Biography
CAREER
Games/Starts: 45/24
Bison debut: at Southern Nazarene (9/15/18)
First career start: vs. East Central (9/4/21)
Stats: 116 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, 13 PBU, 5 INT, 1 FR, 1 FF, 1 blocked kick
Harding Rankings: 7th in interception return TD (1) ... 13th in interception return yards (135) ... 21st in blocked kicks (1) ... 27th in passes defended (18)
Redshirt: 2017
AWARDS
2022 D2CCA All-America (Second Team)
2021 Don Hansen All-America (Honorable Mention)
2022 Don Hansen All-America (Honorable Mention)
2021 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (Second Team)
2022 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (First Team)
2021 All-GAC (First Team)
2022 All-GAC (First Team)
2022 Academic All-GAC
2022
Games/Starts: 11/11
Position: DB
Stats: 45 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 8 PBU, 3 INT, 1 FF
HU Leader: 8.5 TFL, 8 PBU, 3 INT
HU Single-Season Rankings: 18th in passes defended (11)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 6th in GAC in interceptions per game (0.3) ... 3rd/55th in passes defended (1.0)
Best Games: 9 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2 INT vs. Northwestern Okla. (10/29) ... 6 tackles, 1 INT at Ouachita Baptist (9/24) ... 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 PBU at Southwestern Okla. (11/5)
2021
Games/Starts: 13/13
Position: DB
Stats: 46 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 4 PBU, 1 INT, 1 FR
Best Games: 7 tackles, 1 FR, 1 INT, 1 PBU at Henderson St. (10/16) ... 3 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack at Southern Ark. (9/18) ... 6 tackle, 1.0 TFL vs. Ark.-Monticello (10/23)
2019
Games/Starts: 12/0
Positions: DB, ST
Stats: 20 tackles (4 special teams tackles), 1.0 TFL, 1 pass breakup, 1 interception (36-yard TD), 1 blocked kick
Best Games: 2 tackles, 1 interception (36-yard TD) at Southern Arkansas (9/21) ... 3 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1 blocked kick vs. Ark.-Monticello (9/14) ... 3 tackles, 1 pass breakup at Northwest Mo. St. (11/23)
2018
Games/Starts: 9/0
Positions: DB, ST
Stats: 5 tackles (4 special teams tackles)
Best Game: 2 tackles at Ark.-Monticello (9/29)
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Helena (Alabama) High School
Position: SS
Honors: two-time Defensive MVP ... two-time team captain ... Honorable Mention All-County
Coach: Watt Parker
PERSONAL
Born: Maryville, Tennessee
Major: Kinesiology and Sport Administration
Parents: Jeremy and Lisa Pugh ... has two brothers (Cole and Connor) and one sister (Cammi)
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9, Northwestern Okla., Oct 29, 2022
Sacks: 1.0, at Southern Ark., Sep 18, 2021
Tackles for loss: 3.0, Northwestern Okla., Oct 29, 2022
Interceptions: 2, Northwestern Okla., Oct 29, 2022
