A UT first-year tight end who transferred to Texas from Alabama.

BEFORE TEXAS
A transfer tight end from Alabama who has played in 24 career games with five starts in two seasons … registered 21 receptions for 342 yards and five touchdowns with the Crimson Tide … recorded 20 receptions for 327 yards and four scores in 14 games of action, including four starts, as a sophomore in 2023 … selected as one of the offensive players of the week for his efforts at Mississippi State and against Arkansas … started and recorded two catches for 49 yards, including a 29-yard a touchdown against Middle Tennessee … caught two passes for 45 yards with a 39-yard touchdown against Texas … led the team in targets, receptions and receiving yards versus Mississippi State, while hauling in three passes, all of which went for first downs, for 61 yards with a long reception of 23 … hauled in both of his targets for a combined 43 yards with a 29-yard touchdown catch against Arkansas … finished with two catches for 38 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown versus LSU … converted a pair of first downs on his two receptions totaling 24 yards against Auburn … recorded one catch for a 17-yard gain versus Georgia in the SEC Championship Game … caught one pass for six yards versus Michigan in the Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff semifinal … played in 10 games with one start, totaling one reception for 15 yards and one touchdown as a freshman in 2022 … entered on offense for his first collegiate action against Utah State … caught one pass for a 15-yard touchdown against ULM … made his first career start at tight end against Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL
An All-America and all-state honoree in high school … a five-star recruit by On3 … the 27th-ranked prospect on the On300 list … a four-star recruit by all other major outlets … the No. 4 athlete and No. 98 player nationally by 247Sports… No. 140 on PrepStar’s Top 150 Dream Team … evaluated as a wide receiver by Rivals.com who had him listed as the No. 17 receiver overall and No. 16 player from Florida … also earned the No. 93 spot on the Rivals250 list … ESPN.com’s No. 297 recruit on the ESPN300 and the No. 8 tight end/H-back in the country … ranked 37th in the state of Florida and the No. 118 player in the Southeast Region by ESPN … chosen as an All-American by Sports Illustrated in 2021 … named to the 4A All-State First Team as a utility player by FloridaHSFootball.com … played in 13 games and caught 60 passes for 939 yards (15.7 ypr) and 10 touchdowns as a senior … also a standout basketball player for the Spartans.