2019: Earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team honors in final season ... started all 15 games at middle linebacker ... recorded career-highs in tackles (82), sacks (2) and TFLs (9) as the defensive signal caller … also recorded a pair of interceptions and broke up a pair of passes … recovered a fumble as well, after being credited with five quarterback hurries … tallied a career-high nine tackles and a TFL in the win at No. 4 South Dakota State … had two TFLs and five stops in a win at Eastern Illinois … had a TFL in seven of eight games at one point in the season … tallied second interception of the season in the finale at Youngstown State ... had six tackles and a TFL in the second-round FCS playoff win at Central Arkansas.
2018: Started all 11 games at middle linebacker ... tied for third on the team with 51 tackles, 19 of which were solo stops ... posted a career-best eight tackles on three separate occasions ... recorded interceptions in back-to-back contests to start the season ... credited with a pair of tackles-for-loss, three pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries as well ... capped off the year with a eight tackles and a sack in the finale win over Youngstown State.
2017: Played in all 11 contests, with one start at linebacker ... finished the season with 35 tackles and two sacks ... recorded three tackles and a sack in a win over Indiana State ... posted a season-best six stops in a win over nationally-ranked South Dakota ... also had four solo tackles in a win at Youngstown State.
2016: Saw action in all 12 games, after transferring from Wisconsin ... key member of the special teams unit ... finished the season with two tackles.
2015 at Wisconsin: Redshirted.
Marshall HS: Two-time WFCA and Associated Press all-state selection at linebacker … three-time Capitol South Conference Defensive Player of the Year … named first-team all-conference at linebacker, running back, punter and specialist position during career, with eight first-team nods in all … finished senior season with 132 tackles, 23 TFLs, 7 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and 2 defensive touchdowns … for his career, racked up 364 tackles, 63 TFLs, 19 sacks, 4 interceptions and 4 forced fumbles … two-time offensive MVP and two-time defensive MVP at Marshall … three-year team captain … in addition to playing quarterback, running back and linebacker, was Marshall’s placekicker, punter, kick returner and punt returner all four years … was named Rookie of the Year as a freshman … in track, won four conference titles as a junior (100m, 200m, 4x100 relay, long jump) and scored in 4x100 and 4x200 relays at WIAA Division 2 state meet … also qualified for state track meet in four events as a sophomore … lettered in basketball and baseball, earning All-Capitol South honors in both sports … high school coach was Matt Kleinheinz
Personal: Born May 24, 1997, in Madison, Wisconsin ... son of Tim and Michelle DeForest … father, Tim, played football at UW-Whitewater … three-year High Honor Roll student … member of National Honor Society … volunteered as mentor for elementary school students and with Youth Frontiers program
