• Highest-drafted Pitt player by the Vikings since Hall of Famer Chris Doleman at #4 overall in 1985.Â
• Joins OT Christian Darrisaw (2021, 1st Rd., #23), OT Ezra Cleveland (2020, 2nd Rd., #58) and C Garrett Bradbury (2019, 1st Rd. #18) as OL drafted by the Vikings in the opening 2 rounds of the draft in 4 consecutive seasons.
• Earned bachelor's degree in finance in December 2018.
• Has strong athletic background in his family - father played RB at Dartmouth, mother was a swimmer at Northeastern and has a brother who played soccer at Northwestern.
• High school teammates with Villanova star and Final Four MVP Donte DiVincenzo.
• Has been active working with Autism Delaware charity events.
• In November 2019, helped give away 250 turkeys with other OL at The Salvation Army-Citadel Center in St. Paul.
• Helped at host Special Olympics MN athletes for an evening of flag football at TCO Performance Center in September of 2019.
• Named the 2018 Vikings Rookie of the Year.
• Since moving into starting lineup for final 11 games of 2018, has started every game he has been active.
• The 2nd Round pick (#62 overall) by Vikings in 2018 NFL Draft.
• Teammates at Pitt with 2021 Vikings rookies DE Patrick Jones II and DT Jaylen Twyman.
• Started all 16 games at RT for team that ranked #4 in the NFL in total offense, the highest mark since 2004.
• Helped Vikings offense post a 300-yard passer, 100-yard WR and a 100-yard RB for the 2nd time on the season, matching a Vikings record for a season vs. Jacksonville (12/6).
• Paved way for Vikings offense to post a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard WR and a 1,000-yard RB for the 2nd straight season.
• Blocked for Dalvin Cook as he broke the 1,000-yard mark for the season vs. Dallas (11/22) in his 9th game of 2020, the 2nd-fastest in team history behind Adrian Peterson's 8 games.
• Helped Cook run for 206 yards vs. Detroit (11/8), only the 3rd Vikings player to break the 200-yard mark in team history.
• Paved the way for Cook to become only the 3rd player in Vikings history to score 4 TDs in a game (3 rushing, 1 receiving), also tying the team mark for rushing TDs in a game, while running for 163 yards at Green Bay (11/1).
• Helped RB Alexander Mattison break the 100-yard mark for the 1st time in his career at Seattle (10/11) after he replaced an injured Dalvin Cook.
• Part of an offense that featured 2 100+ yard WRs and a 100-yard RB or the 1st time since the 2000 season at Houston (10/4) as the club got the 1st win of the season.
• Helped Cook run for career-high 181 yards and part of offense that had a 175+ yard rusher and receiver (Justin Jefferson, 175) in the same game for the 1st time in NFL history vs. Tennessee (9/27).
• Key part of an offensive line that gave up only 28 sacks, tied for 4th-fewest in the NFL and the 6th-lowest in team history.
• Minnesota allowed 0 sacks in 4 games on the season and only 1 sack in 6 games.
• Made 15 regular-season starts at RT and 2 postseason starts.
• Helped RB Dalvin Cook break the 1,000-yard mark and earn Pro Bowl honors while protecting Kirk Cousins en route to his Pro Bowl berth.
• Started at RT in the season opener vs. Atlanta (9/8) as the Vikings offense posted 172 rushing yards.
• Started at RT at Green Bay (9/15), blocking as Dalvin Cook rushed for a career-high 154 yards.
• Started at RT vs. Oakland (9/22) as the offense rushed for 211 yards and did not allow a sack.
• Started at RT as the Vikings offense scored 38 points vs. Philadelphia (10/13).
• Started at RT as the Vikings posted 490 yards of offense at the New York Giants (10/6).
• Started at RT at Detroit (10/20) as Minnesota posted 503 total yards of offense, the most since Minnesota racked up 558 total yards vs. Atlanta on 9/28/14, and scored 42 points, the most since Minnesota scored 49 points vs. NY Giants on 12/27/15.
• Started at RT vs. Washington (10/24) as the Vikings offense was not forced to punt for the first time since the 2004 season.
• Started at RT in the 27-23 win vs. Denver (11/17) as Minnesota scored 27 2nd-half points after being down 20-0 at half.
• Inactive vs. Chicago (12/29) as Minnesota rested starters.
• Made his NFL postseason debut in the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20), starting at RT.
• Started at RT in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20) but left game with injury.
• Played in 15 games, starting the last 11 at RT.
• Blocked for QB Kirk Cousins as he became the 1st player in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards, 30 TDs, 10 or fewer INTs and post a 70.0% completion rate in a single season.
• Made his NFL debut at RT at Green Bay (9/16) when Rashod Hill left with an injury.
• Stepped in at RT at Philadelphia (10/7) after starter Rashod Hill moved to LT for an injured Riley Reiff.
• Made his 1st career start vs. Arizona (10/14), playing RT as Hill moved to LT in place of Reiff.
• Started at RT vs. Miami (12/16) as the team rushed for 220 yards and scored a season-high 41 points.
• Started the final 37 games and played in 38 during his Panthers career, 2015 and 2016 at RT and 2017 at LT.
• Helped Pitt to bowl games in 2015 and 2016 with 8-5 records.
• Team was 5-7 in 2017 but won the final game of the season and the final game of his Pitt career with a stunning 24-14 upset over #2 Miami.
• The Panthers upset #2 Clemson in 2016 on the road 43-42.
• An All-Atlantic Coast Conference choice by Associated Press and conference coaches in 2017.
• Moved from TE to OT as a redshirt freshman in 2015 and went on to start 12 games at RT.
• Scored both career TDs on rushes during the 2016 season: a 24-yarder vs. Georgia Tech and 5-yard score against Virginia Tech.
• Helped Salesianum High to Delaware Division I state championship as a standout TE/DE with an 11-1 mark.
• He averaged 18.6 yards per catch with 33 catches for 614 yards and 8 TDs.
• Named 1st-Team All-State as a senior after 3rd-Team honors as a sophomore and junior.
• During his final 3 seasons, squad went 31-7.
• Earned Delaware Basketball Player of the Year honors as a senior after leading team to 1st state title with a 22-2 mark.
• Averaged 13.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg on the hardwood.
