University of Albany

2021s: HERO Sports Preseason All-America (S)… HERO Sports Preseason All-America Second Team (F)… HERO Sports Preseason All-CAA (F)… CAA Preseason All-Conference (F)… Phil Steele CAA Preseason All-Conference First Team (F)… CAA Defensive player of the Week - 3/8/21 (S)… Named to CAA Honor Roll... Team leader who appeared in three games before injury, recording 18 tackles (14 solo), 1.0 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sack… season-high 10 tackles against New Hampshire (3/5).

2019: Phil Steele Postseason All-CAA Second Team Defense… All-CAA Second Team… Appeared in all 14 games at linebacker… had a team-leading 120 tackles (a conference-leading 63 solo) and 6.5 tackles for loss… had two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery… had a season-high 12 tackles in three different games… had a season-high eight solo tackles at Central Michigan (8/29)... had interceptions in back-to-back games vs. Monmouth (9/14) and Lafayette (9/21).

2018: Played in all 11 games as a linebacker, recording 92 tackles (48 solo)… recorded 14 tackles (10 solo)  vs. Richmond (10/13)… had a 15-yard interception return vs. Maine (10/27).

2017: Appeared in all 11 games, mostly on special teams... recorded 23 tackles (10 solo) along with a forced fumble and recovered fumble... had a season-high seven tackles (five solo) and a forced fumble at Stony Brook (11/4)... had four tackles (one solo) against Rhode Island on Oct. 28 and four tackles (three solo) against New Hampshire (11/18)

2016: Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year team captain … Four-year letterwinner in football and basketball at Bethel Park … Competed as a quarterback and outside linebacker for the Blackhawks … Earned first-team all-conference linebacker and was named The Almanac's MVP … Recorded 1,712 passing yards (100-for-194) and threw for 20 touchdowns as a senior … Also rushed 82 times for 231 yards and nine touchdowns … On defense, he logged 79 tackles, including 15 for a loss and seven sacks, a fumble recovery and an interception in 2015 … In his career, he totaled 4,862 passing yards, 45 passing touchdowns, 1,000 rushing yards, 34 rushing touchdowns, scoring 204 points on offense …Defensively, he accrued 158 tackles, 11 sacks, 26 tackles for a loss, two fumble recoveries, an interception, and broke up three passes … Member of Bethel Park's Principal Advisory Council for Students President.

PERSONAL: Son of Jeff and Cindy Methany … Has a sister, Kelsey … Intends to major in business.