He attended Etowah High School in Woodstock, where he played football, winning letters in three years.[1] He also participated in wrestling, winning the Georgia Class AAAAAA state championship (220 lb weight class) in 2016.[5] Rechsteiner went on to study at Georgia's Kennesaw State University, majoring in criminal justice, where he played for the Kennesaw State Owls. As a freshman in 2016 he played special teams and defense. In 2017, he moved to offence as a running back.