Son of a former US national rugby player and led his team to its first state title game berth in Texas’ largest classification

Rankings: Ranked as the nation’s No. 160 overall player by Rivals … ranked No. 224 overall by 247Sports … Rivals also listed him as the No. 26 player in Texas and nation’s No. 14 offensive tackle … 247Sports listed him as the No. 40 player in Texas and 22nd-best offensive tackle in the nation … PrepStar four-star prospect.

In High School: Wore No. 72 for coach Drew Sanders as a top offensive lineman at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas … helped Vandegrift to a 14-2 record and Texas 6A state championship berth in 2022 … helped the 13-year-old program to its first state championship appearance … scored a touchdown on a 10-yard run on a designed lateral play as a senior, running over three opponents to score against Cedar Park … one of three Clemson signees from the state of Texas, including fellow offensive lineman Harris Sewell from Odessa … Clemson’s first offensive line commitment in class of 2023.

Personal: Committed to Clemson on June 7, 2022 … born Dec. 29, 2004 … comes to Clemson from same area as Austin natives and current Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik and safety Andrew Mukuba … son of two rugby players, including his father, Eric, a former US Men’s National Team member, and his mother, Jeanna, who played four years on a travel rugby squad … credits playing rugby for nine years for developing his agility … Eric’s international career included earning his first cap against Australia in the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales … expected to enroll at Clemson in January 2023.