Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Last updated July 19, 2017

One of four returning starters on defense...Started the last two years at outside linebacker...Ranks tied for seventh all-time in career tackles for loss (24) and 11th in career sacks (85) at Southeast.

2016: First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection...Won the team’s Vogelsang Defensive MVP award for the second straight year...Named OVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/2)...Started 11 games...Ranked second on the team in tackles (86) and tackles for loss (10.5), and tied for first in sacks (4)...Tallied five pass breakups and five quarterback hurries...Ranked among OVC leaders in tackles (9th), tackles for loss (7th) and sacks (t9th)...Finished with 10 or more tackles in a game on three occasions, most on the team...Had a career-high 12 stops vs. Eastern Illinois (10/1)...Posted a career-best two sacks at Tennessee Tech (10/22).

2015: Won the team’s Vogelsang Defensive MVP award...Started all 11 games at outside linebacker...Led the team with 10.5 tackles for loss and ranked second with 68 total tackles...Was third on the team with 3.5 sacks for a loss of 14 yards...Had two pass breakups, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble...Named OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (10/4)...Ranked among the top 20 OVC individuals in tackles for loss (t8th), sacks (t11th) and tackles per game (t16th, 6.2)...Turned in double digit tackles in back-to-back weeks with a season-high 10 vs. Shorter (9/26) and Murray State (10/3)...Notched a season-best 2.5 sacks vs. Tennessee Tech (10/31).

2014: Played in four games and made two starts before missing the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury...Was later granted a medical redshirt...Registered 16 tackles, including seven solo stops...Had two tackles for loss...Recorded his first career sack vs. No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana (9/20)...Had six tackles in his first career start at Southern Illinois (9/13).

2013: Saw action in eight games as a true freshman...Recorded six tackles, all solo stops...Had one tackle for loss...Collected a season-high three tackles vs. Tennessee Tech (11/9)...Finished with two tackles at Ole Miss (9/7) and added one vs. Urbana (11/2).

Prep: Attended Christian Academy, where he was a two-time All-District honoree...Registered 106 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions and 12 tackles for loss as a senior...Also averaged 11.7 tackles per game that year...Voted 2012 Preseason Player of the Year...Won the Top Linebacker Award at Blue Chip Academy Camp...Team captain who played in the GLFCA East/West All-Star Game as a senior...Helped lead Christian Academy to back-to-back district championships his junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Born June 21, 1994...Majoring in Marketing...Son of Neil and Amy Meredith.