2021 Loper Football Roster
Biography
CAREER NOTES
4-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... 1,551 rushing yards and 10 TD's on 235 carries (6.6 avg.) ... per carry average fourth highest in school history ... 29 receptions for 354 yards (12.2 avg.) and two TD's ... seven kick returns for 154 yards (22.0 avg.) ... three 100-yard rushing games
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020)
Was UNK's top back in the two countable fall games ... 35 carries for 192 yards (5.5 ypc) ... second on the team in carries and rushing yards .. also one of five Lopers to have a catch ... 21 carries for 105 yards in win at Pittsburg State ... long run of 24 yards ... total 87 yards on 14 carries vs. Chadron State
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019)
Honorable mention All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... team co-captain ... one of UNK's top backs ... 86 carries for 705 yards (8.2 avg.) and three TD's ... per carry average set a new school record ... long run of 71 yards ... 10 catches for 142 yards (14.2 avg.) and one TD ... 19 carries for 124 yards at Emporia State ... 138 yards on just seven carries in 44-0 win at Lincoln ... three other games with at least eight carries ... three other games with at least 56 yards ... 37-yard reception vs. nationally-ranked Central Missouri ... 36-yard grab at LU ... also brought back a punt at Lincoln
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in all 11 games with two starts ... one of four Lopers with at least 60 carries ... ended up with 395 yards on 61 totes (6.5 avg.) ... two rushing TD's ... long run of 30 yards ... nine catches for 62 yards and one score ... 70 kick return yards on three attempts ... 71 yards on seven carries in win at Central Oklahoma ... 79 yards and 11 carries in win at Northeastern State ... TD's at Central Missouri and Washburn ... also had three catches at UCM ... caught a 10-yard TD toss in season-opener vs. Missouri Southern ... UNK's first TD of the 2018 season ... 55 yards on 12 carries in the 2019 spring game ... also had a 13-yard reception
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... one of UNK's top running backs ... played in all 11 games with a start ... team-best five rushing TD's ... finished the year with 53 carries for 259 yards (4.9 ypc) ... also caught nine balls for 142 yards (15.8 ypc) and one score ... brought back four kicks for 84 yards ... 13 carries for 96 yards and one TD in the win over Northeastern State ... nine carries for 33 yards and two TD's the next week at Lindenwood ... part of a four game stretch where he scored at least one rushing TD ... also at LWU, two catches for a season-best 57 yards and one TD ... scoring grab covered 38 yards ... long run of 24 yards came at Central Oklahoma ... eight carries for 47 yards in the 2018 spring game ... also had two catches, one going for a TD
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... took a redshirt year ... 14 carries for 50 yards and one TD in the 2017 spring game ... second most carries and rushing yards in the game
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a running back and linebacker for the St. Cecilia Patriots ... team went 11-2 in 2015 and reached the C2 state semifinals ... two-time all-state, earning first-team honors as a senior
PERSONAL
Son of Nick & Kim ... older brother, Dalton, was a running back and receiver at Hastings College and UNK
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
Running Back
6'1"
200 lbs
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2017Redshirt Freshman
Running Back
6'1"
205 lbs
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2018Sophomore
Running Back
6'1"
210 lbs
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C
2019Redshirt Junior
Running Back
6'1"
205 lbs
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C
2020Redshirt Senior
Running Back
6'1"
210 lbs
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2021Graduate Student
Running Back
6'1"
215 lbs
