Three-sport athlete out of Kennedale High School in Texas … Lettered in football and basketball for three years and baseball for two years … Played middle linebacker and tight end as a senior … Recorded over 100 tackles … Named the district Co-Defensive MVP, honorable mention All-State, First-Team All-District and Academic All-State … As a junior, he was named All-State as a tight end and All-Area and All-District as a tight end and defensive end … First-Team All-District and All-Area in baseball during his junior season … He hit .436 as an outfielder and posted a 7-1 record as a pitcher … In basketball, he was an All-District selection as a sophomore … Member of the National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High School Students and the National Society of High School Scholars.