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AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023): Saw action in eight games ... MEC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Logged 17 tackles and 0.5 TFL.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022): Saw action in seven games ... MEC Academic All-Conference ... Logged 13 tackles and one pass break up.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021): Redshirted ... MEC Academic All-Conference.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Eastern Alamance High School for coach John Kirby … Earned second-straight all-conference and all-state laurels as a senior after posting 62 tackles (37 solo), including a trio of tackles for loss … Also turned in two interceptions, four pass break-ups, one fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry … Logged 114 tackles (66 solo) as a junior, including five tackles for loss, in leading the Eagles to a spot in the state semifinals … Also tallied three pass break-ups and a pair of fumble recoveries.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Lamonte and Donna Powell … Has an older brother, Elliott, who was a standout running back for the Braves from 2010-13 … Maintained a 4.25 GPA at Eastern Alamance High School and graduated 29^th in his senior class … Hobbies include swimming, working out, writing poetry and activism … Lists Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu as his idol … Favorite movie is Spider-Man 3 and his favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Clippers, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Los Angeles Dodgers … Favorite food is Hibachi steak and shrimp … A biology (pre-physical therapy) major at UNCP.