Brock Rechsteiner’s best memories come from being with family.

Between attending wrestling matches or just getting together at Thanksgiving, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner and his cousins couldn’t help but stir up a friendly competition every chance they got.

“It was always insane when we got together,” Rechsteiner said. “They were about five years older than us, so it was always chaos. We hung out, we had a wrestling room in our basement, we played tackle football, all that kind of stuff.”

Family has always been a cornerstone of Rechsteiner’s life, with many of his family members finding incredible success in athletics; his father Scott Rechsteiner (Scott Steiner), uncle Robert Rechsteiner (Rick Steiner) and cousin Bronson Rechsteiner (Bron Breakker) are just a few who have starred in WWE.

While he sees a future in wrestling for himself, the Jax State receiver has made his family plenty proud on the football field this season.

“Being able to carry on my dad’s legacy has always been a big thing for me,” Rechsteiner said. “My cousin, Bronson, right now is doing WWE, and then me, I’m going to try and do it. And then my brother, who is at Virginia Tech, has been doing really well.

“All of us are able to carry on our last name and keep it relevant, keep improving it as much as we can.”

Rechsteiner currently has eight receptions this season for 151 yards and two touchdowns for Jax State, which ranks third and second among the team’s receivers, respectively.

He made headlines following Jax State’s game against Southern Miss for his long 85-yard touchdown reception, with a picture of him posing with the iconic Big Gold Belt like his father Scott being posted across social media.

“It’s definitely cool to see and fun to watch,” Rechsteiner said of the social media attention. “But personally, I try not to pay too much attention and get too high on it, because if you get too high on that, that’s when it crashes down. I don’t want to get too high on it; just keep getting better, just staying on lane.”

Following Jax State’s win over Southern Miss, Rich Rodriguez noted how Rechsteiner has improved every year he’s been in the system, describing him as “one of the hardest workers on the team.”

“He’s one of the strongest guys on the team,” Rodriguez said on his weekly coaches show. “Somebody said this social media thing was going viral of him all muscled up and stuff, in one of his graphics, so he’s doing the family proud. He’s got a great family, very supportive. I love the way Brock approaches his game.”

Rechsteiner’s drive to find success was passed down from family, with his father teaching him how important it was to strive for greatness in whatever he decided to do with his life.

“My parents are very supportive and really laid back,” Rechsteiner said. “My dad, he also wrestled at Michigan in college, so he didn’t force sports onto us too much, because a lot of times when you get forced into sports, you do get burnt out. His thing, for me and my brother, was always just, we have to want it on our own, because if we don’t want it on our own, we’re going to end up quitting anyway.

“He just taught us discipline and hard work growing up, and I think it’s really paid off for us.”

Matt Kemper, who coached Rechsteiner at Etowah (Ga.) High School, said he was always impressed with how involved the athlete’s family was in both providing encouragement and helping out whenever needed.

Rechsteiner’s dad would come to many games at Etowah High, while his mother volunteered with the booster club.

“He was a multi-sport athlete with football and basketball all the way through high school, which is getting tougher and tougher nowadays for kids,” Kemper said. “He was mature about it, he took care of his obligations, he communicated well with us as a football staff, and I’m sure he did the same thing with basketball, to make sure his coaches knew where he was and what he was doing.

“I never had to even think twice; if Brock wasn’t with us, I knew he was at a basketball tournament. He’s not sitting home playing PlayStation and eating Twinkies. I mean, he absolutely loved the weight room and excelled there.”

Rodriguez has had the opportunity to get to know Rechsteiner’s family members, including his dad Scott Steiner, being impressed with how involved they are in Jax State’s football program and culture.

“I’ve met a lot of the family, and they’ve got extended friends and family all over the country,” Rodriguez said. “It’s a really unique family that’s had great success. The neat part about it is you could tell he was raised up into working hard and proving and earning it himself, and that was really neat to see.”

Both Kemper and Rodriguez noted how much respect they and Rechsteiner’s teammates have for him and his work ethic, especially as a leader on the team.

“The biggest thing with Brock that first year was he was one of the kids that welcomed me,” Kemper said. “He was a young man and wanted to do great for the program, wanted the team to do well and fully bought in. Sometimes, the seniors will drag their feet along those lines, but not Brock. He was welcoming, he wanted to get in there, he wanted to work and do whatever he could do to help the team succeed.”

As for his future, Rechsteiner has plans to get into the family business of wrestling.

He said he’s been talking to his cousin, Bronson Rechsteiner, who recently won the WWE Intercontinental Championship; the wrestler had a four-year football career at Kennesaw State.

“I’ve been talking to him a lot recently,” Rechsteiner said. “Right now, I’m 100% focused on football, but once I’m done playing football, that’ll be probably what’s next for me.”