New Mexico State University Athletics

2015 (Junior)
Played in 11 games and started nine… Garnered 55 tackles with 30 unassisted and 25 assisted… Amassed 4.5 tackles for loss with a season-high 1.0 tackles for loss at Florida (9/5), against Georgia State (9/12), against UTEP (9/19) and at Texas State (11/7)… Racked up 1.0 sacks against Georgia State… Had one interception at UL-Lafayette (11/21) on the Cajun’s final drive to secure the victory… Collected 37 tackles during league play, which included 20 unassisted tackles and 17 assisted tackles. 

2014 (Sophomore)
Played in 12 games and started 11… Amassed 119 tackles with 58 unassisted and 61 assisted tackles, which ranked second in the conference… Ranked second in conference play with two forced fumbles… Racked up eight games with double-digit tackles… Had a career-high 17 tackles at UTEP (Sept. 13)… Recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, which included 6.5 tackles for loss in league play… Amassed a season-high 2.0 tackles for loss against Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 22)… Collected a career-high 11 unassisted tackles at Idaho (Oct. 18)… Forced one fumble at Troy (Oct. 11) and one at Idaho (Oct. 18)… Grabbed one interception at Georgia State (Sept. 6)… Also had one quarterback hurry against Louisiana-Monroe and one pass break-up against Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 8).

2013 (Freshman)
Played in 12 games at linebacker… Racked up 39 tackles and two tackles for loss… Had a career-high eight tackles against Rice (Oct. 19)… Recorded five or more tackles in five games.

Prep
Linebacker for Palm Springs HS… Recorded 118 tackles, with eight games tallying double-digit stops, as a senior… Also collected five sacks, three pass break-ups, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery… Was named All-CIF and was the Desert Sun Defensive Player of the Year… Helped guide team to an undefeated regular season… Amassed 58 tackles and two fumble recoveries… Recovered one fumble recovery and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown… Ranked second in the league in tackles as a junior… Was named First Team All-League and First Team All-District.

Personal
The son of Rodney Wendel and Shonda Butler.