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36 Matt Wagner

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sioux Falls, S.D.
  • High School Lincoln

Biography

2017 (Junior): Academic All-NSIC selection ... NSIC South Division All-Conference Honorable Mention selection ... started all nine games in which he played ... finished second on the team with 90 tackles, 29 solo and 61 assists ... one of only 21 players in all of Division II to average at least 10 tackles per game ... added five tackles for loss, two sacks, five quarterback hurries and three pass breakups during the season ... opened the season with 12 tackles vs. MSU Moorhead on Sept. 2 ... posted 10 tackles at Minot State on Sept. 9 ... set a career-high with 16 tackles at St. Cloud State on Sept. 23, the first of three straight games with at least 10 tackles ... finished with 10 tackles both at home against Wayne State on Sept. 30 and at Minnesota State on Oct. 7 ... finished with four tackles and added an interception return for a touchdown vs. Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 14 ... posted seven tackles, two of them sacks, against Upper Iowa on Oct. 21

2016 (Sophomore): Named All-NSIC South Division Second Team ... earned Academic All-NSIC honors ... played in all 11 games, making nine starts at linebacker ... finished second on the team with 81 total tackles ... recorded 4.5 tackles for loss, including half a quarterback sack ... forced four fumbles ... broke up two passes ... recorded 11 tackles and two forced fumbles against Northern State on Sept. 3 ... posted 13 tackles at Minnesota Duluth on Sept. 24 ... recorded eight tackles and a pass break-up against USF on Oct. 1 ... recorded seven tackles and a forced fumble against Minnesota State on Oct. 15 ... recorded a season-high 17 tackles at SMSU on Nov. 12.

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games at linebacker and on special teams ... recorded 15 tackles ... finished the year with one interception ... recorded four tackles in season opener at Bemidji State on Sept. 5 ... finished with three tackles in back-to-back games against Minot State (Sept. 26) and SMSU (Oct. 3) ... recorded first career interception against Minot State.

2014 (Redshirt): Sat out season as a redshirt.

High School: Prepped at Lincoln High School for coach Aaron Beavers ... three-year letterwinner and starter ... named team captain as junior and senior ... named first team all-state senior season ... earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior ... named to Argus Leader Elite 45 Team in 2013 ... recorded 77 tackles and four sacks senior season ... had 300 rushing yards, 150 receiving yards and eight touchdowns senior season ... member of 11AAA State Championship and undefeated team in 2013 ... recorded 61 tackles junior season with three sacks ... rushed for 200 yards as a junior ... recorded six touchdowns junior season ... posted 51 tackles and four sacks sophomore year.

Personal: Son of Eric Wagner and Cheryl and Kevin Dejaeghere ... born Oct. 31, 1995 ... biochemistry major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2014Freshman

    Defensive Athlete
    6'0" 182 lbs
    35
  • 36

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 192 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2016Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 196 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2017Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 190 lbs
    36