Signed as an undrafted free agent with Carolina (4/30/20).
Spent five years at Wisconsin, where he totaled 187 career tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss, 14.0 sacks, two interceptions, eight pass breakups and four fumble recoveries...Played in 50 career games with 30 starts at inside linebacker...Started all 14 games at inside linebacker as a senior in 2019...Named a team captain...Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors...Named a Lott IMPACT Trophy semifinalist...Recorded 78 tackles, including 14.0 TFLs and 11.5 sacks, which ranked third-most in the Big Ten...His 11.5 sacks marked the most in a season by an inside/middle linebacker in school history...Also logged eight quarterback hurries, broke up five passes and forced two fumbles...Played in all 13 games with one start in 2018...Named team's Special Teams Player of the Year...Logged 27 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, two fumble recoveries and one interception...Played in 12 games and made eight starts in 2017...Recorded 36 tackles, including 20 solo stops, 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks...Made one interception and returned it for a touchdown...Only played in one game in 2016 before suffering a season-ending ACL tear on the first defensive play of the season opener...Received a medical hardship waiver...Played in 10 games with 6 starts at inside linebacker as a true freshman in 2015...Registered 46 total tackles, ranking sixth on team, including 2.0 TFLs and 0.5 sack...Also forced 1]one fumble and broke up two passes.
Attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas...Father played tight end in the NFL for the Washington Redskins from 1986-1993, winning two Super Bowl titles...Brother Zach played linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens from 2014-16...Graduated from Wisconsin in December 2018 with bachelor's degree in life sciences communication and in December 2019 with master's degree in educational leadership and policy analysis
