TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (40th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Spent four seasons (2016-19) at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he played in 26 total games and finished his collegiate career with 67 total tackles (39 solo), 15.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks
Started in all 12 games for the Horned Frogs and tied for the team lead with 3.5 sacks, while adding 9.0 tackles for loss and a single-season career high of 40 total tackles (25 solo)
Named First-Team All-Big 12, Second-Team AP All-Big 12 and was an Honorable-Mention Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
Logged a season-best 2.5 tackles for loss, including 0.5 sack, as part of five stops in a victory over Kansas (9/28)
Registered a career-best seven stops (four solo), including one for loss, at Oklahoma State (11/2)
Suffered an injury in preseason camp and was sidelined for the entire season
Started in all 14 games and totaled 27 tackles (13 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, earning him 2017 Freshman All-American honors from FWAA and the 2017 Big 12 Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year award
Recorded a season-high five tackles (one solo) vs. Kansas (10/21) and added 1.5 tackles for loss and his first career sack
Matched his single-game career high with five stops, including a season-best two tackles for loss in the Valero Alamo Bowl win over Stanford
Redshirted in his first year with the Horned Frogs
Attended Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas where he posted 56 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and 11 quarterback hurries as a senior, earning him an invite to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Rated a four-star defensive tackle by 247Sports.com and ranked the fourth-best defensive tackle in Texas and the 18th-best in the country
