Gideon ESPN Lampron

Tarleton State

Sep 5 (Sat)

12 p.m.

Honors

2025 | Junior

Joined the Falcons for the spring semester
Elected as one of four team captains for the season
Started all 12 games this season
Only player in the nation that finished the regular season with 100+ tackles and 15+ TFLs
Totaled 119 tackles, 17.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a PBU on the season
Tallied nine total tackles, five being unassisted in season opener against Lafayette
Notched six solo tackles against Cincinnati, two being TFLs
Totaled six tackles with one TFL against Liberty
Had a season-high 12 tackles and a sack at Louisville
Stacked up 11 tackles at Ohio
Made 13 tackles, ten being solo, against Toledo
Recorded 13 tackles against Central Michigan
Made seven tackles, one TFL at Kent State
Garnered 11 tackles, three TFLs against Buffalo
Made 12 tackles, three TFLs at Eastern Michigan
Accounted for nine tackles, two TFLs, a sack and a forced fumble versus Akron
Finished the season with a ten tackle, two TFL performance at UMass, also forcing a fumble

Dayton, Ohio

Spent the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons at Dayton
Redshirted the 2022 season
Named a first-team FCS All-American by the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2024
Also named a second-team FCS All-American by FCS Football Central and a third-team FCS All-American by Stats Perform and Phil Steele
Was the most productive player on a Dayton team that has allowed fewest yards (242.9), the fewest passing yards (122.9) and the fewest first downs (12.9) in all of FCS football in 2024
Tied for No. 1 in FCS in tackles in the backfield (2.1 per game), while his 23.5 TFLs rank No. 2
Nationally, tied for sixth in blocked kicks (two total), tied for 13th in fumbles recovered (two total) and tied for 25th in solo tackles (5.1 per game)
Led UD, and was sixth in the Pioneer Football League, in total tackles (9.0).
Named first-team All-Pioneer Football League after notching 99 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 2024, while also blocking two kicks, forcing two fumbles and recovering two more
His 6.5 sacks were tied for No. 5 in all of FCS among linebackers in 2024
Appeared in 24 career games for Dayton and posted 150 tackles, 27.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks for his career

LaGrange, Ohio

Played running back and linebacker at Keystone High School for head coach Don Griswold
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner
Three-time first-team all-conference
Three-time Lorain County Defensive Player of the Year
Three-time all-state
Finalist for Ohio Mr. Football
In his career, ran for 3,150 yards, scored 41 TD, had 350 tackles, 19 sacks and three interceptions
Two-year letterman in track