Hawk Item – – One of six seniors named to 2021 Player Council . . . earned scholarship beginning spring semester, 2020.
2021 Honors – – Brett Greenwood Award . . . first-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . second-team All-Big Ten by league coaches and Associated Press . . . third-team All-Big Ten by league media . . . 2021 – – Did not see action in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana due to preseason injury . . . did not see action in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State due to preseason injury . . . saw action in 30-7 win over Kent State as offense rushed for 206 yards and gained 418 yards total offense . . . saw action in 24-14 win over Colorado State . . . started at left guard in 51-14 win at Maryland as offense gained 428 yards total offense . . . returned to starting line-up for the first time in 2021 at Maryland . . . started at left guard in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State . . . started at left guard in 24-7 loss to Purdue . . . started at left guard in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin . . . started at left guard and played every offensive down in 17-12 win at Northwestern as offense gained 185 net rushing yards . . . started at left guard and played every offensive down in 27-22 win over Minnesota . . . started at left guard in 33-23 win over Illinois . . . started at left guard in 28-21 win at Nebraska as offense gained 186 net rushing yards . . . started at left guard and played every offensive down in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan . . . started at left guard in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky as offense rushed for 173 yards and gained 384 yards total offense.
2020 Honors – – Honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . 2020 – – Saw action in five games, missing three games due to illness . . . one start at left guard and one start at right guard . . . started at left guard in 24-20 loss at Purdue as offense gained 460 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 21-20 loss to Northwestern . . . did not see action in 49-7 win over Michigan State due to illness . . . did not see action in 35-7 win at Minnesota due to illness . . . did not see action in 41-21 win at Penn State due to illness . . . returned to action in 26-20 win over Nebraska . . . saw action at guard in 35-21 win at Illinois as offense gained 424 yards total offense . . . saw action in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin.
2019 – – Saw action in eight games, with six starts at right guard . . . missed five games due to injury . . . saw action in 38-14 win over Miami as offense gained 213 net rushing yards and 465 yards total offfense . . . started at right guard for first career start in 30-0 win over Rutgers as offense gained 438 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 18-17 win at Iowa State . . . did not see action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee due to injury . . . did not see action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan due to injury . . . did not see action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State due to injury . . . did not see action in 26-20 win over Purdue due to injury . . . did not see action in 20-0 win at Northwestern due to injury . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 19-10 win over Illinois as offense gained 387 yards total offense . . . started at left guard and played every offensive down in 27-24 win at Nebraska . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC.
2018 – – Saw action in 33-7 win over Northern Illinois as offense gained 209 net rushing yards.
2017 – – Redshirted after joining the program as a walk-on.
High school honors – – Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior . . . earned first-team all-district honors three straight years, including being named district MVP as a senior . . . Career – – Four-year football letterman as offensive lineman and linebacker . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . also lettered in wrestling (4), track (2) and baseball (2).
Personal – – Born 10/27/98 . . . criminology, law and justice major . . . parents are Dawn and David Schott . . . high school coach was Jared Collum.