Florida A&M

Career-High Statistics
Total Tackles: 8 vs. Norfolk State (Aug. 24, 2024)
Solo Tackles: 4 vs. Norfolk State (Aug. 24, 2024); vs. South Carolina State (Aug. 31, 2024)
Assisted Tackles: 4 vs. Norfolk State (Aug. 24, 2024);
TFL: 1 vs. Jackson State (Sept. 3, 2023)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 vs. Jackson State (Sept. 3, 2023)
Pass Break Ups: 1 vs. South Carolina State (Aug. 31, 2024); vs. Howard (Aug 30, 2025)
 
Career Statistics
Year         TT             ST             AT             TFL           Sacks       INT           QBH         PBU
2025        13             5                8                0                0                0                0                1
2024        19             11             8                0                0                0                0                1
2023        14             11             3                1                1                0                0                0
2022        5                3                2                0                0                0                0                0
2021        DNP – A redshirt season                                                                            
Totals      51             30             21             1                1                0                0                2
 
On Powell: One of the Rattlers’ most experienced defensive players with 32 games played (31 on defense) during his career at Florida A&M…first-year head coach Quinn Gray will lean on Powell for his play and experience as a sixth-year player for defensive effort and success this season…a career-high of 19 total tackles in 2024 and 51 total tackles in his Florida A&M career…a physical, productive defensive back…a player who can close fast, play with urgency, and support against the run
 
At Florida A&M (2025): Played in all 12 games for the Rattlers and recorded 13 total tackles…his season-high of three total tackles and two solo tackles came in Florida A&M’s win over Alcorn (Oct. 18)…totaled at least one tackle in 10 of Florida A&M’s 12 games…multiple tackles against both Alcorn (season-high three total tackles) and at Alabama A&M (two total tackles) (Nov. 15)…second career pass break-up came in the season-opener against Howard (Aug. 30)…
 
At Florida A&M (2024): Was a defensive demon and enjoying the best season of his career before an injury ended is season after just three games…totaled a career-high 19 tackles and was averaging 6.3 tackles per game before he was sidelined…in the first three games of the season he totaled eight tackles against Norfolk State (Aug. 24), six at South Carolina State (Aug. 31), and five at No. 12 ranked Miami (Sept. 7)…recorded season-high eight tackles versus Norfolk State…totaled his career-high of four solo tackles and four assisted tackles in the Rattlers’ victory over the Spartans…added four solo tackles in the Rattlers’ victory over South Carolina State…also added his first career pass break up against South Carolina State…returned from his injury in week 10 on the offensive side of the football as he gained a rushing attempt for three yards against Prairie View (Nov. 9).
 
At Florida A&M (2023): Played in each of Florida A&M’s 11 games…totaled 14 tackles…totaled a career-high 11 solo tackles including his first career quarterback sack in the Rattlers’ season-opener against Jackson State (Sept. 3)…tied his single game career-high with two tackles against Jackson State and Lincoln (Nov. 11)…earned at least one tackle in nine of the 11 games in he played in during the season…his defensive play including his first career quarterback sack against Jackson State allowed the Rattlers to take a 28-10 victory of the Jaguars...led a defensive effort that pitched a first half shutout in the season-opening win for Florida A&M…also returned three kickoffs for 16 total yards…his kickoff returns came against Alabama A&M, Prairie View, and Howard…
 
At Florida A&M (2022): Earned playing time in the first five games of his playing career as a Rattler…totaled five total tackles in his five games played…totaled a season-high two tackles in his career debut at North Carolina (August 27)…also earned two tackles against Jackson State (Sept. 4)…added one tackle in Florida A&M’s win over Arkansas Pinie Bluff (Oct. 29).
 
At Florida A&M (2021): A member of the team at Florida A&M in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference but did not play in any games…a redshirt season.
 
High School: Graduated from Naples High School in 2021…a two-time Naples High School Player of the Game during his varsity career…also merited interest from Southern Miss, Tulane, and Wisconsin before making Tallahassee and Florida A&M his college choice.