Hampden-Sydney College

2024: Third-year team member ... has started two of 18 career games ... has 55 total career tackles, including 29 solo and 26 assists, 4.0 career tackles for loss, one career sack, two career interceptions, three career pass breakups and one career forced fumble ... has one career kick return for eight yards.

2023: Started one of 10 games as a sophomore ... sixth on the team with 43 total tackles, including 22 solo and 21 assists, 2.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, one pass breakup and one forced fumble ... had one kick return for eight yards ... ranked in a tie for eighth in the ODAC in interceptions and 10th in forced fumbles.

2022: Started one of eight games as a freshman ... had 12 total tackles, including seven solo and five assists, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack.

High School: 2022 graduate of Martinsville High School in Martinsville … team captain as a senior … also participated in basketball, baseball and track … Second Team All-District in basketball as a senior ... team captain in baseball as a senior ... A/B Honor Roll.

Personal: Son of Richard and Candace Padua … has three sisters (Ta'Mya, Ca'Nasia,  Diamonique) and one brother (Christian) … uncle (Marcus Long) played football at Livingston (NC) University … majoring in economics and business … favorite TV show is SpongeBob SquarePants … favorite movie is The Mask ... favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … favorite sports figure is LeBron James … hobbies include playing video games.

Why H-SC: “The Alumni Network and the opportunity to play college football”