University of Missouri Athletics

HONORS

• 2014 AP All-SEC Honorable Mention
• SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (11/25/2013)

2015 SEASON
Did not see action in 2015 after an offseason car accident sidelined him for the season. 

2014 SEASON
Had outstanding sophomore season that saw him earn honorable mention All-SEC acclaim from the AP ... Totaled 54 stops with 5.0 sacks and 7.0 TFLs in 14 games (10 starts) ... Made five tackles in SEC title game vs. Alabama, including a half-sack ... Had two tackles vs. Arkansas (Nov. 28) ... Had three tackles, 0.5 sack, one pass break-up and a QBH at Tennessee (Nov. 22) ... Posted  six tackles (two solo) at Texas A&M (11/15) as his five-game sack streak was snapped ... Had a 0.5-sack outing in 20-10 win vs. UK, extending his sack streak to  five consecutive games with a sack ... Four tackles, including 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sack, vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 25) ... Recorded a total of six stops, including 1.0 sack, as well as his third career block on a PAT in the 42-13 win at Florida (Oct. 18) ... 7 tackles, including 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack to tie career bests vs. UGA (Oct. 11) ... Career-best eight tackles in the game vs. Indiana (Sept. 20), also recording his second career rush (10 yards) to pick up a first down on a fake punt in the third quarter ... Second blocked FG of his career at Toledo (Sept. 6)

2013 SEASON 
Brought youth to Mizzou’s defensive trenches and earned six starts between noseguard and defensive tackle ... Closed the year in impressive fashion, with a career-best 7-tackle night in MU’s Cotton Bowl win over Oklahoma State ... incredible game at No. 24 Ole Miss included a blocked FG and a 26-yard rush on a Mizzou fake punt attempt that earned him SEC special teams weekly award ... produced a career-high four tackles in the game vs. No. 20 South Carolina (Oct. 26) ... pounced on a loose ball in the fourth quarter for a fumble recovery vs. No. 22 Florida (Oct. 19) ... had three tackles and a career-best two pass break-ups in the win vs. Arkansas State (Sept. 28) in his first career start ... tallied career-high 2.0 tackles for loss in the 45-28 win at Indiana (Sept. 21).

2012 SEASON 
Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Late addition to the 2012 signing class who is a high-motor talent with a powerful burst off the ball and who is known as a solid tackler ... rated by ESPN as the No. 68 overall prospect at any position out of the state of Pennsylvania in 2012 ... had 48 tackles and a pair of sacks as a senior in 2011 and also rushed for 835 yards and 19 touchdowns from the fullback position ... earned First-Team All-Conference honors as a senior, and was named to the Patriot News All-Star Team ... was his team’s Offensive and Defensive MVP as a senior, while also winning team Defensive MVP honors as a junior ... High school coach - Mark Painter.

PERSONAL
Parents - Brian & Shantih Dean ... chose Mizzou over Syracuse, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Penn State and Rutgers, among others.