2018: A redshirt season...saw snaps in the Gasparilla Bowl.
GODBY HS: Named 2017 first-team Class 7A All-State by FloridaHSFootball.com...named Mickey Andrews Defensive Player of the Year by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club…as a senior, totaled 42 tackles (30 solo), 17.5 sacks, 25.0 tackles for loss, an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups while helping his team go 11-2 and make a regional semifinal appearance…as a junior, registered 33 tackles and 10.5 sacks while helping Leon High School reach the state playoffs…combined for 19 sacks his junior and sophomore seasons...rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout…also received offers from Washington State, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Southern Miss, Indiana, Appalachian State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Middle Tennessee, Ohio, South Alabama, Toledo, Troy, Tulane and UAB among others.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 2, 1999, in Richmond, Va...son of Trace and Lori Laing...has one younger brother, Kyler...his father played defensive end in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts...major is undecided.