WSU CAREER
Four-year letterwinner…three-time All-Pac-12 Conference selection…five-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection (First Team once, Second Team three times)…five-time WSU President’s Honor Roll selection and two-time CoSIDA all-Academic District VII First Team selection…appeared in WSU record 54 games, 47 as a starter…recorded 352 career tackles, fifth-most in WSU history…recorded 35 career tackles-for-loss, eighth-most in WSU history…recorded 6.5 career sacks, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and two career interceptions…earned bachelor’s degree in history.
GRADUATE SENIOR (2018): Received sixth year of eligibility last winter...named All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention…named to Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team (3.48 GPA, master’s in teaching)…set WSU record with 54 career games played…named a Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Nominee…named semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy, recognizing the best football scholar-athlete in the country…led team with 98 tackles…tied for team-lead with 10.5 tackles-for-loss…recorded 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries…served as game captain with Kyle Sweet all 13 games…recorded six double-digit tackle efforts…made four tackles at Wyoming…recorded eight tackles against Eastern Washington…made 12 tackles, two for loss including one sack at USC…recorded season high 13 tackles, 1.5 for loss and one sack against Utah…made 11 tackles including one for loss and two pass breakups…made four tackles against Oregon…made seven stops, one sack and one forced fumble at Stanford…made 11 tackles, 1.5 for loss and shared a sack against California…recovered a fumble but did not make a tackle at Colorado, first time without a tackle since fifth game of freshman season in 2014…made five tackles against Arizona…recorded 10 tackles with 1.5 for loss against Washington...named Alamo Bowl Defensive MVP after making game-high 11 tackles with 1.5 for loss including one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in win over Iowa State.
RS-SENIOR (2017): Started first three games…named to Wuerffell Trophy Watch List, given to the nation’s best player involved with community service…recorded 21 tackles, shared a tackle-for-loss and returned one interception for a touchdown…made five tackles, shared a tackle-for-loss and broke up a pass in season-opener against Montana State…made a WSU season-high 14 tackles and returned an interception 36-yards for a touchdown in comeback win over Boise State…recorded two tackles and QB hurry in win over Oregon State…missed final 10 games with an injury…named to Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
RS-JUNIOR (2016): Named All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention… named to Phil Steele’s All-Pac-12 Third Team…started all 13 games…fourth in the Pac-12 with 93 tackles…also tallied seven tackles on special teams, six coming on kickoff…third on team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss including one sack…recovered two fumbles and forced another…led team with double-digit tackle games…posted team-highs in tackles seven times…made 10 tackles including 1.5 for loss against Eastern Washington…had six tackles at Boise State…made seven tackles with a tackle-for-loss in win over Idaho…had a tackle-for-loss in the win over Oregon…made five tackles including one sack and a forced fumble in the win at No. 15 Stanford…tallied seven stops and recovered a fumble in the win over UCLA…had seven tackles in win at Arizona State…had a tackle-for-loss and fumble recovery in the win over Arizona…led team with 12 tackles in the win over California…recorded a career-high 16 tackles, one for loss at No. 12 Colorado…led team with nine tackles and a pass breakup against No. 6 Washington…made four tackles against Minnesota in the Holiday Bowl…named to CoSIDA District VIII All-Academic First Team…named Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
RS-SOPHOMORE (2015): Started all 13 games at the linebacker position…earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors…led WSU in tackles, fifth in Pac-12, with 7.8 pg (101 total)…added 11.0 tackles-for-loss, T-14th in conference, two forced fumbles, an interception, two pass break-ups and a fumble recovery…career-best 14 tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, came in win against Wyoming…also had 11 tackles, two TFLs, in win over Oregon State and 11 tackles in Apple Cup…had 10 tackles against Stanford…registered nine tackles, 1.5 TFL, in win over Arizona State…had eight tackles against Portland State, eight in back-to-back games at Cal and in win at Oregon…also had eight tackles and a TFL in win at No. 18 UCLA...forced fumbles against Rutgers and Oregon State… named to CoSIDA All-Academic District VIII First Team and Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
RS-FRESHMAN (2014): Earned a varsity letter after appearing in all 12 games, starting the final five at MIKE linebacker…recorded 39 tackles with 5.5 for loss including one sack…made collegiate debut and recorded first career tackle against Rutgers in Seattle…made four tackles in win over Portland State…had one tackle against No. 2 Oregon…made three tackles against California…made career-high eight tackles at No. 25 Stanford…made first career start, tallied one tackle-for-loss against No. 15 Arizona…made five tackles including two for loss against USC…recorded four tackles, one for loss in win at Oregon State…tallied four tackles at No. 13 Arizona State…matched career high with eight tackles including first career sack in Apple Cup…named to Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.
FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Attended Skyline High School...as a SOPHOMORE, earned 4A All-State honors by the Associated Press after making 176 total tackles including 110 solo...as a JUNIOR, helped SHS to a state championship and named 4A All-State by the Associate Press after making 153 total tackles including 122 solo...as a SENIOR, helped SHS repeat as state champions...was named First Team All-State by the Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune and 4A All-State by the ¬Associated Press after making 55 tackles including 40 solo, two sacks and one interception...missed four games due to an injury...selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, led the West team with six tackles, including three solo...named a red chip prospect, one of Washington's top 20 prospects by the Seattle Times...rated four stars ESPN.com and three stars by Rivals.com..ranked the No. 25 middle linebacker prospect in the country and the No. 5 overall prospect in Washington by ESPN.com...one of 14 linebackers named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News Tribune...named an honorable mention Northwest Nugget by theTacoma News Tribune.
PERSONAL
Father, Scott, started at linebacker for the Cougars 1977-80, receiving the Fred Bohler Award in 1980, and played five seasons in NFL for the New Orleans Saints...grandfather, Arnie, a high school All-American, played end for WSU 1953-55 and his great grandfather, Carl Gustafson, played flanker for the Cougars from 1925-27 and was given WSU's Fred Bohler Award for inspiration...uncle, Steve, played quarterback at Washington and later played eight years in the NFL, five for the Dallas Cowboys and three for the Kansas City Chiefs.
