chattanooga MOCS

CHATTANOOGA:  Played in 32 games with 21 starts in his career ... two-time Second Team All-SoCon ... two games with 10+ tackles, both in 2018 ... graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice in May 2018. 

2018 • SENIOR SEASON:  Second Team All-SoCon by the league’s coaches and media ... third on the team with 62 tackles ... added 1.5 sacks and 4.0 TFLs ... tied or set career-highs for tackles in first two games ... twice led the team in tackles ... four tackles at South Carolina ... six tackles, an INT and two breakups against Mercer ... four tackles at Western Carolina ... six stops against Wofford ... 10 tackles, including a career-high three for loss, at ETSU ... six tackles and a hurry against Samford ... five tackles and a hurry at UT Martin ... 11 stops and a 1/2-sack at The Citadel ... tied a career-high with a game-high nine tackles ... added a QBH.  

2017 • JUNIOR SEASON:  Second Team All-SoCon by the league’s coaches ... posted eight hurries ... career-high tackles in three of last five games ... tied a career-high with nine tackles at Wofford ... two hurries and two tackles at Samford ... game-high nine tackles against Mercer with a career-high 2.0 TFLs ... eight tackles and three hurries against Furman ... five stops against UT Martin with 1.0 TFL and a 1/2-sack ... six tackles and a TFL against JSU ... made the A.D. Honor Roll in the spring ... made the SoCon Honor Roll.  

2016 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:  Played in 11 games on the interior of the offensive line ... had four tackles, including a TFL, against Wofford ... also had four stops against The Citadel, Western Carolina and Alabama ... finished with 23 tackles for the year. 

PRIOR TO UTC:  Two-star prospect from East Central Community College in Decatur, Miss. ... 43 tackles, four sacks, eight TFLs, two FR and an INT for the 8-3 Warriors ... NJCAA All-Region in 2015 ... sat out the 2014 season as a redshirt at Western Kentucky ... three years of eligibility remaining ... HIGH SCHOOL ... 2014 graduate of Oxford High School in Oxford, Ala. ... teammate of current Moc Tae Davis ... first team all-county as a senior ... played for head coach Ryan Herring.

PERSONAL:  Born Feb. 5, 1996 ... son of David and Quatrina Mahaffey ... has a younger sister, Aniya ... father played football at Jacksonville State (1992-96).