PRONUNCIATION: Ee -
WILL
(like the letter 'e' & word 'will')
2025 | Fifth-Year
Honorable Mention All-Conference (LB) … Named a Second Team preseason All-American by FCS Football Central … Third Team STATS Perform preseason All-American ... tabbed the
No. 12 returning FCS linebacker by HEROSports.com …
at Iowa State (Aug. 30): sat tied for second on the team with his eight tackles …
at Lamar (Sept. 6): posted two tackles in the loss to the Cardinals …
vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 13): had four tackles against the Bears in the home opener …
vs. Drake (Sept. 20): had a pair of tackles against the Bulldogs …
at North Dakota State (Sept. 27): led the team with his 10 tackles against the top-ranked Bison … posted his first double-digit tackle game of the season …
vs. Murray State (Oct. 4): earned his first start of the season at LB and had two tackles on Dakota Days against the Racers …
at Indiana State (Oct. 11): had three tackles in the 19-14 victory at Indiana State …
at Northern Iowa (Oct. 18): had a season-best 13 tackles in his homecoming game against the Panthers in Cedar Falls … also posted a tackle for loss …
vs. Illinois State (Oct. 25): led the team in tackles for the second-straight week with nine tackles against the Redbirds …
vs. North Dakota (Nov. 1): made his fifth-straight start and, for the third-straight week, led the Yotes in tackles with 10 … it marked his third double-digit tackle game of the season …
vs. South Dakota State (Nov. 8): had a relatively quiet day agains the Jacks with just two tackles …
at Southern Illinois (Nov. 15): tied his season-best with 13 tackles against the Salukis … marked his fourth double-digit tackle game in the regular season …
vs. Drake – FCS (Nov. 29): posted his fifth double-digit game of the season with 10 tackles against the Bulldogs … also posted just his second TFL (1.5 on the day) of the season.
2024 | Senior
Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer team ... MVFC Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 25) following a game-high 10 tackles and the tackle that sealed the 29-28 win over No. 1 North Dakota State ...
one of 12 Coyotes to start all 14 games this season, making his starts at linebacker … finished second on the team in tackles with 78 tackles in his first season in Vermillion … had five quarterback hurries from his linebacker spot … recorded a career-best twice this season against Northern Iowa (Oct. 12) and against UC Davis in the FCS Quarterfinals (Dec. 14) … forced one fumble to go along with one fumble recovery.
2023 (Grand View)
NAIA Third Team All-American linebacker after leading Grand View to an undefeated regular season and a national quarterfinal appearance … First Team All-HAAC honoree … led the Vikings with 51 tackles and four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown … also forced two fumbles and was credited with four pass breakups … had 5.0 tackles-for-loss.
2022 (Grand View)
Played all 14 games in leading the Vikings to a 13-1 record and a national semifinal appearance … Grand View’s second-leading tackler with 71 stops including 9.0 tackles-for-loss … had two interceptions and was credited with seven pass breakups … led the team with three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
Personal
A general studies major at South Dakota.
