Maine South HS: Two-year starter for head coach Dave Inserra ... named team captain as a senior ... recorded 40 tackles, three interceptions and double digit pass breakups on the year, while earning all-conference honors ... also played wide receiver in the playoffs, on way to helping team to a 10-2 record and a conference title and state quarterfinal appearance ... as a junior, recorded 40 tackles, one interception and 10 pass breakups in nine games ... team won a conference title and had a 7-game win streak at one point.

Personal: Born April 16, 2008 in Chicago ... son of Luigino and Brianna Bernabei ... one of three children ... his grandparents both attended Illinois State ... his grandfather, Brad Monroe, coached football at Illinois State in the early 1980s ... his grandmother, Roberta, played volleyball and softball at North Dakota State.