2016 Season (Senior): Appeared in and started all 10 games...Had 45 total tackles (17 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two passes defended, fumble recovered and a fumble forced...Had five total tackles (three solo), 3.0 tackles for loss and a fumble forced against Augsburg (September 10)...Tied a career-high with 11 total tackles (one solo) against Alma (September 17)...Ended his career with five solo tackles, fumble recovered ana pass breakup at Hope (November 12).
2015 Season (Junior): Started all 10 games...Honorable Mention All-NACC honoree...Recorded 45 tackles, including 21 solo, 16 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and one safety...Ranked first on the team in tackles for loss and ranked second on the team in sacks...Had five tackles including two tackles for loss and two sacks at Concordia Chicago (October 13)...Made nine tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and blocked a kick at Benedictine (October 17)...Tallied six tackles, including three tackles for loss and a sack against Olivet (November 7)...Made 10 tackles (five solo), including three tackles for loss in the season finale against Wisconsin Lutheran (November 14).
2014 Season (Sophomore): Started all 10 games...Finished second on team with 4.5 sacks...Totaled 45 tackles, 25 solo and 20 assisted...Second on team with 12.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 44 yards...Forced one fumble and recovered two...Had a season-best 11 tackles, three of those for a loss and 1.5 sacks against Albion (Sept. 20)...Scored a defensive touchdown on a fumble recovery and added one sack and three tackles in a 47-20 win over Concordia Chicago (Oct. 4)...Totaled six tackles, three of those for a loss in a contest at Lakeland (Nov. 8)...Recorded five tackles, including one sack in a game against Benedictine (Nov. 1)...Opened season with five tackles, 1.5 for a loss and a half a sack in a 31-28 win over North Park (Sept. 6)...Forced a fumble and had 1.5 tackles for a loss in a 42-14 win over Rockford (Oct. 25)...Recovered a fumble and added five tackles against Wisconsin Lutheran (Nov. 15).
2013 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 11 games, making seven starts…Recorded 39 tackles (18 solo, 21 assisted)…Had 5.5 tackles for loss accumulating 17 yards…Finished with 1.0 sacks for seven yards…Broke up a pass…Recovered a fumble…Posted four tackles (one solo, three assisted) against Benedictine University (Oct. 5)…Broke up a pass at Maranatha Baptist Bible College (Oct. 12)…Finished with eight tackles (four solo, four assisted), 2.5 tackles for loss accumulating seven yards and a sack for three yards at Concordia University Chicago (Oct. 19)…Recorded five tackles (three solo, two assisted) and 1.5 tackles accumulating five yards against Aurora University (Nov. 9)…Had seven tackles (five solo, two assisted) and a tackle for three-yard loss at Wisconsin Lutheran College (Nov. 16)…Made five tackles (three solo, two assisted) and recovered his first career fumble at UW-Platteville (Nov. 23).
High School (Prospect): An Honor Roll student-athlete and was named all-academic...Helped the football team win three conference titles...Earned varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball.
Personal: Son of David and Monica...Has two younger brothers, Joe and Josh...Has one older sister, Danielle....Grandfather, Martin Wendell, played collegiately at Notre Dame and 10 games for the Chicago Hornets of the AAFC in 1949.
