2017: Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team member ... CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 and MVFC All-Academic First-Team selection ... played in all 11 games with nine starts at defensive tackle for the Redbirds ... recorded 24 tackles and 4.5 tackles-for-loss on the season and was also credited with two quarterback hurries and a blocked kick ... returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown at Youngstown State (Oct. 28), his only during his collegiate career ... had a season-high six tackles in the season finale against North Dakota State (Nov. 18).
2016: Saw action in eight games, with six starts at defensive tackle after missing the first month of the season due to injury ... finished the season with 13 total tackles ... also added a sack and 4.5 tackles-for-loss ... recorded two tackles in season debut at North Dakota State (Oct. 1) ... recorded two tackles and a TFL at South Dakota (Oct. 22) ... had a season-best three tackles, a sack and 2.5 TFLs in the season finale against Missouri State (Nov. 12).
2015: Played in 12 games for the Redbirds, with nine starts at defensive tackle ... finished the season with 45 total tackles ... ranked third on the team with 2.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss ... credited with a pass breakup, fumble recovery and blocked kick as well ... recorded a career-high 10 tackles, posted two TFLs and recovered a fumble in overtime in the win at Eastern Illinois ... tallied six stops and a sack in a road win at Missouri State ... posted four tackles, a sack and two TFLs in the regular season finale against South Dakota.
2014: Saw action in two games ... recorded four tackles in his collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State.
2013: Redshirted.
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.
