Utah State University Athletics

HONORS
College Sports Communicators Second-Team Academic All-American (2023); D2CCA Second-Team All-American (2023); Elite 100 Honorable Mention All-American (2023); Super Region 2 (2022, 2023); South Atlantic Conference First Team (2022, 2023); South Atlantic Conference Second Team (2021); South Athlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/30/21; 9/4/21); Lenoir-Rhyne Male Athlete of the Year (2023).

CAREER NOTES
Started all 45 games played during his time at Lenoir-Rhyne (2020-23) and Utah State (2024) … had 322 career tackles (161 solo), which includes 6.5 sacks and 36.5 tackles for loss, to go along with four interceptions for 73 return yards, 16 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … had 12 career double-digit tackle games.

2024 (SENIOR SEASON)
Started each of the first eight games of the season before missing the rest of the year to injury … finished the season third on the team with 57 tackles (22 solo), which included 3.5 tackles for loss, to go along with three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … posted two double-digit tackle outings during the season … had a season high 10 tackles against Robert Morris (8/31), including a season high 1.0 tackles for loss … had 10 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against New Mexico (10/19) … recorded nine tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, to go along with a pass breakup and quarterback hurry against No. 12 Utah (9/14) … had six tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against UNLV (10/11).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent four years at Lenoir-Rhyne (2020-23) in Hickory, N.C, and was named an Academic All-American in 2023 ... started all 38 games he played in during his career and recorded 274 tackles, which included 6.5 sacks and 34.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 16 pass breakups, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal as he earned South Atlantic Conference honors three times and All-Region honors twice ...  earned NCAA Division II Second Team All-America honors and was named NCAA Division II Elite 100 Honorable Mention All-American following the 2023 season ... three-year team captain and the 2023 Lenoir-Rhyne Male Athlete of the Year ... helped the Bears to a 13-2 record, including an 8-1 mark to win the Piedmont Division, the South Atlantic Conference Championship the program’s second Super Region 2 Championship in school history, along with advancing to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals ... finished his junior season with 116 tackles, which included 2.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss, while adding two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception ... those 116 tackles are the most by a Bear since 2013 ... posted five double-digit tackle outings during the season, including a season high 14 stops against Catawba (11/4) and Harding (12/9) ... had a career high 3.5 tackles for loss against St. Augustine’s (9/2) and Erskine (9/16), and a career high 2.5 sacks against Erskine ... forced a fumble against both St. Augustine’s and Valdosta State (12/2) and recovered a fumble against Fayetteville State (9/9) ... lone interception of the season was against Shepherd (11/18) ... had two pass breakups against Catawba and Valdosta State ... added two quarterback hurries against Valdosta State and Tusculum (11/11) ... earned first-team All-Piedmont Division and second-team All-Region honors as a sophomore in 2022, as he finished the season with 75 tackles, which included 1.5 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss, while adding two interceptions, two pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery ... recorded a career-high 15 tackles against Wingate (10/29) ... earned second-team All-South Atlantic Conference honors as a freshman in 2021 as he had 49 tackles, which included 1.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, while adding five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception that he returned for a touchdown ... had two double-digit tackle outings during his freshman season in 2021, including a season-high 11 stops and a career-high three pass breakups versus Mars Hill (9/25) ... named the South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against No. 16 Wingate (10/30) as he recorded five tackles, to go along with a pass breakup and quarterback hurry and returned an interception 50 yards for his first career touchdown ... blocked a field goal in that game ... named the South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his first career game for Lenoir-Rhyne against Virginia State (9/4) as he recorded 14 tackles, which included 0.5 tackles for loss, while adding one quarterback hurry ... an Honors Society Chi Alpha Sigma member and was named to the Dean’s list six times.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Johns Creek High School in Georgia.

PERSONAL
Son of Duane and Rosemary Maye ... has one sister ... graduated with a degree in business management from Lenoir-Rhyne.