^utilizing bonus year due to the NCAA blanker waiver for former JUCO/NAIA student-athletes.
2024 (Senior Season, Idaho): Was named First Team All-Big Sky and an AFCA FCS All-American … played in 13 games, recording 65 tackles (36 solo) with 14.5 TFLs for 95 yards, 10.5 sacks for 81 yards, two forced fumbles, 13 QB hurries and a pass breakup … recorded seven tackles in a game four times, including in the FCS Round of 16 against Montana State … had seven tackles with four hurries and a sack against Abilene Christian in being named Co-Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week … also had seven tackles in the first meeting against Montana State and against Eastern Washington … was a menace against Wyoming with four tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble in a 17-13 win over the Cowboys … also forced a fumble in the season opener against Oregon along with recording six tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 2.0 sacks … had a pair of TFLs against both Eastern Washington and Portland State … had four tackles, a sack and three hurries against Lehigh in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs.
2023 (Junior Season, Idaho): Appeared in 11 games, recording 38 tackles, including 12 solo, added 7.0 FFLs, 5.0 sacks (for 38 yards), five hurries and two PBUs … was second on the team in both TFLs and sacks … had a Division I career-high nine tackles against Montana with a sack … followed that up with six tackles and a TFL against Weber State … had five tackles in the playoffs against Southern Illinois with a hurry and a PBU … had four tackles in four of his first five games, with three TFLs in that games and 2.0 sacks … also had a PBU in the opener against Lamar.
2022 (Sophomore Season, Montana Tech): Earned First-Team All-Frontier Conference honors at Montana Tech … tallied 61 total tackles and led the Frontier Conference with nine sacks …recorded two sacks against Montana Western and Rocky Mountain.
2021 (Freshman Season, Montana Tech): Finished his freshman season with 31 total tackles and 4.0 sacks.
High School: Played prep for head coach Scott Evans at Helena HS … was selected second team all-conference … was chosen to play in the East-West Shrine Game.
Personal: Parents are Erniest James and Kassidy Merrill … graduated from Idaho with a degree in Civil Engineering … birthday is August 8, 2002.
