Biography
CAREER
Games/Starts: 39/29
Bison debut: at East Central (9/1/22)
First career start: at Southern Nazarene (8/31/23)
Stats: 1 reception, 26 yards ... 22 punt returns, 265 yards, 1 TD ... 7 interception returns, 175 yards, 2 TD ... 97 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 7 INT, 9 PBU, 1 blocked kick
Harding Rankings: Punt return TD: t-2nd (1) ... Interception return TD: t-2nd (2) ... Interception return yards: 5th (175) ... Average yards/punt return: 5th (12.05) ... Punt return yards: 16th (265) ... Interceptions: t-25th (7)
Redshirt:Â 2021
AWARDS
2024 D2CCA All-America (Second Team)
2023 Don Hansen All-America (Honorable Mention)
2024 Don Hansen All-America (Honorable Mention)
2023 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (Second Team)
2024 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (First Team)
2023 All-GAC (First Team)
2024 All-GAC (First Team)
2023 CSC Academic All-America (First Team)
2024 CSC Academic All-America (First Team)
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2022 Academic All-GAC
2023 Academic All-GAC
2024 Academic All-GAC
2024
Games/Starts:Â 14/14
Positions:Â DB, ST
Stats:Â 16 punt returns, 145 yards; 42 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT (126 yards, 2 TD), 4 PBU
HU Leader:Â 16 punt returns ... 145 punt return yards ... 4 interceptions ... 126 interception return yards ... 2 interception return TD
HU Single-Season Rankings:Â t-2nd in interception return TD (2) ... 5th in interception return yards (126) ... t-22nd in interceptions (4) ... 29th in punt return yards (145)
GAC/NCAA Rankings:Â 8th/84th in interceptions per game (0.3)
Best Games:Â 2 tackles, 2 INT (43 yards, 1 TD) at Ark.-Monticello (9/19) ... 3 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT (83 yards, 1 TD) vs. Northwestern Okla. (10/12) ... 6 tackles, 1 INT at Ouachita Baptist (10/19)
2023
Games/Starts:Â 15/15
Position:Â DB
Stats:Â 1 reception, 26 yards ... 6 punt returns, 120 yards, 1 TD ... 3 interception returns, 49 yards ... 44 tackles, 3 INT, 5 PBU, 1 blocked kick
HU Leader:Â 120 punt return yards ... 1 punt return TD ... 3 interceptions
GAC/NCAA Rankings:Â 1st/5th in punt return TD (1)
Best Games:Â 8 tackles; 1 reception, 26 yards vs Central Mo. (11/25) ... 7 tackles at Southern Ark. (10/21) ... 1 tackle, 2 INT at Southeastern Okla. (10/28)
2022
Games/Starts: 10/0
Position: DB
Stats: 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL
Best Games: 3 tackles vs. Arkansas Tech (11/12) ... 2 tackles at Ouachita Baptist (9/24) ... 2 tackles at Southern Nazarene (10/8) ... 0.5 TFL vs. Southeastern Okla. (9/10)
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Harding Academy in Searcy, Arkansas
Honors: Arkansas-Democrat Gazette First Team All-Arkansas in 2020 ... 2019 Class 3A state championship game MVP ... two-time state champion (2019, 2020) ... Hooten's 3A Defensive Player of the Year ... two-time All-State ... team captain
Stats: 80 receptions for 1,279 yards and 15 TD in 2020 ... 19 tackles, 4 interceptions with 2 returned for TD in 2020 ... had 173 career receptions for 2,785 yards and 37 TD ... 68 career tackles, 8 interceptions with 4 returned for TD
Coach: Neil Evans
PERSONAL
Born: Searcy, Arkansas
Major: Accounting
Parents: Joe and Angie Dugger ... has one brother (Jake) and two sisters (Becca and Mary)
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 1, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Receiving yards: 26, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Longest reception: 26, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Longest punt return: 64, at Arkansas Tech, Nov 11, 2023
Tackles: 8, Central Mo., Nov 25, 2023
Tackles for loss: 2.0, Southern Nazarene, Sep 05, 2024
Sacks: 1.0, Southern Nazarene, Sep 05, 2024
Interceptions: 2, at Southeastern Okla, Oct 28, 2023 ; at Ark.-Monticello, Sep 19, 2024
