BIO

 Three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and Scout
 Two-star recruit by 247Sports
 Ranked No. 58 running back in the nation by Scout, No. 59 by 247Sports and No. 89 by ESPN
 Ranked No. 92 recruit in Florida by Rivals, No. 143 by 247Sports and No. 197 by ESPN
 Played at St. Thomas Aquinas for head coach Roger Harriott
 2016 Sun Sentinel All-Broward Football Player of the Year
 2016 Sun Sentinel 7A All-State first team
 2016 Sun Sentinel 7A All-County
 Led St. Thomas Aquinas to 2016 Florida 7A state championship with 45-6 win over Tampa Plant in the state title game
 Scored four touchdowns in the state semifinal against Venice
 Helped St. Thomas Aquinas beat Bingham (Utah) 33-25 in State Champions Bowl Series on ESPNU
 Rushed for 1,173 yards on 156 carries (7.5 yards per rush) and 16 touchdowns as a senior
 Totaled over 1,500 yards as a senior
 Season-high 170 rushing yards against Miami Booker T. Washington in the final regular season game of 2016
 Lettered three years in high school
 Missed his junior season with a knee injury
 Spent his first two years of high school at Cypress Bay (Weston, Florida)
 Offers included Boston College, Cincinnati, Louisville, Michigan, Rutgers and West Virginia
 Verbally committed to Illinois in August 2015
 Picked Illinois because, “of the great coaching staff, great fit for me, being one of the top academic schools in the country and the opportunity to play Big Ten football.”
 Listed LeBron James as his favorite athlete because, “he is the best in the world and he’s never satisfied.”
 Plans to major in business
 Born Aug. 6, 1998
 Son of Elizabeth and David Epstein
 Has one sister, Melanie Epstein, and one brother, Danny Epstein
 Brother, Danny, played football at Colgate (2011-12) and Bryant (2012-15)
 Father, David, played football at Miami (1979-82)