2024 Graduate Student:
Appeared in 12 games and made one start, tallying 14 tackles, two pass breakups, and one tackle for loss ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Registered two tackles at Washington (9/21) ... Had two tackles at Maryland (10/11) ... Totaled three tackles and a pass breakup vs. Wisconsin (10/19) ... Recorded three tackles against Iowa (10/26) ... Logged his first tackle for loss of the season vs. Ohio State (11/16)
2023 Junior:
Appeared in all 13 games and made nine starts, totaling 18 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, and five passes broken up ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Tallied two tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, two quarterback hurries, and a pass broken up against UTEP (9/9) ... Made two tackles with one pass deflection against Nebraska (10/21) ... Notched a season-high seven tackles and tallied 1.0 sack in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Utah (12/23)
2022 Sophomore:
Started all 12 games, recording 30 tackles, 4.0 TFL and a pass defensed ... Tallied two tackles and a QBH in his first-career start against Nebraska (8/27) ... Set a career-high with five total tackles, including a TFL, against Southern Illinois (9/17) ... Blocked a kick for the first time in his career against Miami (OH) (9/24)
2021 First-Year:
Appeared in all 12 games, totaling 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks ... Had two tackles, along with career firsts 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry against Ohio (9/25) ... Set career highs with three tackles, 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against Illinois (11/27)
2020 First-Year:
Appeared in two games as a true first-year ... Recorded one tackle against Maryland (10/24) and one vs. Auburn in the Citrus Bowl (1/1/21)
High School:
Three-star prospect committed to Northwestern June 7, 2019 ... 45th-ranked strong-side defensive end in the nation and 16th-ranked player in Illinois (247Sports) ... Three-year letter winner and 2019 team captain ... Compiled 105 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 10 sacks over his final two seasons ... Earned SWSC All-Conference, 22nd Century Media All-Area, Chicago Sun-Times All-Area, EDGYTIM/Rivals.com and IHSFCA All-State honorable mention honors ... Led Lincoln-Way East to the 2017 and 2019 Class 8A State Championships ... Also earned three letters in basketball and two letters in baseball ... Grandfather Bill Deegan lettered for the Wildcats in 1960 ... Attended the same high school as current Wildcats defensive end Devin O'Rourke ... National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and Science Honor Society member ... Member of Pi Sigma Pi and Mu Alpha Theta ... High Honor Roll ... Chose Northwestern over offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Minnesota, Purdue and Syracuse ... Plans to pursue a Pre-Med track
