2026: Returning starting defensive end ... in 37 career games (17 starts), has registered 91 tackles, 14.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, two PBUs, three caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and five QB pressures … posted 34 games with 1+ tackle and 16 contests with 3+ tackles, including a career-best seven against Mississippi State in 2024 … carded 1.0+ TFL in nine contests, including a career-high 2.0 TFL against LSU (2025) and South Carolina (2025) … logged a career-best 1.5 sacks versus LSU in 2025 … secured one PBU in contests with Utah State (2025) and Texas (2025) … earned one caused fumble against Vanderbilt (2023), Texas (2024), and LSU (2024) … notched lone fumble recovery in a contest with Florida State (2024) … notched one QB pressure on six occasions against Charlotte (2023), South Carolina (2023), Kentucky (2024), UTSA (2025), and Utah State (2025) … has played 1,114 career snaps.
2025: Started in all 13 games … compiled 31 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, two PBUs, and two QB pressures … registered 1+ tackle in 11 games and 3+ tackles on seven occasions, including a year-best six stops against Texas … secured 1.0+ TFL four times, including a season-high 2.0 versus LSU and South Carolina … carded year-best 1.5 sacks against LSU … notched one PBU in contests with Utah State and Texas … recorded one QB pressure versus UTSA and Utah State … on the field for 440 snaps.
PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M: Two-year letterwinner at Florida (2023-24) ... Freshman All-SEC selection in 2023 … two-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023 and 2024) … in 24 career games (four starts), registered 60 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, three caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and three QB pressures … posted 23 games with 1+ tackle and 10 contests with 3+ tackles, including a career-best seven against Mississippi State in 2024 … posted a career-high 1.0 TFL on five occasions versus Florida State (2023 & 2024), Kentucky (2024), Texas (2024), and LSU (2024) … logged a career-best 1.0 sack twice against Kentucky and Texas … tallied one caused fumble in contests with Vanderbilt (2023), Texas (2024) and LSU (2024) … logged lone fumble recovery against Florida State (2024) … tallied one QB pressure on three occasions against Charlotte (2023), South Carolina (2023), and Kentucky (2024) … played 674 career snaps ... lettered four seasons at Upson-Lee under head coach Justin Elder … consensus four-star prospect by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … charted as the No. 19, No. 24 and No. 25 prospect from the state of Georgia according to ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, respectively … listed as the No. 21, No. 32 and No. 33 defensive end nationally according to Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … also listed at No. 226 on ESPN.com’s top 300 list … compiled 152 tackles, 15.5 TFL, 7.0 sacks, six QB pressures, five fumble recoveries, one blocked punt and one safety throughout career … on offense during final two seasons, registered 43 rushes for 239 yards (5.56) with nine touchdowns and five receptions for 77 yards (15.4) … went 2-of-2 passing as well for 11 yards with one score.
PERSONAL: Born April 8, 2005 … son of Jennifer McDuffie … majoring in agricultural leadership and development.