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2024
Second among Rocket linemen with 48 tackles...5.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks...Career-high seven tackles and a sack at Akron...Six tackles vs. UMass...Credited with five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one forced fumble and one QB hurry vs. EMU...Six tackles, 0.5 TFLs at both Mississippi State and vs. Bowling Green...Three tackles, a sack and his first career blocked field goal at NIU.
2023
Played in all 14 games...29 tackles and 2.5 TFL...Made at least one tackle in every game...Career-best five tackles vs Texas Southern... Four tackles vs Western Michigan... Had a four-game streak of 2 tackles in the games at Ball State, vs Buffalo, vs Eastern Michigan, and at Bowling Green...Four tackles in MAC Championship vs Miami... Three tackles vs Wyoming in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
2022
Played in six games, making two starts...Missed second half of season due to injury...14 tackles, 1.5 TFL, and one sack...Recorded season-high five tackles at Ohio State.
2021
Played in all 13 games, starting six...Recorded 22 tackles and 1.0 TFL...Career-high six tackles and 0.5 TFL against Colorado State.
2020
Appeared in three games...Did not make any tackles.
2019 (at Kentucky)
Appeared in one game for the Wildcats, making one tackle.
High School
Three-star prospect and top-50 interior defensive lineman by Rivals.com and 247sports.com... Named Three Rivers Athletic Conference defensive player of the year and was selected first-team All-Northwest District and second-team All-Ohio in Division I... Helped the Panthers to a 21-4 overall record and two Division I playoff appearances... Had 71 tackles as a senior, including nine for loss, along with 7.5 sacks... Caused four fumbles, recovered five fumbles, and scored two touchdowns in helping Whitmer compile a 9-3 overall record in 2018.
Personal
Parents are Robert and Ebony Dunston...Has a brother, Kevin McLemore, and a sister, Kaliyah Braswell...Communication studies major.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 6 (Colorado State, 9-18-21)
