Moved into a starting spot at free safety in 2018... Rebounded after missing the 2016 season with an injury to see extensive action in the defensive backfield in 2017… Started three games at cornerback in 2017… Served as a backup to Lorenzo Smith at cornerback as a freshman in 2015… An All-Conference selection in football and All-State pick in track in high school... Earned Google Cloud Academic All-District and Academic All-Patriot League honors in 2018... Named to the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Senior Season)
• Appeared in all eleven games at defensive back in 2018, making nine starts at free safety.
• Fourth on team with 49 total tackles, 31 solo, including 1.5 for loss.
• Also had three pass break ups.
• Made a career-high nine tackles, six solo, and broke up two passes vs. Bryant.
• Recorded seven tackles, four solo, versus Stony Brook.
• Also made seven stops, five solo, against Georgetown.
• Finished with six tackles, one solo, at Charlotte.
• Had six solo tackles versus CCSU.
• Recorded four tackles, three solo, including 0.5 for loss at Lehigh.
• Made three stops, one solo, at Richmond.
• Had three tackles, two solo, including one for loss against Lafayette.

2017 (Junior Season)
• Appeared in ten games as a junior, starting three at cornerback.
• Recorded 18 total tackles, 15 solo, along with three pass breakups.
• Made five tackles, three solo, and broke up a pass at Bryant.
• Recorded four solo tackles in the win over Bucknell.
• Had three solo stops in the win at Georgetown.

2016 (Sophomore Season)
• Did not see action.

2015 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in three games as a freshman, both in the defensive backfield and on special teams.
• Recorded one solo tackle, that coming in the Holy Cross win.
 
Before Fordham
• A graduate of Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Illinois, where he lettered in football for head coach Tom Meaney.
• An Honorable Mention All-Conference pick in 2013 and 2014.
• Named Academic All-Conference in 2013 and 2014.
• Earned All-State honors with the track team in 2014 as part of the 4x200 relay.
• An All-Conference track performer in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
• 2013-14 track team MVP.
• School record holder on the 100m, 200m and with the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.
• Named athlete of the year at Bartlett in 2014-15.

Personal
• Son of Lila Petty.
• Has a twin brother (Jordan) and a younger sister (Jazmin).
• An Applied Accounting and Finance major.