High School Highlights:Three-star recruit by Rivals, 247 Sports and ESPN.com … Top-30 recruit in state of Virginia by 247 Sports (No. 21), Rivals (No. 24) and ESPN.com (No. 27) … Ranked as No. 27 tight end recruit in the nation by ESPN.com … 2015 first-team All-State and Washington Post All-Met … Caught 17 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns in 2014 and also played defensive end, earning second-team All-State and All-Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) honors … John Morrow Stanton Memorial Athletic Award for Outstanding Student Athlete in 2014-15 … Originally committed to Virginia and chose Illinois over offers from Pittsburgh and North Carolina State … Also plays basketball (All-IAC and team captain) and baseball for St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes … 4-year Dean’s List student.

Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1997 … Son of Jay and Kendra Trainer … Has one younger brother, Sam.