WASHINGTON STATE
RS-SENIOR (2023): Named to All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention…started all 12 games…preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team by Athlons and Pac-12 Media…named to Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List…totaled 59 tackles on the season, fifth on team, with 28 solo efforts…added 11.0 tackles-for-loss, five sacks, three forced fumbles (fourth in the Pac-12), one fumble recovery, one pass break-up and 14 quarterback hurries…finished WSU career with 31.5 tackles for loss and 16 sacks…had a pair of strip-sacks as part of four-tackle game in win over No. 19 Wisconsin, the second was recovered and returned for touchdown by Brennan Jackson…named Nagurski Trophy Defensive Player of the Week, the Pac-12 Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Week after win over Wisconsin…since the Pac-12 added the Defensive Line award in 2019, Stone Jr. is just the fourth player to earn both defensive player of the week and defensive lineman of the week in the same week, joining Bradlee Anae (Utah, 2019), Kayvon Thibodeaux (Oregon, 2x, 2021) and Tuli Tuipulotu (USC, 2022)…had season-high nine tackles twice, in win over Colorado where he added 3 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks and another strip sack that resulted in another Brennan Jackson scoop and score…also had nine tackles and TFL in Apple Cup at Washington…had seven tackles on two occasions: at UCLA and at Oregon, along with a TFL.

RS-JUNIOR (2022): Named to All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team…started all 13 games…made 34 tackles with four tackles-for-loss and two sacks…recorded three pass breakups…tied for second in Pac-12 with 11 quarterback hits…named to Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List (Top OL or DL), Bednarik Award Watch List (Outstanding Defensive Player), Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (Defensive Player of the Year)…named to Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (Media, Athlon, Phil Steele)…recorded one sack in season-opening win over Idaho…batted down a pass and recorded three quarterback hurries in win at No. 19 Wisconsin…shared a tackle-for-loss in win over Colorado State…had two stops and batted down a pass against No. 15 Oregon…made two tackles and one quarterback hurry in win over Cal…made four tackles including one for loss at No. 6 USC…made season-high eight tackles with one sack and one pass batted down at Oregon State…made two tackles and one quarterback hurry in win at Stanford…recorded five stops and one quarterback hurry in win over Arizona State…made four tackles and two quarterback hurries in win at Arizona…recorded a quarterback hurry in Apple Cup…made three stops against Fresno State in LA Bowl.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2021): Named All-Pac-12 Conference First Team, first WSU defensive lineman to earn-first-team honors since Hercules Mata’afa in 2017…named second-team All-Pac-12 by Associated Press and Phil Steele…appeared in all 13 games, 12 in a starting role…totaled 63 tackles, 34 solo, to go with 11.5 tackles-for-loss, five sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick…made six stops against Utah State …had one stop, batted down a pass and recorded a QB hurry against Portland State …made seven stops, one TFL, batted down a pass and had a QB hurry against USC … made six tackles, including career-high 3 tackles-for-loss, with one sack and a forced fumble at Utah, rated 2nd-best EDGE performance in the Pac-12 for the week … recorded one sack and also rushed 12 yards for a first down after a WSU punt was blocked in win at Cal…rush went for a first down and WSU later scored on the drive…recorded six tackles including one sack in win over Oregon State …matched season-high with seven tackles, made two tackles-for-loss including a sack and knocked down a pass in win over Stanford, named WSU Defensive Player of the Week … made six tackles against BYU…made six tackles including two TFL’s with a sack and a fumble recovery in win at Arizona State, named Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week … made five stops at No. 3 Oregon … made four tackles in win over Arizona … made three tackles with a TFL in Apple Cup win … rated 4th-best Pac-12 player in run defense, according to PFF College … 5th in Pac-12 with team-best 11.5 tackles-for-loss … tied for 8th in Pac-12 with 5 sacks … tied for 4th in Pac-12 with team-high 38 pressures (PFF College)… had a block and two quarterback hurries in the Sun Bowl.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2020): Appeared in all four games including three as a starter…made 13 tackles with two for loss including 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble…made three tackles including 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble at Oregon State…made three tackles against No. 11 Oregon…made two stops at No. 20 USC…made five tackles including a shared tackle-for-loss at Utah.

RS-FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in all 13 games, two as a starter at RUSH…made 31 tackles with three for loss including 2.5 sacks…recorded one pass breakup and one forced fumble…led Pac-12 Conference outside linebackers in pass rush productivity, 15 QB hurries, six QB hits and 2.5 sacks in 139 pass rush snaps…had a sack and fumble recovery against Northern Colorado, ejected for targeting…made three tackles against UCLA…in first career start, made career-high eight tackles at Utah…made two stops and knocked down a pass at Arizona State…had 1.5 sacks at Oregon…made five tackles against Stanford…started against Oregon State…made six stops against Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl.

FRESHMAN (2018): Appeared in one game...made collegiate debut on defense against Arizona...redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Valley Christian High School…as a SOPHOMORE, made 35 tackles with 7.5 for loss including 4.5 sacks…as a JUNIOR, named to third-team All-State Junior Team by Cal-Hi Sports made 88 tackles with 21.5 for loss including 13.5 sacks…forced four fumbles and recovered one…prior to senior season, rated No. 15 in the Top-50 Metro high school players by SFGate.com…as a SENIOR, named to All-Metro First Team by the San Francisco Chronicle, named West Catholic League Most Valuable Defensive Lineman and to the All-WCAL First-Team as a defensive end and tight end…helped VCHS to a 9-3 record…made 55 tackles with 11 for loss including 7.5 sacks…picked off one pass, recovered four fumbles, forced one and blocked a punt…rated three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com…rated No. 50 defensive end prospect by 247Sports.com…rated No. 90 overall prospect in California by Rivals.com.

PERSONAL
Born in Carrolton, Texas...parents, Ron and Roxanne...older sister, Ronna throws the shotput and discus at Oregon...older sister, Ronika plays volleyball at Oregon...dad, Ron was an offensive lineman at Boston College and played 13 seasons in the NFL (Dallas - 2, New York Giants – 6, San Francisco – 2, Oakland – 2), earning three trips to the Pro Bowl (2000-02) and played in two Super Bowls, winning in 1995 with Dallas…older sisters, Ronika (volleyball) and Ronna (Discus, Shotput) both attend Oregon…high school teammates with fellow signee D’Angelo McKenzie.

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