2025 • REDSHIRT SOPHMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in two games.
2024 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Did not see any game action...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week twice (West Virginia - 8/31; Kent State - 9/21).
2023 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Was a three-year letterwinner for head coach Dave Gueriera at Malvern Prep...Named a team captain his senior season...Squad posted a combined 21-4 record in his three seasons including an Inter-Ac title his junior season...Picked up All-Eastern PA first team honors as a senior...Also earned first-team all-area and all-conference laurels his senior season...Invited to play in the Valor Bowl...Was a recipient of the Mini Maxwell Award as a linebacker...Made 81 tackles (53 solo), one interception, two forced fumbles and blocked a punt as a senior...Posted 40 tackles his junior season...Also played lacrosse for two years...Son of Bob and Katie Mears...Has two sisters, Ehrin and McKenna Mears...Majoring in agribusiness management.