Hokie Club2024 at West Virginia: Did not see game action and redshirted.
High School: Played offensive and defensive lines for coach Jon Schlemmer at Sterling High ... 2023 Illinois State Football Coaches Association 3A Honorable-Mention ... Two-time All-Western Big-6 First-Team performer ... Two-time Sauk Valley First Team Offensive Lineman ... Named team 2023 offensive most valuable player and two-time most valuable offensive lineman ... Earned academic all-state honors ... Part of offensive line that paved the way for the offense to rush for 168.6 yards per game in 2023 and 279.6 yards and 38.7 points per game in 2022 ... Switched from tight end to offensive and defensive lines prior to his junior season ... Helped lead Sterling to a 9-3 record as a junior, a 6-1 conference mark and the Illinois 5A state quarterfinals ... Anchored a line that paved the way for the offense to average 40.2 points per game ... Also excelled in basketball ... Two-time all-state (first team, 2024) ... Two-time all-conference (first team, 2024) ... Sterling High School leading scorer, rebounder and three-point scorer ... Three-time captain ... Averaged 17.5 points and 7.6 rebounds on his way to Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State First Team ... As a junior, averaged 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game on his way to an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State Third-Team selection ... Ranked a three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3 and two-star by Rivals ... No. 122 offensive tackle nationally and No. 35 player in Illinois by 247Sports
Personal: Son of Jason and Karina Austin ... One of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters) ... Majoring in biology.