Naval Academy Athletics

• At Navy: Enters the fall as the starter at center ... is moving to center after playing as the third tackle in 2019 ... has good footwork ... smart football player ... has earned one varsity letter.

• 2019: Appeared in 9 games ... helped Navy’s offense amass 540 yards on a season-best 88 plays in its win over SMU ... part of an offense that amassed a season-high 573 yards of total offense, including 408 yards on the ground en route to scoring a season-best 56 points in the win at UConn ... against Tulane, the offensive line paved the way for two players to rush for 100 yards for the first time since Dec. 28, 2017 (114 Malcolm Perry, 101 Chris High vs. Virginia) ... Jamale Carothers rushed for a career-high 154 yards, while Malcolm Perry rushed for 142 yards ... Carothers’ 154 yards rushing were the most by a Navy fullback since Chris High rushed for 176 yards against Fordham on Sept. 3, 2016 ... it’s the most against an FBS team since Alexander Teich had 210 yards against Notre Dame on Oct. 23, 2010 ... member of the Mids’ offensive line that allowed Navy to rush for a season-high 434 yards against USF and cleared the way for five scoring plays of 20 or more yards ... helped Navy score 42 points and post 468 tards of total offense (315R, 153P) in the AAC opener against East Carolina.

• 2018: Played nine plays against Lehigh in his first varsity action.

• 2017: Did not see any varsity action.

• High School / Personal: A 2016 graduate of Byron Nelson High School, Self attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2016-17 academic year ... a three-year football letterwinner who served as team captain his senior year ... father played football at North Alabama ... grandfather played basketball at Arkansas ... also took a recruiting visit to New Mexico ... high school teammate of TCU defensive end Brandon Bowen ... son of the late Mike Self and Ginger Self ... majoring in political science.