Oregon HS: Three-year starter for head coach Broc Kundert ... named a team captain and was a first-team all conference defensive lineman as a senior ... helped team to a playoff appearance in final prep season ... as a junior, earned first-team all-conference honors as a tight end, while serving as a team captain ... led team to the playoffs that season as well ... earned second-team all-conference honors on the defensive line during sophomore campaign ... also competed in basketball, baseball and wrestling at Oregon HS.

Personal: Born June 14, 2006 in Rockford, Illinois ... son of Kip and Nancy Crandall ... youngest of four children ... nine of his family members, including his grandparents, all attended Illinois State ... his father, Kip, competed in wrestling and football collegiately at Millikin ... two-time student of the quarter ... member of the National Honor Society ... multiple time honor roll member ... Senior of Distinction and Premier Scholar at Oregon ... Big Northern Conference Scholar Athlete.