2026: Transfer from North Carolina ... in 37 career games (nine starts) at East Carolina and North Carolina, compiled 79 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, three caused fumbles and one QB hurry … carded 2+ tackles on 21 occasions, including a career-best five stops five stops against Clemson(2025), Stanford (2025), Wake Forest (2025) and NC State (2025) … logged 1.0+ TFL in four contests, including a career-high 2.0 at North Texas in 2024 … booked a career-best 1.0 sack in a contests with North Texas (2024), Clemson (2025) and Virginia (2025) … registered one caused fumble versus Gardner-Webb (2023), North Texas (2024) and Richmond (2025) … secured lone QB hurry in a contest with Rice in 2023 … has played 980 career snaps … enrolled at Texas A&M in January 2026.
PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M: Three-year member of the football program at East Carolina (2022-23-24) and one-year letterwinner at North Carolina (2025) … in 25 career games at ECU, compiled 37 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two caused fumbles and one QB hurry … carded 2+ tackles on 11 occasions, including a career-best four stops against Norfolk State in 2024 … logged 1.5+ TFL in two contests, including a career-high 2.0 against North Texas in 2024 … booked a career-best 1.0 sack in a contest with the Mean Green (2024) … registered one caused fumble against Gardner-Webb (2023) and North Texas (2024) … secured lone QB hurry versus Rice in 2023 … played 609 career snaps with the Pirates … in 12 career games (nine starts) at North Carolina, carded 42 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, and one caused fumble … logged 2+ tackles on 10 occasions, including a career-best five stops against Clemson, Stanford, Wake Forest and NC State … recorded a year-best 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in contests with Clemson and Virginia … posted lone caused fumble against Richmond … played 371 career snaps with the Tar Heels … lettered four seasons at West Craven under head coach Mike Twichell … consensus three-star prospect by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … charted as the No. 30, No. 41 and No. 44 prospect from the state of North Carolina according to Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … listed as the No. 101 defensive tackle nationally according to ESPN.com … helped the Eagles to 27 victories, including an appearance in the NCHSAA 2A state playoff quarterfinals in 2019 … throughout career, compiled 159 tackles, 43.0 TFL, 7.0 sacks, 11 QB hurries, two passes defended, four fumble recoveries, four caused fumbles and one blocked punt … returned two fumbles for a touchdown as a senior … earned all-area honors from the New Bern Sun Journal ... also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 24, 2004 … son on Clarence Mims and Charndra Coward ... majoring in business management at the Mays Business School.