Honors and Awards
2024: Honorable mention All-Big Ten, Academic All-Big Ten
2023: First team All-Big Ten (AP), Second team All-Big Ten (media), Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18), CSC Academic All-American
2022: Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Season: Appeared in 11 games, starting all at safety for the Badgers … led UW in tackles with 71 (51 solos), adding six pass breakups … led the Badgers in tackles during five contests … made 12 tackles against Oregon (Nov. 16) … tallied 11 stops versus Penn State (Oct. 26) … posted eight stops and a pass deflection against South Dakota (Sept. 7) … cumulated eight tackles against Minnesota (Nov. 29) … led UW with seven stops in the opener against Western Michigan (Aug. 30) … made seven tackles at USC (Sept. 28)
2023 Season: Led the Badgers and all Big Ten defensive backs with 120 total tackles, the most for a Badger DB since 1991 (Reggie Holt) … earned third letter ... tallied two interceptions … was the only DB in the country to have 110+ tackles and multiple interceptions … totaled 74 solo tackles, the most of any defensive back in the nation … became the first Big Ten DB to post 110+ tackles, a sack and multiple INTs in the same season since 2010 and joined Reggie Holt (1991) as the only Badgers to do so since 1966 … his 74 solo tackles were the most for a Badger since 2001 and his 120 total tackles were the most for a Badger since 2012 … posted three double-digit tackle performances to begin the season, tallying 11 versus Buffalo (Sept. 2), 13 at Washington State (Sept. 9) and 10 versus Georgia Southern (Sept. 16) … earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting 10 tackles, a sack and two interceptions versus Georgia Southern (Sept. 16) … posted nine tackles and broke up a pass versus Rutgers (Oct. 7) … matched a career high with 13 tackles at Illinois (Oct. 21) … made 10 tackles, one for loss, against Northwestern (Nov. 11) … posted 12 tackles in the regular season finale against Minnesota (Nov. 25) … made seven tackles and broke up two passes in the ReliaQuest Bowl versus LSU (Jan. 1)
2022 Season: Played in six games, making one start … made his first career start vs. Illinois State (9/3), recording 3 tackles … grabbed his first INT vs. Maryland in his return from an injury (11/5) … made a season-high six tackles at Iowa (11/12) … made four tackles, one for a loss, vs. Minnesota (11/26)
2021 Season: Earned first letter, appearing in all 13 games ... made 17 tackles, including 3 tackles for loss and a sack ... had 14 tackles and all 3 TFLs over the last 6 games ... season-high 6 tackles and a TFL in win at Rutgers ... 3 tackles in win over Iowa ... 2 tackles and a TFL in win over Nebraska ... also had a TFL in Las Vegas Bowl win over Arizona State
High School:
• Four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
• Won Jim Leonhard Award as the outstanding senior defensive back in Wisconsin
• Two-time Associated Press and WFCA Wisconsin Player of the Year
• Recorded 78 tackles and 2 interceptions as a senior
• Named to 2020 USA Today All-USA preseason first team
• Muskego team was undefeated during his three varsity seasons, going 37-0 and winning two state titles
• Finished prep career with 355 tackles and 9 interceptions
• Was the 2021 recipient of the Gatorade State Player of the Year award
• Completed High School with a weighted 4.29 GPA
