Hampden-Sydney College

2025: Fourth-year team member ... has started 26 of 30 career games ... returning starter at cornerback ... has 108 career total tackles, including 75 solo and 33 assists, 7.0 career tackles for loss, three career interceptions, 13 career pass breakups, three career forced fumbles, two career fumble recoveries and one career blocked kick (PAT) ... has one career game with at least 10 tackles.

2024: Started all 10 games as a junior ... eighth on the team with 39 total tackles, including 29 solo and 10 assists, 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and six pass breakups ... tied for eighth in the ODAC in passes defended (8) and pass breakups, and tied for ninth in interceptions ... had one game with at least 10 tackles, including a career-high 10 tackles vs. Centre (KY) on September 21.

2023: Started nine of 10 games as a sophomore ... 10th on the team with 23 total tackles, including 21 solo and 12 assists, 2.0 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one blocked PAT kick vs. Shenandoah on November 4 in overtime to preserve 26-25 OT win ... tied for fourth in the ODAC in fumble recoveries and tied for 10th in forced fumbles.

2022: Started seven of 10 games as a freshman ... had 36 total tackles, including 25 solo and 11 assists, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles.

High School: 2022 graduate of Thomas Heyward Academy in Ridgeland, South Carolina ... earned All-Region as a senior, helping Thomas Heyward Academy (12-1) win the 2021 South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) Class 1A State Championship ... also participated in basketball ... Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of James Townsend Sr. and Tahera Croom … has one sister (Artiyanna) and three brothers (Bakari, Treshawn, Rashard) … same high school as H-SC teammate Anthony Fripp '27 ... majoring in engineering physics … favorite professional sports teams include the Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Cavaliers ... favorite sports figure is Tyrann Matheiu ... greatest sports moment was playing in THA-Thomas Sumter game in high school ... hobbies include coaching baseball.

Why H-SC: “H-SC is the perfect place for me"