48 days until Appalachian State Football returns!!!! #48 @_Meech___ (yes I know he changed to #9, but he was #48 in 2019…iykyk) •First-team All-Sun Belt honors in each of his last three seasons •No. 4 in App State history in career sacks (26.5) •PFF College Preseason All-American (honorable mention) in 2021 •Sun Belt’s best pass rusher from Lindy’s •Played in 65 career games (only missing the first game of his true freshman season) and made 39 starts (37 straight to end career) •National defensive player of the week for his performance in a win at North Carolina in 2019 (first FBS player this millennium with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble return for a TD and an INT in the same game) •2021 watch lists for Walter Camp Player of the Year, Nagurski Trophy and Bednarik Award •Totaled 137 tackles, 26.5 sacks, 45.5 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, three blocked kicks, 10 passes defended and one interception •In five seasons, App State went 52-14 with three Sun Belt titles (2017-19), an additional Sun Belt East Division title (2021) and four bowl wins (2017-20).