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2014 Football Roster

36 D.J. Gnader

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Highschool Lewis Central HS

Biography

2014
All-MIAA first team performer ... Daktronics Super Region 3 second team ... Don Hansen all-region second team ... appeared in all 12 games ... had 70 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups and an interception ... six tackles against Nebraska-Kearney (Sept. 4) ... had an interception and five tackles agianst Missouri Southern (Sept. 11) ... four tackles with a sack against Central Missouri (Sept. 20) ... had four tackles, one sack and a pass breakup against Lindenwood (Oct. 11) ... eight tackles against Pittsburg State (Oct. 18) ... seven tackles against Fort Hays State (Oct. 25) ... five tackles and a sack against Missouri Western (Nov. 1) ... had season-high nine tackles against Emporia State (Nov. 8) ... eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a pass breakup against Washburn (Nov. 15) ... had seven tackles against Minnesota-Duluth (Nov. 22).

2013
Started in all 15 games… finished the season first in solo tackles with 67 and added 44 assists, eight tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble … Don Hansen Third Team All-America (LB)… first Team All-MIAA… recorded a team high 9 tackles and two pass break ups including one that resulted in an interception against Central Missouri (9/14)… lead the team with six tackles against Central Oklahoma (10/12) … recorded an interception ran for nine yards against Pittsburg State (10/19) … caught one interception against Emporia State (11/9) …

2012
Named second team all-MIAA … started all 13 games for the Bearcats in 2012 … finished with a team-high 96 total tackles … recorded multiple tackles in all 13 games and had four games with 10+ tackles … had a season-high 15 tackles against then-No. 5 Minnesota Mankato (11/24) … recorded 11 tackles against Central Missouri (9/8) and then-No. 12 Harding (11/17) … had 10 tackles, half a sack and one pass break-up against East Central (8/30).

2011
Was the second leading tackler for the Bearcats in his first full season recording 100 tackles … had five games of 10 or more tackles including a season high 15 tackles in NCAA second-round playoff win at Midwestern State … finished the year with 7 tackles for a loss and one sack … his lone sack came in a come-from-behind playoff win at Missouri Western also recording 3 tackles for a loss and 11 tackles

2010
Received medical redshirt

2009
Redshirt season

Lewis Central High School
All-state linebacker and fullback for the Titans ... finished with 123 tackles, 90 solo, and an intereption on defense ... rushed for 531 yards ... returned two kickoffs and a punt for touchdowns ... selected to play in the 2009 Shrine Bowl

Personal
Son of Don and Jodi Gnader ...Born on November 16, 1990

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2010Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2011Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2012Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2013Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2014Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    36