He became the first Chinese-born player to play for a Power Five conference team when he appeared in a game against the UCLA Bruins on December 5, 2020.
[3][4] He attended Lutheran High School of San Diego where he learned to play football.
[3] Although he unsuccessfully tried for the basketball team at first, he was noticed by Ron Allen, Lutheran's football coach, due to his 250-pound weight.
He was unfamiliar with the game at first, but he liked the physical intensity as well as the challenge of a new sport and stayed on the team for two years.
[4][5] He left Jamestown in 2018 and returned to China where he played professionally in the Chinese National Football League with the Foshan Tigers.