2022: All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection ... started all 11 games at center for the Redbirds … led the offensive line with grades over 80 percent in eight of 11 contests … graded out the highest of all Redbird lineman throughout the regular season … Redbird offensive line allowed the fifth-fewest sacks in the league … named the MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week, after not allowing a sack to the UNI and helping the Redbirds outgain the Panthers by a total of 409-366 overall.
2021 (fall): Started all 11 games at center for the Redbirds, the only Redbird lineman to start every game at the same position … graded out at over 90 percent for the season … led the way for freshman standout Cole Mueller, who rushed for nearly 1,000 and scored six touchdowns for the Redbirds.
2021 (spring): Started all four games for the Redbirds, splitting time at guard and center … played guard in the first game of the season due to a hand injury, then moved back to center … graded out at over 90 percent on the year … key member of the offensive line unit that helped the Redbirds rush for 172 yards per game … aided two different backs in rushing for over 100 yards in a game, including two in the win over Western Illinois.
2019: Started all 15 games for the Redbirds at center ... helped lead the way for the league’s leading rusher in James Robinson, who recorded 1,899 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground.
2018: Saw action in five contests ... started the final two games of the season at center for the Redbirds.
2017: Redshirted.
Ottawa HS: Played three seasons at the varsity level for head coach Rob Hedrick … first-team all-state selection on the offensive line as member of the state of Kansas Top-100 football team … first-team all-league pick and team captain while helping the program to a district and regional championship … earned second-team all-league honors on the defensive line as a senior as well … started every game on the offensive and defensive line as a junior, earning honorable mention all-state honors … also earned first-team all-league honors on the offensive line and second-team status on the defensive line … also a standout on the basketball court and on the baseball diamond.
Personal: Born May 27, 1999, in Overland Park, Kansas … son of Steve and Becky Bones … middle child of five siblings.
