University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Listed as the primary back-up at right cornerback at the end of the spring ... Made a pair of stops in each of the team’s three scrimmage opportunities during the spring season including the Red-Blue game.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2018): Saw action in the last nine outings of the year after returning from injury, with his lone start coming at Louisiana ... Posted 18 total tackles — including 16 unassisted — an interception and a pass defensed ... Credited with a career-best six stops and broke up a pass at Arkansas State ... Finished with four solo stops in back-to-back contests against ULM and ULL ... Recorded three unassisted tackles at Georgia Southern ... Returned lone interception of the season 17 yards at eventual Sun Belt Conference champion Appalachian State.

As A Freshman (2017): Appeared in each of the first three games of the season ... Made his first career start against Alabama A&M but was injured after making a third-quarter interception and missed the rest of the year ... Finished the campaign with seven stops, with six of those unassisted ... Was chosen the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after South defeated AAMU after running back a blocked field goal 83 yards for a touchdown to extended the Jaguars’ advantage to 10-0 with just over six minutes to go in the first quarter ... Also received the coaches’ defensive back award following the contest after adding three tackles to go along with his first career interception ... Posted one solo stop in collegiate debut at Ole Miss ... Credited with three unassisted tackles and a pass broken up against No. 10 Oklahoma State the following week.

High School Highlights: A two-star Rivals.com and 247Sports.com recruit ... Ranked by 247Sports.com among the top 60 prospects in Mississippi ... Helped the Wildcats win the state 3A title while finishing with a 15-1 mark his senior season ... Credited with 42 total tackles, eight interceptions, six passes defensed, three blocked kicks and a fumble recovery to earn all-state honors ... Added 16 catches for 277 yards and four touchdowns on offense ... Posted 27 stops and broke up eight passes as a junior as KCHS would go 11-3 overall while winning the district championship and reaching the third round of the state playoffs ... Recorded a total of 47 tackles, intercepting eight passes — which he ran back 130 yards — breaking up 10 others and adding three forced fumbles for a Wildcat squad that went 11-4 after advancing to the semifinals of the state playoffs when he was a sophomore ... Also a member of the KCHS basketball team, helping the Wildcats advance to the quarterfinals of the state tournament as a senior after leading them to a state title the previous season ... Selected all-district as a point guard.

Personal: Full name is Gus Nave ... Born Dec. 11, 1998, in Meridian, Miss. ... Son of Gus Nave and Hazel McCoy ... Favorite movies are “Rush Hour,” “The Matrix” and “Friday” ... Favorite teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and New England Patriots ... Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant, Patrick Peterson and Darrelle Revis ... Favorite musical artists are Lil Wayne and Rich Homie Quan ... Favorite food is chicken tenders ... Favorite subject is English ... Was also recruited by Memphis and Southern Mississippi ... Majoring in leisure studies.