Hokie Club2021 Honors
2022 Tropical Bowl Invitee
2021: Played in all 13 games, making 10 starts at safety ... Finished fifth on the team with 73 tackles (47 solo) ... Also has 4.0 TFL (-13.0 yards), a pass breakup and a forced fumble this season ... Recorded two tackles in his first appearance in a Tech uniform vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Made his first start for Tech vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11), recording two tackles with a pass breakup ... Started at West Virginia (9/18), registering four tackles ... Started and made six tackles including 1.0 TFL (-5.0 yards) vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Started and recorded three tackles vs. Notre Dame (10/9) ... Started and made seven tackles including 1.0 TFL (-6.0 yards) vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Tied for the team lead with 11 tackles including 1.0 TFL (-1.0 yard) vs. Syracuse (10/23). Also forced a fumble ... Recorded four tackles at Georgia Tech (10/30) ... Tied for the team lead with 10 tackles at Boston College (11/5). Also recorded 1.0 TFL (-2.0 yards) ... Recorded 10 tackles vs. Duke (11/13) ... Started at Miami (11/20) ... Started, led the team with nine tackles, recorded an interception and a career-high two pass breakups at Virginia (11/27) ... Started and recorded five tackles vs. Maryland (12/29).
Vanderbilt: Joined the Hokies after spending three years at Vanderbilt (2017-19) … Opted out and did not play in 2020 … In 35 games with the Commodores, he accumulated 108 tackles (74 solo) to go along with three interceptions, 5.5 TFL, three passes defensed, a forced fumble and 1.5 sacks … Started nine games at safety in 2019, collecting 57 tackles (35 solo) with three INTs and a forced fumble … Registered a pair of INTs at Florida (11/9/19) and racked up a career-high 16 tackles at South Carolina (11/2/19) … Also produced seven tackles and forced a fumble vs. Georgia (8/31/19) … Played in 13 games (eight starts) in 2018, finishing the year with 45 tackles (35 solo), 5.5 TFL and three passes defensed after seeing duty in 11 games as a true freshman in 2017.
High School: Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports, prepped at Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia, where he lettered in both football and soccer … Led the football squad to the 5A state title as a sophomore and was an all-state performer in soccer.
Personal: Born in Miami, Florida, he is the son of Tameka Laurama and has two brothers; Brandon and Darious who played in the Canadian Football League … Graduated with Vanderbilt with a degree in sociology.