Has played in 16 regular-season games (no starts) in his two-year NFL career (Philadelphia 2022-23; Pittsburgh 2023)Â
Registered one tackle on defense and added seven tackles on special teams (six solo)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2022 (at Detroit)
PRO CAREER
Has played in 16 regular-season games (no starts) in his two-year NFL career (Philadelphia 2022-23; Pittsburgh 2023)Â
Registered one tackle on defense and added seven tackles on special teams (six solo)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2022 (at Detroit)
COLLEGE
Served as a three-time captain at Kansas (2017-21)
Played in 57 career games (39 starts) for the Jayhawks
Recorded 193 tackles (128 solo), 23 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, five passes defensed and three 3 fumble recoveries along with 17 special teams tackles
Earned second-team All-Big 12 recognition from Pro Football Focus in 2021 after recording career highs in tackles (61), tackles for loss (8.5), sacks (6.5), forced fumbles (four) and fumble recoveries (two)
Forced 40 quarterback pressures while playing as a DE, according to Pro Football Focus
Did not commit a penalty in 655 snaps played
Tabbed All-Big-12 honorable mention as a linebacker in 2020
Produced 42 tackles (27 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass defensed
Contributed as a safety, nickel, linebacker and defensive end
Started for four seasons with the Jayhawks under four different head coaches
PERSONAL
A two-sport athlete for most of his life, also grew up running track
Ran varsity as a high school freshman and was coached by his uncle, Rod Franklin
Competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x200m, and long jump events
Posted a 4.36 and 4.39 in 40-yard dash attempts at Kansas' pro day in 2022, which would have been among the best times by a LB in NFL Combine history, had he been invited
Affectionately referred to as "Uncle Pastor" in college because he had accrued a lot of wisdom in five years at Kansas and brought everyone together by praying like a pastor in a church
His father, Broderic, was a three-sport athlete in high school before playing running back at Cisco Junior College (Cisco, TX)
His brother, Kayron, ran track at Ottawa University
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