Valdosta Athletics

PRIOR TO VALDOSTA STATE: Went to Houston in 2020 and didn't see any action ... Played in 2018 and 2019 at Missouri and finished the 2019 season with 17 catches over 11 games (six starts), going for 328 yards, third-most on the team … His 19.3 yards per catch average led the team … Opened the season with two catches for 64 yards at Wyoming (8/31) … Tallied a season-high 88 yards on five catches against Troy (10/5) … Had 69 yards on two catches at Vanderbilt (10/19) … Posted a 30-yard catch at Arkansas (11/29) before inuring his shoulder and missing the rest of that game ... In 2018, as a true freshman who showed game-changing big-play ability in the passing game in his first year with the program … Saw action in all 13 games, making a pair of starts, and led the team with his 26.8 yards per catch average, while catching eight passes for 214 yards and a pair of touchdowns … In his first collegiate game against UT-Martin (9/1) made a highlight reel worthy 70-yard catch-and-run on his first reception, making him the first Tiger since former All-American TE Chase Coffman in 2005 to score a touchdown on his first career reception … Had two catches for 19 yards at South Carolina (10/6) … Had a 32-yard reception against Kentucky (10/27) that initially went for a 52-yard touchdown, but that was called back on an unfortunate downfield holding call … Biggest play of the year was likely a 41-yard touchdown on a beautiful skinny post route early in the third quarter at No. 11 Florida (11/3), when he got free for a score that helped propel Mizzou to their 38-17 road win … Later caught two passes for 48 yards in another big road win at Tennessee (11/17).

HIGH SCHOOL: Explosive athlete with a great blend of speed and size … His high ceiling has the Mizzou coaching staff excited for his potential as a big-time playmaker in Columbia … Blazing top-end speed with great burst, change-of-direction and great length and size … Athleticism should make him a threat in the return game … Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and is the nation’s No. 66 overall recruit at the wideout position … Three-star prospect at WR according to Rivals.com and rated as the No. 86 prospect at the position nationally … As a junior, he caught 27 passes for 438 yards and three scores while leading Manvel to the Texas Class 5A Division I quarterfinals … As a senior, he helped guide Manvel to a 13-0 record, including a 7-0 record in district play while ranking as high as No. 4 in the state of Texas and No. 50 nationally, according to MaxPreps.com … Primary recruiter: Andy Hill … Chose Mizzou over offers from Baylor, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Louisville, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, among others.