2025 Junior

• Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining
• Signed with Illinois on May 1, 2025

2024 Sophomore - Ball State

• Played in 11 games with six starts at tight end
• Five receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown on the season
• Caught his first career touchdown on a 22-yard reception against Western Michigan (10/5/24)
• Academic All-America nominee

2023 Freshman - Ball State

• Played in seven games with three starts at tight end
• Three receptions for 16 yards on the season

High School

• Played for head coach Scott Turnquist at Zionsville High School
• Two-star recruit by 247Sports
• Two-year letterwinner and starting quarterback
• Helped the Eagles to a state runner-up finish and a 10-6 record his junior season
• All-state and second team all-conference as a senior
• Zionsville's Offensive MVP and team captain as a senior
• Finished his career with 2,520 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns, and eight career rushing touchdowns
• Threw for 1,306 yards as a senior, 1,006 as a junior, and 208 in one game as a freshman
• Totaled 18 touchdowns as a junior, including 11 in the air and seven on the ground

Personal

• Son of Tonya and Joel Abney
• Has four sisters
• Majoring in management