High School: Picked off nine passes and made 120 tackles in his prep career…Played in the state Final Four three times, ending as state runner-up in 2011 and a state semifinalist in 2013 and 2014…Also played on Western Buckeye League title teams in 2011 and 2013…Earned honorable mention All-Ohio status as a senior, as well as second-team all-district and second-team All-WBL.

Personal: Son of John and Peggy Downing.