CAREER: Lettered three years at Clemson University (2019-20-21) and three seasons at Mizzou (2022-23-24) … in 65 career games (41 starts), registered 232 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one INT, 12 PBUs, one caused fumble and four QB pressures … recorded a career-best 10 tackles against Georgia in 2022 … posted 39 games with 3+ tackles and 20 contests with 5+ stops … recorded a career-best 1.0+ TFL on six different occasions against Georgia Tech (2020), Syracuse (2020), Auburn (2022), South Carolina (2022 and 2024), and Kentucky (2022) … secured lone sack against Kentucky in 2022 … tallied lone INT against Louisiana Tech in 2022 season opener and returned it 29 yards for a TD … secured one career caused fumble against Kentucky in 2023 … notched 10 games with one PBU, including a career-best two in contests against Vanderbilt (2022) and Georgia (2023) … posted one QB pressure against South Carolina in 2022 and Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Kentucky in 2023 … played 1,967 career snaps at Mizzou.
2024: Saw action in all 13 games, making 11 starts … did not start against Vanderbilt and Alabama … finished tied for fifth on the team in tackles with 44 … added 1.5 TFL and four PBUs … earned 3+ tackles in eight games and 5+ tackles four times … posted a season-high six tackles against Massachusetts, Alabama and Mississippi State … tallied a season-best 1.0 TFL against South Carolina … recorded one PBU versus Buffalo, Oklahoma, Mississippi State and Arkansas … on the field for 548 snaps.
2023: Saw action in all 13 games, making 12 starts … did not start against Kentucky … finished second on the team in tackles with 61 … added 0.5 TFL, four PBUs, three QB pressures and one forced fumble … was tied for 17th among all SEC defenders in solo tackles (38) … earned 3+ tackles in 11 games and 5+ tackles eight times … posted a season-best nine tackles against No. 15 Kansas State … notched 5+ tackles in five consecutive contests from Oct. 7-Nov. 11 … recorded 0.5 TFL against Tennessee … lone forced fumble came against Kentucky … recorded one QB pressure in contests with Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Kentucky … notched a season-high two PBU against Georgia … also added one PBU against Kansas State and South Carolina … on the field for 693 snaps.
2022: Started 12-of-13 games, missing the Arkansas contest due to injury … finished fourth on the team in tackles with 53 … added 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one INT, two PBUs, and one QB pressure … garnered 5+ tackles on five occasions, including a season-best 10 tackles against Georgia … recorded 1.0+ TFL in three contests against Auburn, South Carolina, and Kentucky … lone sack came against Kentucky … tallied a season-high two PBUs against Vanderbilt ... registered one QB pressure versus South Carolina … tallied lone INT against Louisiana Tech in season opener and returned it 29 yards for a TD … on the field for 726 snaps.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Three-year member of the football program at Clemson (2019-20-21) ... in 27 career games (six starts), registered 74 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and two PBUs … posted 11 games with 3+ tackles and three contests with 5+ tackles … recorded 1.0+ TFL on two different occasions against Georgia Tech and Syracuse in 2020 … posted one QB pressure against Boston College and Pittsburgh in 2020 … finished third on the team in 2020 with 55 tackles and registered five stops in the ACC Championship Game versus No. 2 Notre Dame and a team-high eight tackles against No. 3 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl … lettered four years at Milton under coaches Howie Decristofaro and Adam Clack … consensus four-star prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com and rated as the No. 125 and No. 155 overall prospect nationally by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, respectively … listed as the No. 15, No. 15 and No. 30 prospect from the state of Georgia according to 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com, respectively … charted as the No. 10, No. 14, and No. 15 overall safety prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com, respectively … also listed at No. 227 on ESPN.com’s top 300 list … compiled 169 career tackles, 6.0 TFL, five INT, two PBUs, two fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles throughout career ... during senior season registered 94 tackles, 3.0 TFL, two INT, one PBU, one fumble recovery and two caused fumbles … had 12 tackles against Roswell and 10 stops against South Gwinnett … helped Milton to a 29-13 four-year ledger with three state playoff appearances, including a Georgia 7A State Championship (its first in program history) as a senior … also compiled 21 receptions on offense for 304 yards (14.48) with four TDs … enrolled at Clemson in January, 2019.
PERSONAL: Born April 13, 2001 … son of John and Anita Charleston.
