Hawk Item – – Helped Iowa Western win junior college national championship in 2022.
Iowa Western – – Played two seasons at Iowa Western Junior College and joined Iowa program in spring, 2023… named NCJAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2022… also named NJCAA Student-Athlete of the Year… earned first-team junior college All-America honors in 2022… recorded 56 tackles, including 28 tackles for loss and 15.5 QB sacks… coach was Scott Strohmeier.
High school honors – – Named first-team all-state on Iowa Elite team as a senior… prep team four-year record of 47-5… first-team all-conference as a senior… Career – – Three-year football letterman as defensive end and outside linebacker.
Personal – – Born 7/26/2002… exercise science major… parents are Gigi and Rodney Filer… father played football at Iowa (1993-96)… high school coach was Tom Wilson.