Northern Illinois University Athletics

2021
•    Made 29 tackles, 24 solo, in eight games with starts in the first four games of the season. 
•    Totaled six stops and his lone sack of the season in the opener at Georgia Tech (9-4).
•    Recorded 19 tackles in the first three games of the season, following up the opener with a season-high seven stops versus Wyoming (9-11).
•    Contributed six tackles, all solo, at Michigan (9-18).
•    After making two solo stops versus Maine (9-25), missed the next four contests due to injury before returning at Kent State (11-3) where he made one tackle.
•    Came back to tie his season high with seven tackles, six solo, versus Western Michigan (11-23).   

2020
• Appeared in all six games and made five starts as a true freshman.
• Fifth on the squad with 27 tackles.
• Amassed a career-high seven tackles against Central Michigan (11-11) and Toledo (12-5) each.
• Recorded his first career tackle in the season opener against Buffalo (11-4).
• Made his first career start against Central Michigan (11-11).
• Credited with two pass breakups and tackle for loss against Toledo (12-5).
• Tallied six stops, including a half tackle for loss and a pass break up at Ball State (11-18).
• Notched his first career sack against Western Michigan (11-28) as part of a three-tackle effort.
• Had three total pass breakups on the season, second-best on the team.

High School
• Earned recognition on the Indiana Football Coaches’ Association Top 60 list
• Selected to the pre and post season IFCA All-State team and to the Indianapolis Star Super Team (postseason).
• Ranked No. 26 in Indiana by 247sports.com.
• Two-time All-Marion County selection,
• Received All Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) honors in 2018 and 2019.
• Amassed 118 tackles, 59 solo, in 2019 with seven pass break-ups, two interceptions a forced one fumble and recovered one in 2019.
• Blocked four kicks in his high school career – two as a senior and two as a junior.
• Totaled 75 stops his junior season with 50 solo, three passes deflected and one intercepted.
 
Personal
• Born on March 13 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Son of Dara Patterson and Averen Rayner.
• Communications major.