Utah State University Athletics

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent four years at St. Thomas (2022-25) as he appeared in 24 games with 13 starts ... recorded 65 tackles (28 solo), including 10.0 sacks and 16.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal ... started all 12 games as junior in 2025 and earned honorable mention All-Pioneer Football League honors at linebacker ... finished the season with 47 tackles (20 solo), including 7.5 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three forced fumbles, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... his 7.5 sacks were a single-season school record for the DI era ... had a career-high seven tackles at San Diego (9/27), including 1.5 sacks and a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with a fumble recovery ... had six tackles, including a career-high-tying 2.0 sacks, to go along with a forced fumble against Presbyterian (11/15) ... forced fumbles against Davidson (10/11) and Marist (11/1) ... played in 10 games and made one start as a sophomore in 2024 ... posted 16 tackles (7 solo), including 2.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass break up and one blocked kick ... had a career-high 2.0 sacks as part of his three tackles against Dayton (11/23) ... blocked a field goal attempt against Butler (11/16) ... played in two games as a redshirt freshman in 2023 and had two tackles (1 solo) ... redshirted the 2022 campaign.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tenn. ... first-team All-Metro selection for track & field … member of the National Chinese Honors Society. 

PERSONAL
Son of Chad and LaTonya Pendleton ... has one brother ... is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2026 semester ... majoring in marketing.