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2016 Football Roster

43 Jacob Vollstedt

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Iowa City, Iowa
  • Highschool Iowa City Regina HS

Biography

2016
Don Hansen Defensive Player of the Year ... D2Football.com, D2CCA and Don Hansen First Team All-America ... First Team All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... finished career ranked third in Northwest history with 44.5 tackles for loss ... led team with 140 tackes and 25.0 tackles for loss ... had 7.0 sacks with three forced fumbles, two blocked kicks, 12 quarterback hurries and a forced fumble ... had seven double-digit tackle performances ... had 11 tackles with 2.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss in NCAA Second Round vs. Emporia State (Nov. 26) ... averaged 11.5 tackles in four NCAA playoff games ... had 10 tackles with a sack and a forced fumble in NCAA National Championship game against North Alabama (Dec. 17).

2015
First team All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic honor roll ... CCA all-region second team ... finished year with 122 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss and 13.0 sacks ... also had two forced fumbles, two pass breakups, seven quarterback hurries and an interception ... 13.0 sacks would have set single season record behind Collin Bevins' 15.5 in 2015 ... multiple tackles in 13-of-15 games ... had six 10+ tackle performances ... had 13 tackles at Central Missouri (Sept. 19) ... recorded 18 tackles with 3.0 sacks and two pass breakups against Central Oklahoma (Sept. 26), was named MIAA and D2Football.com Player of the Week ... had 11 tackles vs. Pittsburg State (Oct. 17) with 2.0 sacks and an interception ... recorded 10 tackles against Fort Hays State (Oct. 24) ... tied career-high with 18 tackles with 1.5 sacks agianst Emporia State in NCAA Quarterfinal (Dec. 5) ... had 12 tackles with 2.0 sacks in NCAA Championship game vs. Shepherd (Dec. 19).

2014
Appeared in all 12 games ... recorded 31 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks ... caught three passes for seven yards, all resulting in touchdowns ... caught a two-yard touchdown at Missouri Southern (Sept. 11), while recording a season-best eight tackles ... had five tackles and half a sack the previous week against Nebraska-Kearney (Sept. 4) ... caught a two-yard touchdown pass at Lindenwood (Oct. 11) ... caught his third touchdown on a three yard pass at Emporia State (Nov. 8) ... had four tackles against Washburn (Nov. 15).

2013
Appeared in all 15 games … finished the season with 30 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles and one blocked kick … blocked a punt resulting in a Northwest touchdown against Central Missouri (Sept. 14) … lead the team in tackles with six against UNK (Sept. 28).

2012
Redshirted season

Iowa City Regina High School
Vollstedt was MVP of the Iowa Class 2A State Championship in 2010 and 2011 helping lead the Regals to back-to-back Iowa State Titles … Regina went 14-0 in both seasons as Vollstedt earned first-team All-State honors as a junior and senior from the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association … Was named the District 5 Player of the Year in 2011 earning first-team all-district recognition in his final two seasons as well … Was named the Iowa City Press Citizen Area Defensive Player of the Year and Regional Defensive Player of the Year by the Cedar Rapids Gazette … Was a three-year starter for the Regals soccer team helping guide the team to three consecutive Iowa State Championships on the soccer pitch as well

Personal
Son of Doug and Sandy Vollstedt

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2013Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2014Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2015Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 221 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2016Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 215 lbs
    43