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2021 FALL SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE LB (PHIL STEELE)
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2023 Season: Produced his third straight double-figure tackle game with 10 at Lamar on Oct. 7 ... produced a career-high 13 tackles (2 for loss) against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 30 ... recorded a then-season-high 10 tackles (1.5 for loss) against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 16 ... shared the team lead with five tackles and added a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup in the Sept. 2 season opener at UL Lafayette.
2022 Season: Paced Northwestern State with 70 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss -- both career highs ... recorded the first interception of his career in a Nov. 12 loss at Southeastern ... had two tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries in a Nov. 5 win at Texas A&M-Commerce ... shared the team lead with six tackles, including one for loss, in an Oct. 15 win at Houston Christian ... picked up a season-best 11 tackles and added two quarterback hurries in an Oct. 1 win against Nicholls ... recorded a then-season-best nine tackles, sharing the team lead, two quarterback hurries, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in a Sept. 24 win against Lamar ... had his second straight game with multiple tackles for loss, picking up a pair against Grambling on Sept. 10 ... notched six tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in NSU's Sept. 3 season opener at No. 2 Montana.
2021 Fall: Appeared in all 11 games, starting seven ... finished second on the team in tackles (54) and sacks (6.0) and third in tackles for loss (6.5) ... led the Southland and ranked third nationally with three fumble recoveries ... named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week after posting a career-high four sacks in a Nov. 20 win at McNeese ... established a career high with 12 tackles (1.5 for loss) and added a half sack in a Nov. 6 win against Houston Baptist ... collected a then-season-high 10 tackles in an Oct. 23 loss to Southeastern ... stuffed the stat sheet (3 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 4 QB hurries, 1 PBU) in an Oct. 9 win at Houston Baptist, earning Louisiana Sports Writers Association Defensive Player of the Week honors ... jumped on his third fumble in two games, recovering a muffed punt against UIW on Oct. 2, and added four tackles ... recovered two fumbles against UT Martin on Sept. 18, becoming the first NSU player to pick up two recoveries in a game since JeMarcus Marshall on Oct. 31, 2015.
2021 Spring: Ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 29 ... three of his 3.5 tackles for loss were sacks, which tied the team lead ... had 1.5 sacks at Lamar, one sack against Sam Houston and 0.5 sacks against McNeese ... had three of his four quarterback hurries and his only pass breakup against Sam Houston ... career-high 11 tackles against Sam Houston ... added six tackles against Lamar and four each against McNeese and Nicholls.
2019 Season: Appeared in four games, thereby maintaining a redshirt season ... drew his first career start against Central Arkansas on Oct. 19 and finished with a career-high three tackles ... made his first career tackle against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 28, finishing with a pair of stops against the Lions.
High School: Rated a three-star prospect by 247sports.com ... four-year letterman for coach Mike Hedrick’s Lions ... helped lead Franklin to a perfect district record (6-0) as a senior and a second-round playoff berth ... named honorable mention Class 3A All-State by the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors ... two-way standout was named District 10-3A-I MVP as a junior after recording 158 tackles, 14 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery and rushing for 1,135 yards and 17 touchdowns on offense ... earned first-team Texas Sports Writers Association All-State honors as a junior ... first-team all-district pick as a sophomore ... named the District 12-3A-II Newcomer of the Year in his freshman season of 2015 ... also lettered in basketball and track and field ... honor student graduated with a 3.3 grade point average.
Personal: Born Dec. 27, 2000 ... son of Jackelin Castillo and Joey Pedraza ... has twin step-sisters, Valerie and Brianna Jaramillo, and one step-brother, Hector Jaramillo ... majoring in health and exercise science and has a 3.0 GPA ...wants to coach at either the high school or college level ... life’s ambition is “to be successful, have a happy family and reach all the goals I set out to.”
