Missouri State

2020-21
In his first season in Springfield, Sayles played in all 10 games with 10 starts at defensive end ... Racked up 36 total tackles with multiple tackles in every game to rank 7th on the team ... Had season-high 6 stops in win at Western Illinois (2/27/21) with 3 solos and a tackle for loss ... Racked up 1.5 sacks in homecoming game vs. UCA (10/17/20) with 4 stops ... Brought down 5 ball carriers vs. No. 6 North Dakota State (3/6/21) with 4 solos and a TFL ... In win at No. 21 South Dakota, Sayles had 4 tackles, a sack, and 2.0 tackles for loss (15 yards) ... Logged 2 solo stops and 4 total tackles in opener at Oklahoma (9/12/20) with 2.0 TFLs and a sack ... Finished season with 3 solo tackles and 4 total stops in NCAA FCS Playoff game at North Dakota (4/24/21).

San Diego Mesa
Led San Diego Mesa Community College with 69 total tackles in 2019, including 37 solos and 18 tackles for loss .. Also contributed 10 sacks for the Olympians and had an interception ... Earned Region III All-California first-team honors and helped coach Gary Watson's Mesa squad to a 7-4 campaign and No. 17 final ranking with a trip to the Patriotic Bowl ... Notched a team-high 10 tackles vs. El Camino with 2 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in the Patriotic Bowl contest ... As a freshman, Sayles, brought down 23 ball carriers in 7 appearances with 9 solo stops, 6 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks.

High School
Registered 100 total tackles with 39 solos as a senior at Wagner (Texas) High ... Contributed 51 tackles for loss for coach Charles Bruce's Thunderbirds with 12.0 sacks and 14 hurries in 2017.

Personal
Majoring in Sociology.