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BEFORE UMD:  Three-year starter at Osceola High School ... put an exclamation point on his rewarding playing career by helping the Chieftans capture the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 4 championship and roll up a 13-1 record ... served, along with another 2016 Bulldog freshman-to-be (Tucker Hazzard), as a Chieftain captain that year ... set an Osceola High School record for most lifetime receiving touchdowns with 17 ... averaged just over 22 yards per catch during his time with the Chieftans ... was a three-time All-Middle Border Conference selection and a 2015 All-State honorable mention wide receiver ... played under head coach Scott Newton ... earned four letters in basketball (center) and three in track and field (sprinter) for the Chieftans.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Martha and Robert McKelvey ... his father played fullback at Northwestern University and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 1967 National Football League Draft while his mother was a forward for the University of Minnesota basketball team ... is an only child.