Senior (2019)
William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist and Wuerffel Trophy watch list member … made the move to linebacker in the spring and started all 12 games … led UTSA with 83 total tackles and 57 solo stops … posted seven tackles for loss, one sack, two quarterback hurries, a pair of pass breakups and one forced fumble … logged a season-high 10 tackles in back-to-back games versus Army (Sept. 14) and North Texas (Sept. 21) … had nine stops, including two behind the line of scrimmage, at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30) … registered eight tackles (seven solo), one QB pressure and one PBU in the 24-23 win at Old Dominion (Nov. 9) … tallied seven tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack for four yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 2) … came up with seven stops and a PBU in the 26-16 win at UTEP (Oct. 5) … also recorded seven tackles versus UAB (Oct. 12) and Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … finished his UTSA career with 161 total tackles, 107 solo stops, 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, four fumble recoveries (No. 2 in UTSA history), one forced fumble, two pass breakups and an interception in 47 games played … selected to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society … Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Junior (2018)
Played in 11 games with two starts at safety ... ranked fifth on the team with 45 tackles (29 solo), four tackles for loss and two sacks ... also recovered a pair of fumbles ... registered a career-high 14 tackles, one TFL and a fumble recovery at Southern Miss (Oct. 20) ... turned in five stops, including a sack, versus Baylor (Sept. 8) ... had four tackles in the 25-21 win over Texas State (Sept. 22) ... added three stops versus UTEP (Sept. 29) ... tallied five stops versus North Texas (Nov. 24) … had four tackles against FIU (Nov. 10) … recorded a sack at Kansas State (Sept. 15) ... C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member.
Sophomore (2017)
Played in all 11 contests … registered 23 tackles (16 solos) for a defense that led Conference USA in seven statistical categories and ranked in the top five nationally in five … also added one sack and an interception … posted a season-high five tackles (four solos) and his first career INT in the 51-17 rout of Southern (Sept. 16) … had three stops, including a sack, in the 20-7 victory over Rice (Oct. 21) … also turned in three tackles in the 9-7 win against Marshall (Nov. 18) … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Redshirt Freshman (2016)
Appeared in all 13 games on special teams … accumulated 10 tackles (5 solos/5 assists) and recovered two fumbles … had two stops and a fumble recovery that led to a field goal against Southern Miss (Oct. 8) … added a pair of tackles at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12) … recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the season opener against Alabama State (Sept. 3) that led to a touchdown … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Freshman (2015)
Redshirted due to injury … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist and Wuerffel Trophy watch list member … made the move to linebacker in the spring and started all 12 games … led UTSA with 83 total tackles and 57 solo stops … posted seven tackles for loss, one sack, two quarterback hurries, a pair of pass breakups and one forced fumble … logged a season-high 10 tackles in back-to-back games versus Army (Sept. 14) and North Texas (Sept. 21) … had nine stops, including two behind the line of scrimmage, at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30) … registered eight tackles (seven solo), one QB pressure and one PBU in the 24-23 win at Old Dominion (Nov. 9) … tallied seven tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack for four yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 2) … came up with seven stops and a PBU in the 26-16 win at UTEP (Oct. 5) … also recorded seven tackles versus UAB (Oct. 12) and Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … finished his UTSA career with 161 total tackles, 107 solo stops, 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, four fumble recoveries (No. 2 in UTSA history), one forced fumble, two pass breakups and an interception in 47 games played … selected to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society … Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Junior (2018)
Played in 11 games with two starts at safety ... ranked fifth on the team with 45 tackles (29 solo), four tackles for loss and two sacks ... also recovered a pair of fumbles ... registered a career-high 14 tackles, one TFL and a fumble recovery at Southern Miss (Oct. 20) ... turned in five stops, including a sack, versus Baylor (Sept. 8) ... had four tackles in the 25-21 win over Texas State (Sept. 22) ... added three stops versus UTEP (Sept. 29) ... tallied five stops versus North Texas (Nov. 24) … had four tackles against FIU (Nov. 10) … recorded a sack at Kansas State (Sept. 15) ... C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member.
Sophomore (2017)
Played in all 11 contests … registered 23 tackles (16 solos) for a defense that led Conference USA in seven statistical categories and ranked in the top five nationally in five … also added one sack and an interception … posted a season-high five tackles (four solos) and his first career INT in the 51-17 rout of Southern (Sept. 16) … had three stops, including a sack, in the 20-7 victory over Rice (Oct. 21) … also turned in three tackles in the 9-7 win against Marshall (Nov. 18) … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Redshirt Freshman (2016)
Appeared in all 13 games on special teams … accumulated 10 tackles (5 solos/5 assists) and recovered two fumbles … had two stops and a fumble recovery that led to a field goal against Southern Miss (Oct. 8) … added a pair of tackles at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12) … recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the season opener against Alabama State (Sept. 3) that led to a touchdown … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Freshman (2015)
Redshirted due to injury … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
Prior To UTSA
Named to the 2014 Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 300 list … earned honorable mention all-state accolades, tabbed the District 24-5A Utility Most Valuable Player and was a first-team all-district selection at both defensive back and punter as a senior … also a Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year finalist that season after registering 68 tackles, including five for loss, and seven interceptions … earned first-team All-District 24-5A honors as a junior after recording 72 tackles, 10 TFL and an interception … coached by Shaun McDowell … garnered second-team All-District 21-3A laurels at both defensive back and wide receiver as a sophomore at Hardin-Jefferson High School.
Personal
Born Sept. 4, 1996 … son of Sheryl and David Martel … father played defensive back at Houston from 1984-88 … earned his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies in May 2019.