High School — Lettered in football for four years under coach Jeff Yelton at Merrillville High School ... Was an all-conference honorable mention selection ... Named his team's Most Improved Player as a junior ... Posted 169 total tackles during his last two years of play.

Personal — Born Ayodeji "D.J." Macarthy on July 12, 1988 to Ben and Bola Macarthy in Chicago, Ill. ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Brother, Temidayo Macarthy, played for seasons of football at Ball State, while his cousin, Akin Ayodeje, played for four seasons at Purdue.