• At Navy: Enters the fall listed as the starter at raider ... has started 15 games during his career (7 So // 8 Jr) ... has earned two varsity letters.
• 2021: A starter in 8 of the 12 games in which he played, he closed out the season with 33 tackles, including 6 tackles for loss and a sack ... also broke up a pass and forced a fumble ... part of a defensive unit that held Army scoreless in the second half, marking the first time Navy has shut out an opponent in the second half since its remarkable victory over Tulane in which the Mids outscored the Green Wave 27-0 to win 27-24 on Sept. 19, 2020 ... Navy also held Army, the No. 2-ranked rushing offense in the country averaging 301.2 yards per game, to just 124 yards rushing ... it was the Black Knights’ second-lowest rushing output during the season (108 vs. Air Force) ... posted 5 tackles, including a sack for a loss of 4 yards in the win over Army ... turned in a pair of tackles, including a tackle for loss at Temple ... Navy’s defense held Temple to just 182 yards of total offense, the fewest by an opponent on the year ... the 14 points by Temple are the fewest by the Owls in the series since losing to Navy 42-6 in Annapolis on Nov. 18, 2006 ... chipped in a pair of tackles against East Carolina and had a QB hurry ... turned in a tackle at Tulsa ... part of a defense that held #2 Cincinnati to just 271 yards (95R, 176P), the fewest yards by the Bearcats since Nov. 17, 2019 vs. Temple (stretched 19 games) ... the 271 yards of total offense by Cincinnati were the second fewest by a Navy opponent on the season (225 by Air Force), while the 95-yard ground gain was the second-fewest rushing yards by an opponent this season (80 by SMU) and the 176 yards passing also marked the second fewest by an opponent in 2021 (49 by Air Force) ... also held Cincinnati to 27 points, the second fewest by the Bearcats in the regular season (beat Notre Dame 24-13) ... the Bearcats came into the game averaging 43.5 points (No. 6 nationally) ... recorded 4 tackles, including a tackle for loss against Cincinnati ... also broke up a pass, the first of his career ... pitched in a pair of tackles at Memphis ... produced 4 tackles, including 2 tackles for a loss of 12 yards against SMU ... his lone tackle at Houston was for a loss ... recorded 6 tackles and a QB hurry against Air Force ... posted 6 tackles, including 4 solo stops, against Marshall in the opener ... also forced a fumble, the first of his career.
• 2020: A starter in 7 of the 9 games in which he played ... started the year at linebacker before moving to raider ... closed out the year with 40 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for a loss and a sack ... posted a career-high 10 tackles against Army ... recorded 5 tackles and had 2 QB hurries against Tulsa ... turned in 4 tackles, including a tackle for a loss, against Memphis ... also credited with a QB hurry ... produced 6 solo stops at SMU, including a tackle for a loss ... pitched in a pair of tackles against Houston ... a starter at East Carolina, he produced 8 tackles, including his first-career tackles for a loss and his first-career sack ... made his first-career start in the Mids’ win over Temple where he posted a pair of tackles ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against BYU where he recorded 3 tackles.
• 2019: Did not see any varsity action.
• High School / Personal: A 2019 graduate of Lebanon High School, Straw was a two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (3) and wrestling (1) ... garnered All-State (Ohio), All-County and All-League honors in football his senior year ... served as captain of the football team as a senior ... member of Student Council ... son of Christopher and Janella Straw ... named to the Commandant’s List the fall of his freshman year ... majoring in physics-astrophysics.
