2024 Honors – – One of eight seniors named to 2024 Player Council… 2024 – – Started all 10 games at right end, marking his 10th career start… has 40 tackles (22 solo, 18 assists), including 5.5 tackles for a loss of 29 yards and 2.5 QB sacks for 19 yards, two QB pressures and two forced fumbles this season… the two forced fumbles lead the team and rank second in the Big Ten… collected a season-high seven tackles (career-high five solo, two assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard, in 17-20 loss at UCLA… recorded six tackles (four solo, two assists) in 20-32 loss at Michigan State… recorded four solo tackles, including a career high two QB sacks for 17 yards, forced a career-high two fumbles and recorded a career-high one QB pressure in 38-21 win over Troy… recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists) and one tackle for a loss of one yard in 19-20 loss at Iowa State… collected five tackles (two solo, three assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of 1 yards, in 31-14 win at Minnesota… matched a career-high four assisted tackles, including 0.5 QB sacks for two yards, and one QB pressure in 40-16 win over Washington… recorded four tackles (two solo, two assists), including one tackle for a loss of seven yards, as defense allowed just 163 yards in 40-14 win over Northwestern… collected two tackles (one solo, one assist) in 42-10 win over Wisconsin… recorded two assisted tackles in 7-35 loss at #3/3 Ohio State… collected one solo tackle as defense allowed just 189 yards in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State.
2023 Honors – – National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society inductee… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (2023 fall, 2024 spring)… Team Hustle Award, defense… 2023 – – Played in 13 games, recording 49 tackles (25 solo, 24 assists), including six tackles for a loss of eight yards, one interception for 16 yards, three QB pressures and one recovered fumble on the season… posted a career-high nine tackles (five solo, four assists) in 31-0 loss at Penn State… matched a career-high nine tackles (five solo, four assists), which led the team, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of one yard), and collected his first career interception, returning it 16 yards to set up Iowa’s game-winning field goal in 13-10 win at Nebraska… recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists), including a career-high and team-leading two tackles for a loss of four yards, in 20-13 win at Iowa State… one of those tackles for loss was on a fourth-and-one play to clinch the victory over Iowa State… recorded four tackles (one solo, three assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard, in 20-14 win over Purdue… had four tackles (two solo, two assists) in 12-10 loss vs. Minnesota… had four tackles (two solo, two assists), including one tackle for a loss of one yard, in 10-7 win at Northwestern… recovered his first career fumble in 26-16 win over Michigan State… letterwinner.
2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for second year… Coaches Appreciation Award, defense… 2022 – – Listed as second team left defensive end following spring practice… played in all 13 games, collecting 15 tackles (10 solo, five assists), including two for a loss of 12 yards and one QB sack for 10 yards, and one QB pressure… recorded three tackles in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan (two solo, one assist)… collected with three solo tackles in 24-3 win at Purdue… recorded two tackles in 9-6 loss at Illinois (one solo, one assist)… had two tackles in 13-10 win at Minnesota (one solo, one assist), with a shared tackle for loss… collected one solo tackle in 33-13 win over Northwestern, recording his first career QB sack… letterwinner.
2021 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… 2021 – – Played in first three games before missing final 11 games due to injury… collected three tackles in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana (one solo, two assists)… also had a shared tackle for loss and one QB pressure.
2020 Honors – – Dean’s List student (2020 fall, 2021 spring)… 2020 – – Redshirted, did not see any game action.
High School Honors – – Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior… district Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… first-team all-metro, all-district, and all-area as a senior… first-team all-state as a junior… first team all-metro and all-district as a junior… four-year Honor Roll student… two-time all-district academic team honoree… Career – – Three-year football letterman as inside linebacker and fullback… team captain and MVP as a senior… prep team won Class 3A state title as a sophomore and junior and reached state playoffs as a senior… four-year record of 43-2… had 53.5 tackles as a senior, with 14.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception, and one fumble recovery… had 64 tackles as a junior, with 10 tackles for loss and two sacks… had 34.5 tackles as a sophomore… also lettered in track.
Personal – – Born 9/19/2001… management major… parents are Janelle and Edward Hurkett… high school coach was Duane Schulte.
