[1] Divinity played quarterback on the freshman team at John Curtis Christian High School.

He transferred to John Ehret High School prior to his sophomore year and switched to defense.

He helped the team to their first state championship game appearance in 30 years as a senior.

[3] Divinity played as a true freshman in 2016 and made his first start in 2017 against Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl.

He posted a career-high 10 tackles and a sack in the big win at Texas early in his senior year.

[17] He is the oldest of four children of Leslie Gilmore and Michael Divinity Sr. His mother is a teacher's assistant and his father is a produce manager at a Winn-Dixie.

In November 2015, the family home in Marrero, Louisiana was ransacked during the foreclosure process.