BIO

 Will enroll at Illinois with two years of eligibility left
 Four-star recruit by Scout
 Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
 Ranked No. 14 junior college recruit in the nation by Scout, No. 19 by 247Sports and No. 44 by Rivals
 Ranked No. 2 junior college linebacker in the nation by 247Sports and No. 3 by ESPN
 Led Garden City to a junior college national title in 2016
 Garden City team leader with 95 tackles (52 solo), 12.5 TFLs and two forced fumbles in 2016
 Also had 2.0 sacks, three interceptions, four pass breakups and one forced fumble in 2016
 Third on Garden City's team with 72 tackles (45 solo) in 2015
 Also had 12.5 TFLs, 7.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2015
 Played high school football at Detroit Cass Tech for head coach Thomas Wilcher
 Led Cass Tech to 2014 city championship
 2014 all-city selection
 Signed with Western Michigan out of high school
 Offers following junior college included included Arizona, Louisiana Tech, Syracuse and UCF
 Verbally committed to Illinois in December 2016
 Picked Illinois because he, "felt like it was the best place to develop as a student-athlete."
 Plans to major in sports management
 Listed Floyd Mayweather as his favorite athlete because he, "always finds a way to win."
 Born Oct. 9, 1996
 Son of Latashia Phillips and Shawn Gaines