Previous School: One of the top tight-end talents in college football, played the 2021 season at USC and the 2022 season at Ole Miss … Played in the first three games of 2023 at Ole Miss before sitting out to maintain his redshirt … Saw action in 10 games at Ole Miss with six starts and 16 games total, including six games off the bench at USC. 2023: Played in three games before redshirting the season … Was a member of the John Mackey Tight End of the year Award Watch List in the preseason … Was named preseason third-team All-SEC by the SEC Coaches and Athlon … Finished with four catches and a TD … Had three grabs for 44 yards vs. Mercer in the season opener, adding a 21-yard TD at Tulane. 2022: Played in seven games with six starts, missing the middle portion of the season due to injury … Had 17 catches for 156 yards and three TDs … Started his Ole Miss debut vs. Troy, totaling four catches for 33 yards, both team highs … Had three receiving TDs in a win over Central Arkansas, a school-record, going for five catches for 28 yards … Had a catch vs. Georgia Tech, and three catches for 16 yards vs. Tulsa … Had three catches for 41 yards vs. Kentucky … Had a 28-yard grab at Vanderbilt … Named preseason All-SEC third team by Lindy’s … Was on the John Mackey Tight End of the Year Watch List … Was rated as the nation’s best tight end transfer portal recruit and the No. 19 overall player by 247Sports, choosing Ole Miss over offers from Alabama and LSU. 2021: Played in six games as a true freshman at USC … Had seven catches for 109 yards and a TD … First career catch came vs. Stanford, a seven-yard grab … Had three catches for 44 yards vs. Oregon State … First career TD came on a 46-yard grab vs. Colorado, which included 51 total receiving yards, a season best.

High School: One of the nation’s top 150 recruits, earning consensus four start honors and Under Armour All-American status … Was rated as the No. 128 player nationally by 247Sports composite rankings … ESPN ranked as the 158th best player in the nation, a member of the ESPN300 … Ranked by Rivals in the Rivals 100 as No. 68 best prospect nationally … Ranked as the No. 3 tight end prospect in the 2021 class by ESPN and Rivals … A top-25 recruit in the state of Florida by Rivals and 247Sports … Had 30 catches for 586 yards and five TDs in seven games at Carrollwood Day as a senior … Began his career at Seffner Christian High School, totaling 1,902 all-purpose yards and 29 TDs, also playing defensive end with 83 tackles, 24.5 TFLs and 11 sacks as a junior … Named first-team all-state as a sophomore and junior … A finalist for Sports Illustrated All-America honors … Also played basketball at both schools, averaging 22.6 points as a junior and 20 points as a sophomore.

Michael Trigg