NDSU

* 2018 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2017, 2018 MVFC Honor Roll

2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Backup linebacker who appeared in four games against Cal Poly, North Alabama, Delaware and Southern Illinois...Made the MVFC Honor Roll for the second straight year...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Made the Missouri Valley Football Conference honor roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2017 graduate of Millard North High School...Four-year varsity letterman under coach Fred Petito...Three-year starter at free safety and two-time captain...Metro Conference Defensive Back of the Year as a junior and senior...Class A all-state first team as a junior and senior...Team was 30-5 in his career as a starter and won a state championship his junior year...Logged 75 tackles with three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four interceptions a senior...Finished his career with 203 tackles, eight forced fumbles, six recoveries and eight INTs...Also a three-year letterman in basketball...Honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science...Son of Brian and Pam Begley...Has one brother, Brett.