High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
• Position ranks: #27 (ESPN), #74 (247Sports), #83 (On3)
• State of Illinois ranks: #13 (ESPN), #24 (247Sports), #29 (On3)
• Played for head coach Adam Lewandowski at Andrew
• Four-year letterwinner
• 2024 IHSFCA Class 8A All-State Honorable Mention
• 2024 News-Gazette All-State
• 2023 IHSFCA Class 7A All-State Honorable Mention
• Academic All-State
• Two-time All-Southwest Valley Conference
• National Honor Society
• National German Honor Society
• Also a state-qualifying wrestler in high school
• Offers included Boston College, Colorado, and Purdue

Personal

• Born September 6, 2006
• Son of Jim and Katie McDonough
• Two sisters, Madison and Morgan
• Father, Jim, played football at Saint Joseph’s College
• Majoring in mechanical engineering 
• Chose Illinois because “the whole program really feels like a family.”