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Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Boston College
Returning around him
- 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #53
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Ademilola’s 2022 season.
Matches Justin on
Differs from Justin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to JaMair Diaz's freshman season at Sam Houston (2025).
Matches JaMair on
Differs from JaMair on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10463
Peaked at #10463 this season.
Background
2025 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with three starts at defensive end, registering 14 tackles, two quarterback hits, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one sack ... Made his first career start in a Boston College uniform at Pittsburgh (10/4), sacking quarterback Mason Heintschel for...