Wisconsin Badgers

2016 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 4 games ... recorded 1 tackle vs. Penn State in Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3

2015 Season: Redshirt season

High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports and Scout … first-team all-state selection by Associated Press and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association … recipient of John Anderson Award as state's most outstanding senior linebacker … named Valley Football Association's co-Offensive Player of the Year as a fullback and Defensive Player of the Year as a linebacker … racked up 104 tackles, 8 TFLs and 1.0 sack as a senior … helped West's defense allow just 11.0 points and 159.3 total yards per game … also averaged 100.1 rushing yards per game, finishing season with 1,001 yards and eight touchdowns … for career, rushed for 1,688 yards and 18 TDs, averaging 5.7 yards per carry … two-year team captain and two-time offensive MVP and once as defensive MVP … won four letters in track and field and two in wrestling … coach was Kevin Grundy

Personal: Parents are Kerry and Michele Whalen … sister, Carissa, played volleyball at North Dakota State and South Florida … vice president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... major is undeclared