2025: Returning starting safety ... in 43 career games (26 starts), has registered 133 tackles, 13.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, four INTs, 20 PBUs, four caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries and nine QB pressures … posted 33 games with 2+ tackles and nine contests with 5+ tackles, including a career-high eight against Middle Tennessee in 2023 … notched 1.0 TFL on nine occasions, including a career-best 2.0 versus Middle Tennessee (2023), Memphis (2023) and Texas A&M (2024) … added 1.0 sack three times against Middle Tennessee (2023), Kansas State (2023) and Ohio State (2023) … has logged one INT in contests with Florida (2022), New Mexico State (2022), Arkansas (2022), and Tennessee (2023) … returned two INTs for a TD in contests with New Mexico State and Tennessee … carded one PBU on 16 occasions, including a career-best two against Vanderbilt (2022), Wake Forest (2022), Boston College (2024), and Oklahoma (2024) … tabbed one caused fumble on three occasions with a career-best two coming against Oklahoma (2024) … secured one fumble recovery against Georgia (2022), South Carolina (2022) and Mississippi State (2024) … returned one fumble recovery 68 yards against the Bulldogs in 2024 … has played 1,810 career snaps … enters 2025 tied for 16th in career PBUs and tied for 19th in passes defended.
2024: Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts … did not start against Alabama … compiled 51 tackles, 5.0 TFL, seven PBUs, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles … led the team in PBUs and finished second in caused fumbles, fourth in tackles and fifth in TFL … posted 12 games with 2+ tackles and five contests with 5+ stops, including a season-high seven against Iowa in the Music City Bowl … registered 1.0 TFL on three occasions, including a season-high 2.0 versus Texas A&M … notched one PBU five times, including a year-best two against Boston College and Oklahoma … earned two caused fumbles against the Sooners and one fumble recovery versus Mississippi State … returned the fumble against the Bulldogs 68 yards for a TD, marking the longest fumble return by a Mizzou defender since January 3, 2014 (Cotton Bowl) when Shane Ray returned a fumble 73 yards for a score versus Oklahoma State … on the field for 627 snaps.
2023: Started in all 13 games … registered 51 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, one INT, seven PBUs, eight QB pressures and two caused fumbles … finished second on the team in PBUs, QB pressures and forced fumbles, while also ranking sixth in tackles … carded 12 games with 2+ tackles and four contests with 5+ stops, including a season-high eight against Middle Tennessee … recorded 1.0 TFL four times, including a season-best 2.0 versus Middle Tennessee and Memphis … posted 1.0 sack three times against Middle Tennessee, Kansas State and Ohio State … logged one INT versus Tennessee and returned it 38 yards for a TD … secured one PBU on seven occasions against Middle Tennessee, Kansas State, Vanderbilt, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas … tallied one QB pressure five times, including a year-best three against Ohio State at the Cotton Bowl … notched one forced fumble in back-to-back contests against Arkansas and Ohio State … on the field for 734 snaps.
2022: SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll selection … saw action in all 13 games, making one start against Wake Forest in the Gasparilla Bowl … compiled 29 tackles, 2.0 TFL, three INTs, six PBUs, one QB pressures and two fumble recoveries … led the team in fumble recoveries and tied for a team-high in INTs, while also finishing third in PBUs … posted nine games with 2+ tackles and seven contests with 3+ stops, including a season-high four against Kentucky … secured 1.0 TFL versus Louisiana Tech and Auburn … posted one INT in contests with Florida, New Mexico State and Arkansas … returned the INT against the Aggies 40 yards for a TD … earned one PBU four times, including a year-best two against Vanderbilt and Wake Forest … logged lone QB pressure versus Wake Forest … notched one fumble recovery against Georgia and South Carolina … on the field for 431 snaps.
2021: Saw action in four games against Southeast Missouri State, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Arkansas … finished with two tackles … earned one tackle against Southeast Missouri State and Arkansas … on the field for 18 snaps.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Lettered three years at Ben Davis under coach Jason Simmons … four-star prospect by Rivals.com and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively ... listed as the No. 5, No. 8 and No. 9 prospect from the state of Indiana according to Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … charted as the No. 28, No. 34, and No. 52 overall cornerback prospect according to Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … helped Ben Davis to 18 victories with three consecutive state playoff appearances, including back-to-back IHSAA Class 6A state semifinal showings as a junior and senior … compiled 102 tackles, 3.0 TFL, nine INTs, and one caused fumble … had one INT for a TD during junior season … also played wide receiver, recording 51 receptions for 675 yards (13.24) with three TDs and 10 rushes for 52 yards (5.20) … added 16 kickoff returns for 304 yards (19.00) and 12 punt returns for 113 yards (9.40) … named first team all-state for defense and third team All-Great Lakes Region in 2020 ... also lettered in basketball and track & field.
PERSONAL: Born November 16, 2002 … son of David and LaToya Carnell … graduated from Mizzou in May 2025, with a general studies degree ... currently pursuing a master’s in management studies.
