Prior to Auburn: Spent the 2025 season at Howard University under now Auburn assistant tight ends coach Larry Scott … saw action in seven games … lone reception on the year was a 9-yard touchdown … prepped at Martin Luther King Jr. High in Detroit, Michigan … four-star rated prospect according to Rivals … No. 15 player in Michigan … earned three star rating from 247 Sports and ESPN … ESPN’s No. 18 player in Michigan … two time first team All-State honoree … playing primarily defense as a senior, totaled 46 tackles and six sacks … also ran track in high school