HONORS AND AWARDS
SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 1)
Thorpe Award National DB of the Week (Oct. 28)
Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Oct. 28)

2025: Has played in nine games with two starts at corner … also serves as the primary kick returner … ranks third in the SEC in kick return average (26.2) and third in kick return yards (314) … made his Auburn debut at Baylor (8/29), returning a 98-yard kick return for a TD against the Bears … the kick return TD marked the third of his career … made a season-high six tackles with one PBU in his SEC debut and first start of the season at Oklahoma (9/20) … intercepted a pair of passes at Arkansas (10/25), including a 49-yard INT return TD for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter … is one of three FBS players with five career return TDs (3 KR, 2 INT) … the game marked his first career multi-interception game, becoming the first Auburn player to intercept two passes in a game since 2018 … was named the Jim Thorpe Award DB of the Week for his performance … also had three kickoffs for 79 yards against the Razorbacks … recorded three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Kentucky (11/1).

Before Auburn: Defensive back transfer from Tulane … played in 13 games for the Green Wave in 2024, totaling 35 tackles, including 27 solos … returned a 100-yard interception for a touchdown in Tulane’s first game of the 2024 season vs. Southeastern Louisiana (8/29) … had 13 kick returns in 2024, scoring two touchdowns for the Green Wave on special teams … played in nine games in 2023, having five tackles. 

Personal: Birthday is January 20 … son of Nacole Pleasant and Ronnie Rayford … has three siblings: Tyquan, Jaterrius, Demetrice … studying in the College of Liberal Arts.