Biography
Career
Games/Starts: 31/3 ... Bison debut: at North Alabama (9/8/12) ... first career start: at Northwestern Okla. (9/13/14) ... 50 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one pass breakup ... 11 tackles on special teams ... redshirt in 2011.
2014
Played in all 11 games with three starts at linebacker ... also played on special teams ... 23 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, two fumble recoveries ... had three tackles on special teams ... had a sack for a 7-yard loss vs. Southwestern Okla. (9/6) ... had four tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss at Northwestern Okla. (9/13) ... tied a season high with four tackles vs. Southern Arkansas (10/4) ... had three tackles and a fumble recovery returned for 10 yards vs. Ouachita Baptist (10/18) ... also had a fumble recovery vs. Arkansas Tech (11/15).
2013
Played in all 11 games as a reserve linebacker and member of special teams ... 17 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one fumble recovery ... had three tackles on special teams (two on kickoff returns, one on a punt return) ... had five tackles, including a sack, vs. Northwestern Okla. (9/14) ... added three tackles, including a 12-yard sack, vs. Southern Nazarene (9/28) ... recovered a fumble and returned it 15 yards at Southeastern Okla. (11/2).
2012
Played in nine games as a reserve linebacker and special teams player ... 10 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, one pass breakup ... made five tackles on special teams, four on kickoff returns and one on a punt return.
Previous School
A 2011 graduate of Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas ... three-year starter and team captain ... earned All-District as a senior defensive back ... coached by Trent Fuller.
Personal
Born: July 14, 1992 in El Dorado, Ark. ... Major: Professional Sales ... Parents: Chris and April Sarkissian.
Career Highs
Tackles: 5, Northwestern Okla., Sep 14, 2013 (3-2)
Sacks: 1.0, Southwestern Okla., Sep 06, 2014 (1-0); Northwestern Okla., Sep 14, 2013 (1-0); Southern Nazarene, Sep 28, 2013 (1-0)
Tackles for loss: 1.5, at Northwestern Okla, Sep 13, 2014 (1-0)
Fumbles recovered: 1Â [t-3rd], at Southeastern Okla., Nov 02, 2013 ; Arkansas Tech, Nov 15, 2014 ; Ouachita Baptist, Oct 18, 2014
Pass breakups: 1, Southwestern Okla., Nov 10, 2012
