2024: NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... started all 14 games at safety … ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 82 (55 solo) … also credited with three TFLs, four pass breakups and one forced fumble on the year … had nine games with six tackles or more, with a season high of 10 in a win against Youngstown State … recorded a TFL and seven tackles in the season-finale win against North Dakota ... posted nine tackles and broke up a pair of passes in the first round FCS playoff win at Southeast Missouri State.
2023: Started all 11 games at safety ... tied for fourth on the team with 64 total tackles, including 40 solo stops ... also credited with two sacks and 5.5 TFLs on the year ... tallied four tackles, a sack and 2.0 TFLs in a win at Western Illinois ... recorded a career-high 11 tackles and a half TFL in a win against Indiana State ... had nine stops in a big road win at Missouri State ... had six-plus tackles in five contests.
2022: Started all 11 games at safety … ranked fourth on the team with 61 total tackles and finished the year with 3.0 sacks and 6.0 TFLs … also added an interception and two pass breakups … recorded a career-high nine tackles at No. 1 South Dakota State and had a sack as well against the Jackrabbits … tallied an interception, two sacks, three TFLs and six tackles in a win over Valparaiso … had six-plus tackles in each of the final four games of the season.
2021 (fall): Saw action in seven games, with three starts at safety ... finished the season with 20 tackles, including 13 solo stops ... also added two sacks on the year ... posted a season-best three tackles against Southern Illinois.
2021 (spring): Saw action in all four games ... recorded one tackle on the season and was also credited with a fumble recovery,
St. Charles East HS: Three-year starter on the gridiron ... two-time all-conference performer in the secondary ... helped team to an 11-1 overall record as a sophomore and a conference title ... also a standout on the track and the basketball court.
Personal: Born March 16, 2001, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois ... son of Daniel Gearheart and Angela Haymon ... one of eight siblings ... his brother, Dan, played football at Carthage ... member of the honor roll during prep career.
