Western Illinois University Athletics

At Western Illinois
2008 (Senior season): Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference all-conference second team... Western's leading tackler in the secondary... registered 60 stops, seven TFLs and two sacks... had eight tackles at Arkansas and a season-high nine against Illinois State, including three TFLs... also recovered two fumbles to rank fourth in the league... intercepted a pass against Southern Illinois... had blocked kicks in back-to-back games against UNI and Southern Illinois... registered at least four tackles nine times... earned the Coaches' Appreciation Award.

2007 (Junior season): Earned seven starts and played in every game... ranked fourth on the team with 59 total tackles and four for loss... had a pair of sacks... forced a fumble and returned a fumble seven yards at Stephen F. Austin... also blocked a kick at SFA... had a career-high nine tackles twice... one of just three linebackers named to the NCAA All-Canada Team by NFL Canada... earned the Gateway Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the league’s honor roll.

2006 (Sophomore season): Appeared in all 11 games on special teams and at backup linebacker... had 11 total tackles, including a career-high six against Kentucky Wesleyan.

2005 (Redshirt-Freshman season): Tallied four tackles in his only appearance, against Iowa Wesleyan.

2004 (Freshman season): Redshirted

High School
Named to the 2003 Gridiron All-Canada First Team... also played receiver, returner and quarterback... threw for 1,536 yards and 15 TDs... rushed 54 times for 565 yards and eight touchdowns.

Personal
Son of Ken and Charlotte McEachern... born June 8, 1986... majoring in exercise science... was the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 Canadian Football League Draft, chosen sixth in the third round by the BC Lions... father is a Saskatchewan Roughrider (CFL) Hall of Fame member.