Before Auburn: Spent the 2024 spring semester at Southern California … played the 2020-23 seasons at Texas A&M … played in 42 games for the Aggies, making five starts … team captain as a junior … 43 total tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks at A&M … received the special team Mr. Dependable and defensive Most Improved awards during his Aggie career … recorded 53 tackles, 16 QB hurries, 11 TFL, four sacks, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a blocked punt for Coach Pete Lancetta at St. Augustine Prep (N.J.) ... Daily Journal player of the year … also rushed 62 times for 274 yards and eight TD 

Personal: Birthday is May 15 … son of Larry Raikes and Shante Rothmiller … received his bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M in agricultural communication and journalism … studying in the College of Education at Auburn