... notched a game-high 11 tackles at Michigan State (11/22) ... recorded 10 stops with a fumble recovery in win over Indiana (11/15) ... had a game-high eight tackles with a pass break-up versus Wisconsin (11/1) ... totaled a team-high 10 stops at Nebraska (10/25) with one for loss ... recorded five tackles with one for a loss at Ohio State (10/18) ... had a sack on four stops versus Michigan (10/4) ... led team with nine tackles against Tulane (9/27), adding a sack ... picked up four tackles at Navy (9/20) ... tied for game-high nine tackles versus Penn State (9/13) ... led team with eight stops in home opener versus Howard (9/6) ... recorded seven tackles in win at Washington State (8/28) ... moved to weakside linebacker during spring practice as the starter ... named Second Team Preseason All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports (6/16) ... slotted First Team Preseason All-Big Ten by Phil Steele (6/5).
2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Started all 13 games at middle linebacker ... named First Team Freshman All-America by Sporting News and Second Team Freshman All-America by Athlon Sports ... named second team All-American Athletic Conference by Phil Steele ... finished first on the team in tackles with 123 ... first RU middle linebacker to total more than 100 tackles since Gary Brackett in 2002 ... shared team defensive MVP with lineman Marcus Thompson ... produced 12 tackles against Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl (12/28) ... had seven stops in win over USF (12/7) ... led all players with 11 tackles at UConn (11/30) to eclipse 100 stops for the season ... notched a game-high 10 tackles at UCF (11/21) ... made 12 tackles against Temple (11/2), including an assist on fourth down in the fourth quarter to setup offense for winning score ... seven tackles and one pass break-up against Houston (10/26) ... paced the defense with 11 tackles and two tackles-for-loss at Louisville (10/10) ... led team with 14 tackles at SMU (10/5), also picking up one sack and one pass break-up in the win ... assisted on seven tackles against Arkansas (9/21) ... recorded a game-high 12 tackles with two sacks in the win over Eastern Michigan (9/14) ... notched five tackles, two forced fumbles, one recovery and a quarterback hurry in the home opener versus Norfolk State (9/7) ... picked up a game-high 12 tackles (11 solo) in collegiate debut at Fresno State (8/29) ... began the season as the starter at middle linebacker.
2012 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... redshirted.
Prior to Rutgers: Two-year letterwinner for head coach Leo Ciappina at Saddle Brook High School ... led team to a 10-1 record as a senior ... guided the Falcons to 10-straight victories before a 17-14 loss in the state championship game to Pompton Lakes in the NJSIAA North 1, Group 1 finals ... No. 18 prospect in New Jersey according to SuperPrep ... second Saddle Brook linebacker at Rutgers, joining former Saddle Brook star and current NFL player Steve Beauharnais ... 71 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery as a senior ... on offense, rushed for 1,326 yards and 18 touchdowns on 122 carries at running back ... originally from Youande, Cameroon ... rated by ESPN.com as a four-star recruit and the No. 9 prospect in New Jersey ... three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... selected the No. 8 prospect in New Jersey and the No. 33 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com ... All-Group 1 selection on defense by the Rivals.com ... All-North Jersey first team selection on defense by the Bergen Record ... All-Bergen County selection by both the Bergen Record and Rivals.com.
Personal: A labor studies and employment relations major.
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