Pat Meehan

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Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Frankfort, Ill. High School: Lincoln-Way East

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 220 Position: LB

2011: Redshirted.

Lincoln Way East HS: Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and ESPN.com ... two-year starter for head coach Rob Zvonar ... Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 7A and Champaign News Gazette First Team All-State selection as a senior ... Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team selection at linebacker ... Southtown Star and Frankfort Station All-Area pick ... named the Southwest Suburban Blue Defensive Player of the Year after recording 123 tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss, three sacks, eight forced fumbles, an interception and three fumble recoveries ... returned his only interception 30 yards for a touchdown ... also blocked three punts ... led his team in tackles with 77 as a junior, which earned him Daily Herald All-Area plaudits.

Personal: Born August 10, 1993, in Chicago Heights, Ill. ... son of Mike and Lori Meehan ... has an older sister, Casey ... his father, Mike, was a tight end at Pittsburgh from 1981-84 ... high school teammate of 2012 signee Blake Winkler ... plans to major in business.