AWARDS & HONORS
2025 – All-ACC First Team … Associated Press First Team All-ACC … Senior Bowl Invitee ... Burlsworth Trophy semifinalist … ACC Running Back of the Week (Nov. 17) … Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week (Nov. 4). 2024 – Walter Payton Award finalist … First Team All-MEAC. 2022 – All-MEAC Third Team.

AT VIRGINIA
2025 – Tallied 80 yards on 20 carries with one rushing touchdown in UVA’s 27-7 win over Virginia Tech (11/29) … Also completed a 1-yard TD pass to tight end Sage Ennis against the Hokies on his second career pass attempt … Became the first ACC running back to complete a passing TD and rush for a TD in the same game since 2021, and UVA’s first non-QB to record a passing TD since 2015 … Rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries in 34-17 win at Duke (11/15) to earn his first ACC Running Back of the Week award. Ripped off a 78-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, tied for the 11th-longest run in UVA history … Became the first UVA tailback since 2018 to record three 100-yard rushing games … Accounted for 157 all-purpose yards in the contest, second-highest total of the season … Totaled 98 rushing yards on 19 carries against Wake Forest (11/8) … Also had a career-best seven receptions for 30 yards against the Demon Deacons … Rushed for 105 yards – the sixth 100-yard rushing game of his career – on 21 attempts and scored two touchdowns in UVA’s 31-21 win at Cal (11/1) … Had 21 rushes, including yet another game-winner on a direct snap in overtime, for 69 yards in UVA’s 17-16 win at North Carolina (10/25) … Scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on a direct snap at Louisville (10/4) … Also finished with 97 all-purpose yards in the road win over the Cardinals … Rushed for a game-high 99 yards and one touchdown on a career-high 27 carries in UVA’s 46-38 double overtime win over No. 8 Florida State (9/26) … Rushed for 85 yards on 15 carries in ACC-opening win over Stanford (9/20) … Tallied 150 rushing yards on 17 carries and tied his career high of three rushing touchdowns at NC State (9/6) … His 66-yard rushing TD in the third quarter against the Wolfpack also tied the longest rush of his career … Became the first UVA player with five rushing TDs in the first two games of the season since 2011 … His five rushing TDs in the first two games of the season surpassed that of any UVA rusher in 2024 … Was also game captain at NC State … Recorded his sixth career multi-rushing TD effort with two scores in UVA’s 48-7 season-opening win over Coastal Carolina (8/30) … Enrolled at Virginia in January.

AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (2020-24)
2024 – Finished his career at No. 10 on NCCU’s career rushing ledger with 1,882 yards … His 1,146 rushing yards were good for No. 4 in NCCU single-season history … Started all 11 games … Rushed for 1146 yards and 15 touchdowns on 196 carries … Became the Eagles’ first 1,000-yard rusher since 2005, and the sixth in program history … Scored at least one touchdown in all 11 games … Tallied four 100-rushing-yard games … Carried the ball at least 20 times in four different games … Had the No. 20 rushing grade (86.5) in FCS, according to Pro Football Focus … Broke 45 tackles and rushed for 700 yards after contact … Totaled 206 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Howard (Nov. 15) … Recorded a career-long rush of 66 yards against North Carolina A&T (Sept. 21). 2023 – Saw action in 11 games … Rushed 71 times for 321 yards and one touchdown, averaging 4.5 yards per carry … Caught 16 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 14.3 yards per catch … Averaged 29.2 rushing yards per game … Returned six kickoffs for 82 yards, an average of 13.67 yards per return … Had 13 carries for a season-high 73 yards against South Carolina State (Oct. 26); also caught four passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns … Rushed eight times for 52 yards against Norfolk State (Nov. 4). 2022 – Saw action in 12 games … Rushed for season-best 65 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Winston-Salem State (Sept. 10) … Finished third on the team with 415 rushing yards and 7 rushing touchdowns … Caught 9 passes for 129 yards and 3 touchdowns … Tied for third on the team in scoring with 60 points … Scored 2 rushing touchdowns at No. 25 New Hampshire (Sept. 17). 2021 – Appeared in four games as a redshirt freshman … Recorded two tackles on special teams. 2020 – NCCU and MEAC did not compete due to COVID19.

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