2017: Saw action in 10 games on special teams and at running back ... finished the year with 20 carries for 77 yards with one touchdown ... rushed for a career-best 37 yards, including a highlight reel 26-yard leaping run for a score in the season opener against Butler (Sept. 2).

2016: Redshirted.

Central HS: Two-year letterwinner for head coach Thomas Audley … Kansas Class 4A All-State selection at running back … also a first-team all-league and all-metro team pick … rushed for 144.2 yards per game and finished senior season with 1,874 yards and 25 touchdowns … helped team to the state title game, where it finished as runner-up … amassed 1,216 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior, while earning all-state honorable mention honors … earned all-league honors as a junior as well … also a standout on the track , where he was the two-time state champion in the 110-meter hurdles.

Personal: Born June 15, 1997, in Wichita, Kansas … son of Roy and Sharon Birch … oldest of two children … his father, Roy, played basketball at Southern Illinois and also signed a free-agent contract to play with the Dallas Cowboys.