2025 (R-Sr.): Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (13th) … MVFC Newcomer of the Year … 2025 Associated Press FCS First Team All-American … 2025 Stats Perform FCS First Team All-American … 2025 FCS Football Central Second Team All-American … 2025 Phil Steele FCS Third Team All-American … MVFC All-Conference First Team … MVFC All-Newcomer Team … Oct. 20 MVFC Newcomer of the Week … Second in the FCS in tackles per game (12.1) … 13th in the FCS in fumbles recovered (2) … Led the Sycamores in total tackles with 145 (59 solo, 86 assisted) … Recorded 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Posted five pass breakups and a quarterback hurry … Recorded two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Recorded 10 double-digit tackle games over the 2025 season … Season-high 19 tackles and 0.5 TFL on Nov. 8 against Illinois State… 16 tackles, a forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry on Nov. 22 against Murray State … 15 tackles and 0.5 TFL against North Dakota State on Oct. 18 … 12 tackles, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery on Oct. 4 against Southern Illinois … Recorded sacks against both South Dakota State and Youngstown State.
CCSU (2024): Third Team All-American ... First Team All-NEC ... First Team All-New England ... First Team All-ECAC ... Defensive Player of the Year ... Lined up and played in all 13 games in the 2024 season ... Recorded 117 total tackles (66 solo, 51 assisted) ... Posted 0.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles-for-loss ... Recorded one fumble recovery ... Three pass breakups ... Five double-digit tackle games in the 2024 season ... Season-high 18 tackles on Sept. 21 at Massachusetts ... 13 tackles on Sept. 7 against Fordham ... 13 tackles on Nov. 16 against Robert Morris.
CCSU (2023): All-New England ... First-Team All-NEC ... Recorded a team-leading 89 tackles and his 8.9 tackles per game ranked second in the NEC and 32nd nationally ... Finished tops in the NEC with 53 total tackles, 5.3 per game which was 17th nationally ... Had a season-high 15 tackles, 10 solo, in the finale against Saint Francis ... ad five double-digit tackles games ... Made 10 solo stops at Kent State to finish the game with 13 ... Had a pair of interceptions at Wagner and had three for the season ...
CCSU (2022): Played in 11 games ... Made 15 tackles, nine solo ... Recorded three solo tackles against Wagner and three more versus Stonehill ... Tallied a career-best four stops in that season finale. Had an interception in the game versus Brown.
High School/Personal: Lined up at St. Francis High School under Coach Jerry Smith ... Player of the Year honors ... Three-time First Team Monsignor Martin selection ... All-WNY First Team ... All-NYS First Team ... Recorded 156 total tackles (64 solo) ... Recorded four interceptions ... Posted one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... 35 receptions, 318 yards ... 53 carries, 444 yards ... Son of Kalima Clark and Darrell Kirkwood.
