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Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-6
Weight:
255
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
High School:
Prairie

Awards & Honors
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F22, S23, F23, S24, F24, S25)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2023)
Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Award (2024-25)

2024
Saw action in all 14 games, making eight starts ... had a career-best 26 receptions for 296 yards ... of his 26 receptions, 24 came in final seven games of the season ... made first career TD catch in Pop-Tarts Bowl against No. 15 Miami, a nine-yard reception from Rocco Becht ... had four receptions for 54 yards against the Hurricanes ... pulled in a career-high six catches for 73 yards against Cincinnati ... had five receptions for 34 yards against No. 12 Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship game.

2023
Played in all 13 games, making a start against Ohio ... recorded two receptions for nine yards ... had catches against UNI and Oklahoma.

2022
Saw action in two games and redshirted ... played against Southeast Missouri and Ohio on offense.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Kansas State, Michigan State and Indiana … a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and On3 … picked as the 45^th-best tight end prospect nationally and ninth-best player in Iowa by 247Sports … a top-75 tight end nationally and eighth-best player in Iowa by On3 … IPSWA first team all-state selection in Class 5A as a senior … helped team to an 8-3 record and a state quarterfinals appearance in 2021, hauling in 23 passes for 324 yards and a touchdown in 2021 … caught 10 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown in four games as a junior … caught six passes for 126 yards and a pair of touchdowns as a sophomore … also a starter in basketball since freshman year … coached by Mark Bliss.

Personal
Kinesiology major.