Ranked as #78 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com...also listed as #3 overall inside linebacker in the nation and top player in South Carolina by ESPN...also number-one prospect in South Carolina by Scout.com...ranked as eighth best inside linebacker in the nation and second best player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...247sports.com also ranks him as eighth best inside linebacker, third best overall player in South Carolina and #182 overall player in the nation...finalist for Mr. Football in state of South Carolina...made a big move with his performance in practice and during the Under Armour All-America game...also named Game Captain for his team in the Under Armour All-America game, he had three tackles for loss and an interception in that game...listed as one of the top five winners for his performance in that game by Bleacher Report...had 174 tackles, including four tackles for loss  as a senior at T.L. Hanna High, which is just 20 minutes from the Clemson campus...had 178 tackles and four sacks as a junior and 151 tackles with 11 tackles for loss,  four sacks and four interceptions as a sophomore...had 89 tackles, including five for loss as a freshman...finished career with 592 total tackles, 28 of which were tackles for loss...also had six interceptions, 12 caused fumbles, three recovered fumbles and 10 passes broken up for his four years as a starter...showed his all-around abilities in that he had 17 kickoff returns for 364 yards, 21.4 yards per return...defensive MVP for victorious South Carolina team in the Shrine Bowl, he had a game high nine tackles, including 2.5 for losses, added an interception and a fumble recovery... wore number-seven in high school...two-time All-State and All-Region...two-year captain and defensive MVP of his high school team...also all-state baseball player in 2012...played his high school football for Kenya Fouch at T.L. Hanna High...recruited by Chad Morris...born August 7, 1994.