Upcoming Event: Football versus Memphis on September 27, 2025 at 7 p.m.

High School: Played for Kenneth Crawford at Pinellas Park Senior High School which finished the 2015 campaign with an 8-3 record and a 4-1 District mark...finished his two-year varsity career with 300 tackles, including 146 solo, an average of 8.1 tackles per game...recorded 16 sacks, forced three fumbles and recovered two...on the offensive side of the ball, he rushed for 1,217 all-purpose yards and a total of 18 scores...served as the team's captain as a senior...earned first team all-county, first team all-district and second team all-state...participated in the Pinellas County All-Star game and the NUC All-American game as well as the Blue Grey Game...tallied a school record 140 tackles as a senior...three-sport athlete (football, basketball and track where he is a regional participant in the discus event)...member of the honor roll, the 5,000 Role Model and SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) organizations...three-star athlete by ESPN...ranked as the state's No. 1 fullback...holds the same rank in the south Region and is listed No. 4 nationally and holds a two-star rank by 247 Sports.
Personal: Plans to major in exercise science and health promotion...son of Monique and James Statham...born Nov. 19, 1996 at Fort Brag North Carolina and grew up in Philadelphia, Penn...list two cousins as collegiate players (David Kenner-University of Florida and brother Taron Williams at Florida A&M).