He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
[1] He attended Lebanon High School where he was a two-way lineman, totaling 57 tackles as a senior while helping the team make the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.
[1] He helped the team allow only 11 points per game that year and was ranked seventh on The Tennessean's list of the top prospects in the Nashville area.
[5] He played in 14 of 15 games for the team that year and was a starter six times, ending with 16 total tackles while helping the Bulldogs repeat as national champions.
The Falcons previously obtained the selection in a trade with the Cleveland Browns for Deion Jones.