Prepped at Thousand Oaks HIgh school in California
Played running back, wide receiver and linebacker
Awarded Rookie of the Year for the Lancers his sohpomore year and made the All-Marmonte League second-team
As a junior linebacker, he had 49 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery
Rushed for 1,313 yards and 11 touchdowns in his junior season to go along with his 240 receiving yards and two touchdowns
In his senior season, he rushed for 954 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also had 456 receiving yards and two more touchdowns as a wide receiver. Additionally, he had 171 kickoff return yards, kicked two PATs and had 101 total tackles
Was named to the All-CIF first team in 2011 and 2012, All-Marmonte League first team in 2011 and 2012, the All-Ventura County first team in 2011 and 2012, the All-Academic Ventura County first team in 2012, the LA Daily News All-Star team in 2012 and the Ventura County Star Team in 2012
