#71 Jack Dotzler Season 2025-26

2026 Honors -- One of eight seniors named to 2026 Player Council... 2026 -- Started first two games at right tackle... helped team tally 507 yards of total offense, including 298 rushing yards, in 40-0 season-opening shutout vs. Northern Illinois.

2025 Honors -- CSC Academic All-District... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Next Man In Award, offense... Dean's List (2025 fall, 2026 spring). 2025 -- Played in all 13 games... helped team tally 435 yards of total offense in 47-7 win over UMass... helped team rush for 200+ yards in five games (310 vs. UAlbany - which was the most in a season-opener since 2002, 245 vs. Penn State, 213 at Nebraska, 210 at Wisconsin, and 201 vs. UMass)... letterwinner.

2024 Honors -- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Dean's List student (2024 fall, 2025 spring). 2024 -- Played on the offensive line in four games.

2023 Honors -- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Dean's List student (2023 fall, 2024 spring). 2023 -- Saw first career action on the offensive line, paving the way for 254 rushing yards vs. Western Michigan.

 

 

 

2022 Honors -- Two-time Dean’s List student (fall 2022 and spring 2023). 2022 -- Redshirted… did not see any game action.

High School Honors -- Earned unanimous first-team all-state honors as a junior, along with earning first-team all-region honors and being named Offensive Lineman of the Year… Academic All-State honoree and Superior Honor Roll student. Career -- Three-year football letterman as offensive tackle and defensive end… prep team won state championship as a senior and posted four-year record of 41-2, not losing a game during junior (6-0) and senior seasons (14-0)… team captain as a senior… also earned three letters in basketball as a prep.

Personal -- Born 3/27/2004… finance major… parents are Katie and Jeff Dotzler… high school coach was Pat Rice.