Honored as a 2019 C-USA Preseason Fourth Team Offense selection by Athlon Sports Magazine
Earned fourth team preseason Conference USA honors by Phil Steele's Magazine
Praised for his play in the Ohio State game, a game that he drew his 13th start at FAU
The Ball State win can be attributed to a starting offensive line combination that has started each of the first three games
Part an offensive line starting unit that provided protection for a record setting day in FAU's victory over Wagner
Led the consistent five-man starting offensive line unit in FAU's 45-27 victory over C-USA foe Charlotte
Part of an offensive line unit that allowed just one sack in a win over Middle Tennessee
Drew his seventh start of the season in the Marshall game and his 19th as an Owl
Member of the starting five on an offensive line that protected three different quarterbacks in the FAU win over ODU
Started in the Owls' win over WKU and was part of a line that drove down the field in the closing minutes with a run attack that ate precious time off the clock
Starting offensive linemen on a line that provided protection for a running back corps that was not stopped behind the line and a quarterback unit that recorded a season-high 579 yards in the Owls' 37-7 win over FIU
Contributed to the Owls in FAU's 40-26 win at UTSA with his 23rd FAU start in two years
Drew his 12 start as a senior in the Owls' 34-17 win over USM to win the C-USA East Division title
Part of a line that allowed just one, and it was late in the game, tackle for a loss in the Owls' 49-6 win over UAB to capture the C-USA Championship
Earned First Team All-C-USA
Drew a start in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl and was part of a line that allowed just one sack while the offense tallied 521 yards
At season's end, PFF ranked the Owls' offensive line as the 50th best in the nation. Junior Diaz finished his final collegiate campaign with the sixth-highest grade among all centers and finished with top-12 grades in the run and pass game and was dominant across all facets. The Owls ranked No. 17 in pass-blocking grades as a unit.
Named Second Team All-Conference by Phil Steele's Magazine
Graduate Student (2018)
Drew starts at both Oklahoma and in the home season opener versus Air Force
Started his third consecutive game of the season when the Owls hosted Bethune
Recorded his fourth start at center at No. 16 UCF
Drew the start at Middle Tennessee
Worked on a line that did an outstanding job against a tough ODU "D" line
Flipped to the second half of the season as part of a consistent OL starting at Marshall
Drew the home field start versus LA Tech, a game that the line provided protection for Devin Singletary's 171 yard night
Started and saw action in Shula Bowl XVII versus FIU where the line helped to provide protection for a running game that tallied 439 yards, third most all-time for the Owls
Drew the start and blocked for an Owls' running game that tallied 315 yards on the ground versus WKU
Part of a starting unit that did not allow a sack at North Texas
Completed his career with a Charlotte game start
Tulane
2017
Green Wave finished the season 5-7 overall and 3-5 in conference play
Team's offense averaged 391.5 yards per game
Part of a line that blocked for a ground attack that averaged 231.5 yards per game
2016
Played the first three games of the season, in which he started in all three
Helped the Wave rush for 823 yards in those three games, including 437 yards and seven touchdowns
vs Southern on Sept. 10, which were the most yards since 1973 and third most all-time
2015
Played in 12 games with four starts as a redshirt freshman at center
Made his collegiate debut vs. Duke (9/3)
Earned his first collegiate start at center vs. Houston (10/16)
Started at Navy (10/24), at SMU (11/21) and vs. Tulsa (11/27)
Paved the way for 530 total yards (343 passing, 187 rushing) vs. Tulsa (11/27)
Was on the line during Tulane's 200-yard rushing contest at SMU (11/21)
Saw time at fullback in goal line situations
2014
Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season
Named to the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
High School
Four-year varsity letterman at offensive and defensive line, playing his final two seasons at Central High for coach Telly Lockette
Began his career as a freshman at Miami Springs High for coach Alex Pacheco and played his sophomore year at Christopher Columbus High for coach Chris Merritt
Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com while garnering two-star status by 247Sports.com
Ranked as the No. 15 center nationally by Scout.com, No. 20 by ESPN and No. 28 by 247Sports.com
Received a 79 rating by 247Sports.com and a 73 Scout Grade by ESPN
Helped lead his prep teams to a combined 38-13 overall record, including a two-year mark of 25-3 at Central where the Rockets won back-to-back District 16-6A and state titles
Claimed First Team All-Dade County honors as a junior and senior
Named First Team All-State, participated in the Tournament of Champions Nike All-Star Game and was selected to play in the National Underclassmen Combine All-Star contest as a senior
Personal
Spring 2018 graduated from Tulane
Working towards a MBA in Sports Management (2nd year)
High school teammate of FAU three-year starting offensive lineman Reggie Bain
Father played football at North Carolina Central and his brother plays collegiate football at Southeastern (Calif.) Community College