Shepherd University Athletics

Prior to Shepherd: A 2024 graduate of Mountain Ridge High School where he played football for Ryan Patterson ... lettered in football, basketball, and track ... garnered All-Area, All-Region, and All-State honors in football ... named All-Area in basketball ... qualified for state track meet all four years and won multiple medals ... a member of relay teams that set a pair of school records ... had 343 receiving yards, eight touchdowns, and a pair of rushing touchdowns as a junior ... posted 1,739 passing yards, 21 touchdown passes, 1,166 rushing yards with 20 rushing touchdowns as a senior.

Personal: The son of Angie and Adam Patterson ... majoring in secondary education and mathematics ... his father, Adam Patterson, played football at WVU (1994-96) ...his cousin, Kaden McElhenny, played football at McDaniel (2017-20) ... his grandfather, Bill Patterson, participated in football (1971) and track (1970-71) at Frostburg State.