Prior to UTSA
All-state performer on both sides of the ball for head coach Jason Lovvorn at First Baptist Academy in Dallas … named first-team all-state at both running back and linebacker in 2024 … helped lead the Saints to a 12-1 record and their second straight TAPPS Division IV State Championship in 2024 … piled up 1,136 yards and 16 touchdowns on 125 attempts (9.1 ypc) on offense and tallied 70 total tackles, 28 quarterback hurries, 14 tackles for loss, three sacks, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery on defense as a senior … rushed for 2,341 yards on 238 carries and scored 30 touchdowns during his prep career … recorded 198 total tackles, 21.5 TFLs, 8.5 sacks, 34 QB hurries, six PBUs, three forced fumbles, two recoveries and an interception as a prepster … earned first-team all-state honors at running back as a junior after rushing for 839 yards and eight TDs, averaging 10.4 yards per carry … named second-team all-state at linebacker after posting 53 tackles, one sack, one INT, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 2023 … helped lead FBA to a 13-0 record and the TAPPS Division IV State Championship … also named his team’s Offensive and Defensive MVP that season … all-district selection at linebacker in 2022 after registering 75 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble … three-star prospect by 247Sports … also competes for the track & field team … stepfather, RJ Young, played football at Arizona (2008-11) and ULM (2012) … an uncle, Arsenial Richardson, played at East Texas A&M (2007-09).