2021 (fall): Saw action in 10 games for the Redbirds.

2021 (spring): Competed in four contests, with three starts at H-back ... recorded two catches for seven yards on the season.

2019: Played in six contests as a reserve tight end ... caught one pass for 11 yards in a win at Southern Illinois.

2018: Saw action in the final two games of the season ... redshirted.

Galesburg HS: Three-year starter for head coach Tim Dougherty … set school records for career receiving touchdowns (12), receptions (75) and is second in career receiving yards (965) … caught 26 passes for 382 yards with six touchdowns as a senior … also recorded 77 tackles, three sacks and five tackles for loss … honorable mention all-state selection and all-conference pick at tight end … also named a Champaign News-Gazette Special Mention 100 honoree … had 34 catches for 403 yards and four touchdowns as a junior … also tallied 88 tackles, two TFLs and one sack that season … earned all-conference honors at defensive end and was the team’s defensive MVP … helped team to first playoff win in school history … two-time academic all-state selection … also a two-year starter on the basketball team.

Personal: Born May 30, 2000, in Peru, Illinois … son of Wayne and Meg Carl … one of six children … his brothers, Jared and Ryan, both played collegiate sports at Olivet Nazarene … named an Illinois State Scholar and was a member of the National Honor Society.