Signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent on 4/30/18 and played 44 games during his first three NFL seasons. Signed a one-year tender as a restricted free agent to remain with the Cardinals on 4/15/21. Re-signed a three-year contract with Arizona on 3/14/22.
2021: Named a team captain for the second consecutive season and appeared in 14 games, making his first three career starts ... totaled 14 tackles (11 solo), a tackle for loss, four QB hits and one fumble recovery on defense and added a team-best 13 tackles (seven solo) on special teams coverage ... placed on injured reserve (hand) on 9/11, designated for return on 9/29 and activated on 10/2 ... tallied two tackles (both solo) for a defense that held the Texans to just 42 rushing yards and shut them out in the second half vs. Hou (10/24); he also added a tackle on special teams ... registered two tackles and added a tackle for loss on third down to force a Packers punt in the second quarter vs. Green Bay (10/28) ... tallied two tackles (one solo) on special teams and added a solo tackle for a defense that held the NFL's 10th-ranked rushing offense to just 39 yards on 11 carries @ SF (11/7) ... registered two solo tackles on special teams and saw action on defense for a unit that held the Seahawks to just 13 points and has allowed 20 or fewer points an NFL-leading eight games through Week 11 @ Sea (11/21) ... registered a tackle on special teams and had three solo tackles for a defense whose +112 point differential on the road leads the NFL this season through Week 13 @ Chi (12/5); downed an Andy Lee punt at the Chicago two-yard line resulting in a Cardinals INT on the ensuing defensive series ... tallied one solo tackle, one QB hit and one fumble recovery on defense and added three tackles (two solo) on special teams @ Dal (1/2/22) ... registered a solo tackle on kickoff coverage in his playoff debut @ LAR (1/17/22).
2020: Named a team captain for the first time in his career and had nine tackles, 7.0 sacks, seven tackles for loss, 10 QB hits and a fumble recovery in just 93 defensive snaps while adding nine special teams tackles ... established a single-season franchise record for the most sacks by a player who entered the league undrafted ... returned a blocked punt to the 49ers 10-yard line, setting up a TD on the next play in the season opener @ SF (9/13) ... had a tackle on kickoff coverage and another stop on punt team vs. Was (9/20) ... matched a career high with three special teams tackles @ Car (10/4) ... earned a game ball after registering a team-high 2.0 sacks while filling in for an injured Chandler Jones @ NYJ (10/11); brought down Joe Flacco on second-and-11 and third-and-10, marking his first multi-sack performance since 10/21/17 while playing for Sioux Falls ... notched one tackle and a QB hit, nearly sacking Andy Dalton in the Dallas end zone on Monday Night Football @ Dal (10/19) ... matched a career high with two QB hits in 12 defensive snaps on Thursday Night Football @ Sea (11/19) ... played just three defensive snaps but sacked Jared Goff for a seven-yard loss on third-and-nine to force a Rams punt in the first quarter vs. LAR (12/6) ... recorded two tackles, 2.0 sacks and his first career defensive fumble recovery in just eight snaps @ NYG (12/13) ... recorded three tackles, 2.0 sacks, two tackles for loss, two QB hits and added two tackles on special teams vs. Phi (12/20); marked his second consecutive game with 2.0 sacks ... placed on injured reserve (knee) on 12/25.
2019: Named a Pro Bowl alternate as a special teamer after posting a team-high 10 tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams in 14 games ... added two tackles on defense and was inactive (ankle) for two games ... deflected a Lions punt that traveled just 11 yards with less than three minutes remaining in regulation to set up the Cardinals game-tying TD drive vs. Det (9/8); also had a special teams tackle against the Lions ... tallied two special teams tackles, one on punt coverage and another on kickoff team @ Bal (9/15) ... registered a career-high three special teams tackles and deflected a punt in the third quarter @ NYG (10/20) ... notched one special teams tackle @ NO (10/27) ... tallied a special teams tackle on punt coverage vs. SF (10/31) ... recovered a fumble that was forced on a fake punt at the Steelers 32-yard line, leading to a Cardinals TD three plays later in the fourth quarter vs. Pit (12/8); also notched one tackle on defense and two tackles on special teams against the Steelers ... had two tackles on punt coverage and stopped Nick Scott short of the first down marker on a fake punt attempt, which led to a Cardinals TD two players later @ LAR (12/29).
2018: Saw action in all 16 games, had eight special teams tackles and led all NFL rookies with 388 special teams snaps … made his NFL debut on special teams in the season opener vs. Was (9/9) … notched his first career special teams tackle @ LAR (9/16) … tackled Rashaad Penny on a kickoff return vs. Sea (9/30) … tackled Marcus Sherels after a five-yard punt return following the Cardinals first possession of the game @ Min (10/14) … tallied two special teams tackles vs. SF (10/28) … dropped Tyreek Hill for a two-yard loss at the Chiefs 18-yard line on punt coverage @ KC (11/11) … recovered a loose ball in the Seattle end zone for his first career TD after Cameron Malveaux blocked a punt at the Seahawks 25-yard line with 21 seconds left in the third quarter @ Sea (12/30); also tackled Tyler Lockett on a kickoff and deflected a punt that led to an Arizona TD earlier in the game.
Recorded 345 tackles, 32 sacks, 57.5 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one INT in three seasons at West Virginia State and one at Sioux Falls … played three seasons at WVSU before transferring to Sioux Falls in 2017 as a graduate transfer ... named to five Division II All-America teams as a senior in 2017 after leading the Cougars with 14 sacks, 75 tackles and 21 tackles for loss to go along with two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … selected as a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award (Small College Defensive Player of the Year) and nominated for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the DII Player of the Year in 2017, while earning first-team All-NSIC and NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors … as a junior at West Virginia State in 2016, named second-team All-Mountain East after collecting 111 tackles, three sacks, four forced fumbles and seven tackles for loss … named first-team All-Mountain East as a sophomore in 2015 after posting 102 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, three forced fumbles, an INT and a fumble recovery.
Attended Crystal Lake (IL) South High School where he earned All-Fox Valley Conference and All-Area honors as a senior linebacker ... also earned second-team all-conference honors as a defenseman in lacrosse … following high school, attended Division II West Virginia State University for three seasons before spending his final college season at Sioux Falls as a graduate transfer; kept himself busy off the field during his college days, earning a degree from West Virginia State while also working at McDonald's and Panda Express; used the work to pay for gas money and the free food as he tried to put on weight.
