NDSU

* 2017 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Second Team
* 2021 MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award
* 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021 MVFC Honor Roll
* 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society

2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Second year as one of NDSU's six team captains...Played all 15 games and started the final 11 contests at defensive end...Made 20 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks...Had three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one recovery...Tied a career high with four tackles in the win over Northern Iowa, including a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss...Fifth straight year on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Fourth MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...Earned the MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award, the league's highest academic honor...Selected to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.

2020-21 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 10 games including six starts at defensive end...Made 16 tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks...Credited with one pass breakup...Blocked a punt in the NCAA quarterfinal game at Sam Houston...Season-high three tackles against Central Arkansas, Youngstown State and Eastern Washington...MVFC Honor Roll...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played all 16 games and made 13 starts at defensive end...Totaled 33 tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks...Credited with one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries...Tied a career-high with four tackles in back-to-back playoff wins over Illinois State and Montana State...Had a solo sack against James Madison in the national championship that forced a missed field goal late in the first half...MVFC Honor Roll...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year with the Bison while playing in the NCAA-maximum four contests...Totaled six tackles...Had two tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery in the season-opener against Cal Poly...Career-high four tackles in the win over North Alabama...Also played in the NCAA quarterfinals against Colgate and semifinals against South Dakota State...MVFC Honor Roll...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 13 of 15 games...Part of the kickoff return unit and provided depth at defensive end...Made three tackles and finished the year with 1.5 tackles for loss, a half-sack, one forced fumble and one recovery...Named to Phil Steele's FCS Freshman All-America second team...MVFC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2017 graduate of Kimberly High School...Four-year letterman under coach Steve Jones...Two-year starter and team captain...Played defensive end, tight end and long snapper...The Papermakers went 56-0 with four state championships in his career...Logged 133 tackles over his final three seasons including 22 tackles for loss and 16 sacks in 37 games...Caught five passes for 59 yards and three TDs...Two-time all-conference first team and all-region pick...Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year and all-state first team in 2016...Also threw for the track and field team with marks of 60 feet in the shot put and 171 feet with the discus...Honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in social science education...Son of David and Lizette McCormick...Brother, Connor, played for Minnesota State Mankato...Also has two sisters, Kelsey and Leah.