2021 – Senior Season
Started all 13 games at linebacker • Third Team All-ACC • Finished second on the team with 75 tackles, had a team-leading seven hurries, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, three breakups, one interception and one forced fumble • Tied for the team lead with seven tackles, had a pass breakup and a half TFL in the season opener at Virginia Tech • Had five stops and one TFL against Virginia • Had a team-high eight tackles and a half TFL at Georgia Tech • Recorded five tackles and had two hurries at Duke • Had three stops against Florida State • Came up with a game- and season-high nine tackles, three hurries and two breakups against Miami • Registered five tackles at Notre Dame • Had four tackles against Wake Forest before a targeting call in the first half forced him to miss the remainder of the game • Made a season-high 11 tackles and had a sack, an interception and a breakup at Pittsburgh • Had five tackles and a tackle for loss on Senior Day against Wofford • Had 10 tackles, a half sack and a forced fumble at NC State • Notched a pair of tackles at the Duke's Mayo Bowl against South Carolina.
2020 – Junior Season
Started all 12 games at linebacker • Voted team captain • Named ACC Linebacker of the Week (12/14) • Ranked second on the team with 78 tackles and tied for the team lead with seven hurries • Second with four breakups and tied for fourth with six tackles for loss • Had five tackles, two TFL and one sack against Syracuse • Came up with a pair of hurries, a breakup and six tackles at Boston College • Had eight tackles against Virginia Tech • Had seven tackles at FSU • Notched first career interception and had nine tackles at Virginia • Had nine tackles, a sack and forced fumble at Duke • Had a season-high 10 tackles, a hurry and a PBU against Wake Forest • Came up with four tackles and two hurries against No. 2 Notre Dame • Named ACC Linebacker of the Week with eight tackles, 2.5 TFL and a half sack at No. 9 Miami • Had four stops in the Orange Bowl against No. 5 Texas A&M.
2019 – Sophomore Season
Started at inside linebacker for all 13 games • Ranked second on the team and 17th in the ACC with 84 tackles • Led UNC and tied for second in the ACC with three forced fumbles • Ranked fourth on the team with four QBH and 7.5 TFL • Made first career start against South Carolina and had five tackles and a half sack • Had a career high and game-high 14 tackles against Miami • Made six tackles at Wake Forest • Had four stops against App State • Had six tackles, a forced fumble, a PBU and a QBH against Clemson • Came up with 11 stops, 1.5 TFL and a forced fumble at Virginia Tech • Registered 1.5 TFL at Georgia Tech • Had nine tackles and 1.5 sacks against Duke • Produced six tackles and a half sack against Virginia • Team-leading eight tackles at Pitt • Had three tackles, a forced fumble and recovery at NC State • Had five tackles and a half TFL in the win over Temple in the Military Bowl.
2018 – Redshirt Freshman Season
Appeared in four games • Registered one tackle at ECU • Redshirted in 2017
East Coweta High School
Considered the No. 33 outside linebacker in the country and the No. 45 player in the state of Georgia by 247sports.com • ESPN.com listed him as the No. 72 outside linebacker nationally • Ranked the No. 13 outside linebacker in Georgia, No. 37 in the South and No. 88 nationally by Scout.com • Earned first-team all-state honors in the 7A classification, the highest in Georgia, and was named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s All-Metro team as a senior • Productive player who led East Coweta with 101 tackles, 13 for a loss, four sacks, and six blocked kicks as a senior • Also had four rushing TDs and two receiving scores on offense • Named the 2016 Newnan Times-Herald Defensive Player of the Year • Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior after leading the team with 95 tackles • Earned all-county honors as a junior and senior • Coached by Steve Pardue.
Personal
Son of Jessica Gemmel • Birthday is Nov. 5.
