2013: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference
Second-Team selection ... honored with the National Football Foundation Chicago Metro
Chapter Mental Toughness Award following the season ... started all nine games played in at
middle linebacker ... led the team with 82 total tackles and ranked fifth in the MVFC with
9.1 tackles per game, despite missing a pair of games due to illness ... added two sacks,
3.5 tackles-for-loss and two pass breakups ... also recovered a fumble and was credited
with four quarterback hurries ... posted four double-digit tackle efforts, including a
career-high 15-tackle effort in the season finale at Southern Illinois ... had
three-straight games with 11 tackles in wins over Indiana State, South Dakota and Northern
Iowa ... tallied first career sack and a career-best two TFL in a win over Abilene
Christian.
2012: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams ... led the team
with 13 special-teams tackles ... finished the season with 19 total tackles, including
seven solo stops ... posted a career-best three tackles and added a half tackle-for-loss
and two quarterback hurries in the season-opener against Dayton ... had a tackle and
recovered a fumble against Southern Illinois ... had two tackles in the second-round
playoff win at Appalachian State.
2011: Redshirted.
Lincoln Way East HS: Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and
ESPN.com ... two-year starter for head coach Rob Zvonar ... Illinois High School Football
Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 7A and Champaign News Gazette First Team All-State
selection as a senior ... Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team selection at linebacker ...
Southtown Star and Frankfort Station All-Area pick ... named the Southwest Suburban Blue
Defensive Player of the Year after recording 123 tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss, three sacks,
eight forced fumbles, an interception and three fumble recoveries ... returned his only
interception 30 yards for a touchdown ... also blocked three punts ... led his team in
tackles with 77 as a junior, which earned him Daily Herald All-Area plaudits.
Personal: Born August 10, 1993, in Chicago Heights, Ill. ... son of
Mike and Lori Meehan ... has an older sister, Casey ... his father, Mike, was a tight end
at Pittsburgh from 1981-84 ... high school teammate of 2012 signee Blake Winkler ... plans
to major in business.
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