2017: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ... started all 11 games for the Redbirds … finished the season with 45 tackles, 26 of which were solo stops … finished the season with eight passes defended (7 PBU, 1 INT) … recorded a season-high eight tackles in the season finale vs. North Dakota State … had a pair of PBUs against Indiana State and Southern Illinois … posted six games with five tackles or more … tallied lone interception in win over South Dakota.
2016: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ... started in all 12 games for the Redbirds at safety … was voted by his teammates as one of three team captains … ranked No. 10 in the MVFC and second on the team in tackles with 91 (47 solo, 44 unassisted) … leads all MVFC defensive backs with those 91 stops and 7.6 tackles-per-game average … finished the regular season with two tackles-for-loss and one interception, with four pass breakups … led the team in tackles against North Dakota State (Oct. 1), tying his career best of 14 total tackles … earned his first interception of the season on a diving catch that eventually resulted in a Redbird score at Indiana State (Sept. 24).
2015: Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection ... started nine games at safety, before suffering a season-ending injury ... led the team with three interceptions and tied for fourth on the team with 78 total tackles ... added 1.5 tackles for loss and was credited with six pass breakups ... also forced a fumble ... posted three double-digit tackle efforts ... recorded a career-high 14 tackles in the overtime win at Eastern Illinois ... followed that with 11 tackles and an interception in a win over Northern Iowa ... tallied 13 stops in a win over Indiana State ... picked off a pair of passes at South Dakota State, the first Redbird player to record multiple picks in a game since Ben Ericksen snagged two against Missouri State in 2012 ... finsihed his season with nine tackles in the road win at Southern Illinois.
2014: Played in nine games, with two starts at safety ... finished the season with 18 tackles, with 10 solo stops ... recorded four tackles in his collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State ... tallied a career-best five tackles and broke up a pass attempt in a start against Southern Illinois.
Catholic Memorial HS: Three-year varsity starter for head coach Bill Young ... rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... 2013 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) All-State selection as a safety ... Associated Press Wisconsin Second-Team All-State Team member ... semi-finalist for the Jim Leonhard Award, which is given annually to the top senior defensive back as part of the Wisconsin Sports Network Senior Football Awards ... also earned all-conference honors in final season, ... starting safety on WIAA Division 3 state championship team as a junior ... first-team all-state defensive back for after registering 62 tackles, 5.5 tackles-for-loss, eight interceptions, and two defensive touchdowns that season ... also ran the ball 42 times for 371 yards and three touchdowns on offense.
Personal: Born June 16, 1995, in Kansas City, Mo. ... son of Mary Kocour.
