CAREER SUMMARY: Ranks 2nd on program’s career sacks list with 20 … ranks 6th on program’s career tackles for loss list with 32.0
SENIOR (2015): Started all 13 games … voted Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year by conference’s coaches, first Bulldog to receive honor … named first-team All-American by College Sports Madness, second-team All-American by Associated Press and third-team All-American by STATS … voted first-team All-Southern Conference by coaches and media … recorded 45 tackles, including 12.0 for loss with 8.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery … sacks total ranked fourth on program’s single-season list … average of 0.65 sacks per game ranked second in SoCon and tied for 28th in FCS … tied for SoCon lead with average of 0.93 sacks per game in conference play … registered career-high 3.0 sacks as part of five-tackle performance in 44-25 win at Samford … sacks total was highest in SoCon in 2015 and most by Bulldog against FCS opponent since 2005 … made three tackles, including 1.0 sack, in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson … made four stops, including 2.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina … had three tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at Georgia Southern … made season-high six tackles, including 0.5 sack, vs. Charleston Southern … had three stops in 39-12 win vs. Wofford … made three tackles, including 0.5 sack, in 38-17 win at Furman … registered four tackles, including 2.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 21-19 win vs. Mercer … made three tackles, including 1.0 sack, in 35-14 win vs. VMI … had two stops at No. 9 Chattanooga … recorded four tackles and one quarterback hurry in 23-22 win at South Carolina … had one tackle, 0.5 sack, and one fumble recovery in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs … recorded four tackles, including 0.5 sack, and one quarterback hurry at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs
JUNIOR (2014): Started all 12 games … named second-team All-Southern Conference … recorded 34 tackles, including 10.5 for loss with 6.0 sacks, three quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … tied for 4th in SoCon in sacks and fumbles recovered and tied for 8th in conference in TFLs … named Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week after recording career-high 12 tackles, 2.0 for loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble at Wofford … made two solo tackles, 1.0 for loss, vs. Coastal Carolina … made one solo tackle at defending national champion Florida State … recorded two tackles and one quarterback hurry at Charleston Southern … made three tackles, 2.5 for loss with 2.5 sacks, in 37-14 win vs. Gardner-Webb … recorded three tackles, 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, and one quarterback hurry in 63-56 win vs. Charlotte … registered one solo tackle for loss vs. Chattanooga … made one solo stop at Western Carolina … recorded three tackles, 1.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, and one quarterback hurry in 28-26 win at Mercer … made two tackles, 0.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, in 42-35 win vs. Furman … had two solo tackles vs. Samford … registered two tackles, 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 45-25 win at VMI.
SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in all 12 games and started five at the nose tackle position ... recorded 37 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception and one pass defended ... sealed an overtime victory with his first career interception against Appalachian State ... had two tackles for a loss of 14 yards against Georgia Southern ... posted a sack in a win over Elon ... had a season-high seven tackles against Wofford.
FRESHMAN (2012): Played in all 11 games and started the final four at nose tackle in his true freshman season, earning him a spot on the conference’s all-freshman team … had 28 tackles including a season-high six in the finale vs. Furman and had six tackles for loss and four sacks … recovered a fumble vs. Samford.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Rock Hill High School ... lettered four times in football and three times in wrestling ... served as a team captain ... made 122 tackles, 17 sacks, forced 10 fumbles and blocked two field goal attempts his senior season ... named Class AAAA Upper State Lineman of the Year and selected to play in the Shrine Bowl ... earned three defensive linemen of the game and two defensive player of the game awards ... twice named team's most outstanding wrestler.
PERSONAL: Son of Leroy and Frances McCrea ... majoring in business administration.
