Western Michigan University Athletics

2022: Played in nine games, primarily on special teams ... recorded four tackles at Michigan State. 

2021: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... finished with 11 tackles ... had four tackles in win at Pittsburgh ... had career-high five tackles in Quicklane Bowl win over Nevada. 

2020: Appeared in all six games during the pandemic-shortened season, almost entirely on special teams ... Returned two kicks for a total of 26 yards.

PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: Lettered four years and started 34 career games at Maine South under coach Dave Inserra ... consensus three-star prospect, according to ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 24 prospect in Illinois by Rivals.com, No. 27 by 247Sports.com and No. 32 by ESPN.com ... a Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection following final season ... squad won the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 8A state championship as a freshman, advanced to the semifinals as a sophomore, quarterfinals and a junior and first round as a senior ... helped the Hawks go on a seven-game winning streak to close the 2019 regular season, leading a defensive unit that allowed just 11.1 points per game during the stretch ... tabbed the Offensive Player of the Year in the Central Suburban League South with 44 catches for 560 yards and seven touchdowns to go along with 31 carries for 270 yards and three scores as a senior ... added a 98-yard kickoff return TD on the first play of the game against Glenbrook South and booked 56 tackles with three interceptions on defense as a senior ... scored three touchdowns in the second quarter alone at Glenbard West on August 31, 2019 ... during junior campaign, guided Hawks to the Central Suburban South championship ... as a sophomore, one of only two on the varsity squad, booked 44 tackles and two interceptions.

PERSONAL: Born June 10, 2001 ... son of Laura and Jim Kilburg ... older sister, Aly, finished sophomore year on the Loyola soccer team in 2019, earning second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference accolades after receiving honorable mention all-league and all-freshman accolades in 2018 ... father earned a varsity letter in football in 1986 for Augustana, helping program to the NCAA Division III national championship and College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin title ... uncle, Jeff Kilburg, was a three-year letterman (1994-95-96) at Notre Dame, helping the Fighting Irish finish the 1995 season ranked No. 11 in the final Associated Press poll and the 1996 campaign standing at No. 19 in the final AP ledger with a 24-21 victory against Texas A&M in the Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic.