Panther Plus: Injured his wrist and was unable to participate in spring drills.

2007: Redshirted.

High School: Named to the Des Moines Register's Elite All-State team ... first-team all-state (Class 4A) selection by the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Des Moines Register ... unanimous all-MAC pick on offense and defense ... first-team all-metro captain pick by Quad City Times ... Clinton Herald Player of the Year ... 2007 Shrine Bowl invitee ... opened holes for MAC leading rusher Tony Bassett, who rushed for 1,515 yards ... won the 215-pound Class 3A state wrestling title as a senior with a 44-2 record ... placed third in the state at heavyweight in wrestling as a junior with a 39-5 mark ... posted a career prep wrestling mark of 107-33 ... member of National Honor Society ... honor roll student ... four-year member of the 3.0 Club ... ranked in the top 10 percent of his high school class ... earned letters in football (3), wrestling (3) and track (1) ... high school coach: Lee Camp.

Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1988, in Emmetsburg, Iowa ... son of Jim and Rhonda Boothby ... has a sister, Anne ... majoring in exercise science/pre-physical therapy ... selected UNI because "it's a great school; great place to take my educational field; great campus."