Normal Community HS: A four-year letterwinner and two-year varsity starter ... 2007 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State selection ... 2007 Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... Bloomington Pantagraph First-Team All-Area selection ... 2007 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention honoree ... the Ironmen compiled a 26-1 varsity record during his two seasons as a starter, including winning the 2006 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 6A State Championship ... coached by Hud Venerable ... also lettered four years in basketball.

Data: Born Oct. 26, 1990, in Starkville, Miss. ... son of Billy and Shandra Dickson ... intended major is business administration ... also recruited by Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, Ball State, Northern Illinois and Eastern Illinois ... former prep teammate of fellow ISU signees Alex Buck and Austin Davis and current Redbirds Michael Cross, Jake Detmers and Marcus King.