Ranked eighth in the Rivals.com Iowa Top 10... as a senior, was recognized by the Des Moines Register on its Elite All-State Team and on the Iowa Newspaper Association All-State First Team... garnered All-Mississippi Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors for his part in Bettendof's 13-0 record and Iowa Class 4A state championship... earned a bevy of all-state accolades from the Iowa High School Association (first team), Des Moines Register (second team), and Iowa Newspaper Association (third team)... recorded 82 tackles (38 solo), as well as 10 TFLs and seven sacks... as a junior, totaled 77 tackles (40 solo), including 16 for loss and seven sacks, on Bettendorf's 10-2 squad... received Iowa Class 4A Academic All-State honors for both football and track and field... threw shot put and discus, for which he was a state qualifier... uncle Spin Williams played tight end at Northern Iowa, was a pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 28 years and is currently the player development and scouting pitching advisor for the Washington Nationals... father played basketball at Saint Ambrose.