Casey-Westfield HS: Four-year starter for head coaches Keith Sinclair and Jim Sullivan ... teams were a combined 46-5 during four-year career ... led team in tackles as a senior ... named an IHSA Class 2A All-State selection as a linebacker/defensive end ... first-team all-conference and all-area selection at linebacker and offensive tackle ... helped team to a conference title and third round of the playoffs ... First-Team LIC All-Conference pick as a junior, after leading the team in tackles ... Decatur-Herald First-Team All-Area selection as well ... all-conference selection at guard as a sophomore ... also a standout basketball and baseball player.

Personal: Born April 4, 1995, in Suffix County, Va. ... son of Mark and Chrissi McCown ... one of four children ... his brother, Patrick, plays football at Indiana State and his twin brother Shawn plays football at Rose Hulman ... his uncle, Rick Freeman, was a former pitcher for the Minnesota Twins ... high honor roll all four years in high school and a member of the National Honor Society.