2013 – – Redshirted after joining program as a walk-on.
High school honors – – Named to Iowa Newspaper Association all-state first team as a senior . . . first team all-district as a junior and senior . . . Career – – three-year letterman as offensive and defensive lineman . . . team captain as a senior . . . helped prep team post three-year record of 27-8, reaching state playoffs all three years, including semifinals as a senior . . . recorded 91 tackles as a senior, including 20 tackles for loss and 10 sacks . . . collected 70 tackles as a junior, with 14 tackles for loss and nine sacks . . . 30 tackles as a sophomore, with five tackles for loss . . . earned four letters in golf and three in wrestling.
Personal – – Born 2/07/95 . . . business major . . . named Academic All-State as a senior and earned Academic All-District recognition for four years . . . parents are Mary and Curt Blythe . . . brother of junior OL Austin Blythe . . . high school coach was Curt Ritchie.