East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Awards

• ASC Outstanding Sportsman Team of the Year (Fall 2021)
• All-ASC Second Team (Spring 2021)

Career Highs

Defense

• Tackles: 12 vs. Belhaven (11/13/21)
• Solo Tackles: 7 vs Texas Lutheran (10/30/21)
• Assisted Tackles: 9 vs. Belhaven (11/13/21)
• TFL: 1.0, 3 times; last vs. Austin College (10/22/22)
• TFL Yards: 4 vs. Austin College (10/22/22)
• Forced Fumbles: 1 at Southwestern (2/6/21)
• Fumbles Recovered: 1, 2 times; last at Louisiana College (11/16/19)
• Interceptions: 1, 3 times; last vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (3/6/21)
• Interception Yards: 30 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (3/6/21)
• Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Belhaven (2/13/21)

• Played in 4 games
• Recorded a total of 10 tackles, 5 solo, with 1 TFL and 4 total yards lost 

• Played in 10 games
• Recorded 48 tackles including 18 solo
• Broke up 3 passes

• Played five games
• Recorded 26 tackles, including eight at Southwestern (2/6/21)
• Had 0.5 TFL and forced a fumble at Southwestern (2/6/21)
• Intercepted two passes for 38 yards: Southwestern (eight yards; 2/6/21) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (30 yards; 3/6/21)
• Broke up three passes

• Played 10 games
• Recorded 58 tackles, including 11 vs. Texas Lutheran (9/21/19)
• Recorded 2.0 TFL's
• Recovered a fumble for a touchdown vs. Belhaven (10/5/19) and at Louisiana College (11/16/19)
• Intercepted a pass at Louisiana College (11/16/19)
• Broke up four passes

• 2018-19 Dayton High School Athlete of the Year
• Region 3, District 21-5A First Team All-District Safety
• Dayton High School Defensive Player of the Year
• 2018 First Team All-District DB Region 3, District 12-5A DII
• 2018 First Team All-State Padilla Poll
• Varsity Football Captain
• 2018 First Team All-Academic Region 3, District 12-5A
• National English Honor Society Scholarship
• 3rd Place Science Fair (Apr. 2019)
• 2x Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19)

• Born December 26, 2000
• Son of Dani Nations
• Grandfather Cleo Schmitz played football for OSU
• Stepfather Jeff Nations played football at Tyler Junior College

• SPORTS TEAM: ETBU Intermural Dodgeball
• BOOK: The Girl Who Owned a City
• PERSON: Jesus
• SPORTS EXPERIENCE: Winning the Youth Football Super Bowl
• VACATION PLACE: Big Sky, Montana
• NUMBER: 14
• MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: My Car
• TV SHOW: Friday Night Lights
• MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE: My Mom
• SPORTS MOVIE: Remember the Titans
• FAMOUS PEOPLE I MET: Aaron Ripkowski
• MUSIC GROUP: Koe Wezel
• ACTOR/ACTRESS: Will Farrell
• ATHLETE: Zay Patrick & EJ Burgess 
• FOOD: Asian Food