Montez SweatSouth Team

JUNIOR (2017): A first-team All-SEC selection in his first season, starting all 13 games … Played outside linebacker in the 3-4 and defensive end in the 4-3 … Joined Jeffery Simmons as the two became just the second duo in the SEC West since 2003 to both earn first-team All-SEC honors … Became the first Bulldog to lead the SEC in sacks since 2005 with 10.5 for a loss of 64 yards … Tied for eighth nationally in sacks … Also had 7.5 sacks in SEC only games, which tied for the league lead … Produced 11 games with at least 0.5 tackles for loss … Ranked seventh in MSU single-season history in sacks … The only player in the SEC to earn SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors three times (vs. Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arkansas) … Tied for the SEC lead in tackles for loss with the fifth-highest total in MSU single-season history (15.5) … Had three tackles in his debut against Charleston Southern (9/2) … Collected three tackles, including the first sack of his career, and a recovered fumble nearly for a touchdown at No. 13 Auburn (9/30) … Turned in his best SEC performance against Kentucky (10/21) and was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week with a career-best seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Racked up six tackles and two sacks in win at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28) … Earned his second SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honor with four tackles and a season-high 2.5 sacks that helped MSU to a comeback win at Arkansas (11/18) … Dominating performance in the TaxSlayer Bowl with four tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack of Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson … Ended the year with a combined 6.5 tackles for loss in the final three games.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (2016): Considered the sixth-best junior college defensive end prospect in the nation according to 247 Sports and was listed No. 43 on Scout.com’s Top 100 prospects … No. 47 on 247Sports’ Top 100 JUCO recruits … A three-star recruit who posted 39 tackles with six for loss in 2016 at Co-Lin … Also recorded five sacks, forced two fumbles and grabbed one interception.

FRESHMAN (2014) AT MICHIGAN STATE: Appeared in two games at defensive end in his first season at Michigan State (vs. Jacksonville State and Eastern Michigan) … In his collegiate debut, collected four tackles, including a half sack (2 yards), against Jacksonville State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked one of the top tight ends in the nation coming out of Stephenson High School, the home of former Bulldog and current Washington Redskin pass rusher Preston Smith … Recorded 33 tackles, including six for losses with one sack, in 12 games his senior season playing for Coach Ron Gartrell … Helped lead Stephenson to a 9-3 record and the round of 16 in the Georgia high school state playoffs … Also played basketball and averaged 12.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a senior.