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• 2023: Freshman All-American. Third-team All-ACC. ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. Led team with 3 FFs, tied for the team lead with 7.5 sacks. Played in all 13 games with 11 starts (44 tackles, 12.5 TFLs, PBU).
• 2024: Honorable Mention All-ACC. Started 9 games (23 tackles, 5.5 TFLs with 3.5 sacks). Missed 4 games due to injury.
• 2025: Second-team Associated Press All-American. ACC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-ACC. Finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy (nation's top defender with Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community, Tenacity). Started all 16 games (54 tackles, 15.5 TFLs with 9.5 sacks, INT, PBU, FF).
• Miscellaneous: Nickname is "Hurricane" (Bain). Father Rueben was called "Hurricane" by the Carol City High School PA announcer, played at Morris Brown College. Cousin, Tolbert, played DB for Miami. Brother, Reggie, was an OL grad assistant at Miami for two seasons before moving on to SMU to join former Miami coach Rhett Lashlee.

-- by Chad Reuter

• 2023 (West Virginia): Redshirted. Missed the entire season with a lower leg injury.
• 2024 (West Virginia): Freshman All-American. Big 12 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Honorable Mention All-Big 12. Played in all 12 games with 11 starts (92 tackles, 4 TFLs with 0.5 sack, INT, 2 PBUs).
• 2025: First-team All-SEC. Led team with 84 tackles. Started 12 games (13 TFLs with 2 sacks, PBU).
• Miscellaneous: Father, Jeremiah, was an FCS All-American LB at Stephen F. Austin. He was drafted in the third round by Philadelphia in 1998 and played 11 years, earning 4 Pro Bowl nods. Brother, Jeremiah Jr., was a 2-time All-American LB at Clemson and was drafted in the fifth round by Philadelphia in 2024.

-- by Chad Reuter

• 2022 (Valdosta State): Played in all 11 games with 6 starts (22-431-19.6, 6 TDs).
• 2023 (Valdosta State): Started all 14 games (38-596-15.7, 4 TDs). 
• 2024: Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference. Led team with 56 receptions, 961 receiving yards (17.2 per), school-record 9 receiving TDs. Played in all 12 games with 10 starts. 
• 2025: First-team All-Sun Belt. Led team with 71 receptions, 1,004 receiving yards (14.1 per), 6 receiving TDs. Played in 12 games with 11 starts.

-- by Chad Reuter

• 2020 (Snow College): JC All-American. 27 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 3 INTs, 10 PBUs in 6 games.
• 2021 (Snow College): JC All-American. 27 tackles, INT, 6 PBUs in 8 games.
• 2022 (Auburn): Played in all 12 games with 9 starts (53 tackles, 4 TFLs with 1 sack, INT, 4 PBUs; 2-34-17.0 KR; 14-134-9.6 PR).
• 2023 (Auburn): Ranked third in the FBS with 14.8 yards per PR (15-222, TD). Started 10 games (44 tackles, 2 TFLs, 5 PBUs). Missed 3 midseason games due to an ankle injury.
• 2024 (Auburn): Played in 11 games with 4 starts (18 tackles).
• 2025: Second-team All-ACC. Played in 14 games with 12 starts at nickel (64 tackles, 13 TFLs with 5 sacks, 2 INTs-both returned for TDs, 5 PBUs, 2 FFs). Missed 2 games with a turf toe injury. Transferred to Houston for the spring, entered the portal again in the summer and moved on to Miami.

-- by Chad Reuter

• 2020: Played in 4 games as a reserve (3 tackles, 2 TFLs with 1 sack). Enrolled in January.
• 2021: Played in 5 games as a reserve.
• 2022: Played in all 13 games as a reserve (12 tackles, 2 TFLs).
• 2023: Played in 12 games as a reserve (15 tackles, 5 TFLs with 1 sack, PBU, FF) behind a stacked DL, including 2024 NFL Draft picks Tyler Davis and Ruke Orhorhoro.
• 2024: Honorable Mention All-ACC. Played in 11 games with 6 starts (21 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 2 PBUs). Missed most of spring with an ankle injury that lingered into the season.
• 2025: Played in 12 games with 6 starts (21 tackles, 3 TFLs with 1 sack, 2 PBUs).

-- by Chad Reuter

• 2022: Redshirted.
• 2023: Played in all 13 games with 3 starts at RG.
• 2024: Started 12 games (9 at LG, 3 at RG).
• 2025: Started the first 7 games at RG. Missed the rest of the season with a left knee injury. Team captain.

-- by Chad Reuter

• 2021 (Southeastern Louisiana): Redshirted. Played in 1 game as a reserve QB.
• 2022 (Southeastern Louisiana): Played in 13 games with 2 starts (11-78-7.1, TD receiving; 10-83-8.3 rushing). Switched from QB to TE in spring practices, but played some Wildcat QB during the season.
• 2023 (Southeastern Louisiana): Played in 11 games with 8 starts (29-288-9.9, 3 TDs receiving; 25-133-5.3, 5 TDs rushing; 0-1 passing). Played some Wildcat QB. 
• 2024 (Oklahoma): Led team with 42 receptions, 324 receiving yards (7.7 per, 2 TDs). Started all 12 games (0-1, INT passing).
• 2025: Started all 13 games (24-252-10.5, 2 TDs receiving).

-- by Chad Reuter