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2022 Football

22 Joey Markasovic

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Position LB
  • Major Finance/Business Management
  • Hometown New Lenox, Ill.
  • Prev School Providence Catholic

Biography

  • Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2019)
  • 3x MSFA All-Academic Team (2019, 2020 & 2021)
  • 2x All-MSFA Midwest League First Team (2020 & 2021)
  • All-MSFA Midwest League Second Team (2019)
  • 3x MSFA Midwest League Defensive Player of the Week (10/14/19, 10/28/19 & 11/4/19)

2021

NAIA Rankings

  • Tackles per game - T-49th (8.0)
  • Assisted Tackles - T-50th (41)
  • Total Tackles - T-51st (80)

MSFA Rankings

  • Total Tackles - 4th (80)
  • Assisted Tackles - T-4th (41)
  • Tackles per game - 5th (8.0)
  • Solo Tackles - 8th (39)
  • Sacks - T-23rd - (2.0)

Played in and started all 10 of the team's games ... collected a team-best 80 tackles (39 solos) from the linebacker position ... tallied 6.5 tackles for loss (TFL) for 22 yards and had two sacks for 22 yards ... broke up two passes, had a quarterback hurry and forced a fumble ... posted 12 tackles (eight solos) with a sack for four yards and a pass break up vs. University of Saint Francis (Ind.) on Sept. 25 ... made 10 stops (six solos) with 1.5 TFL for four yards at St. Ambrose University (Iowa) on Nov. 6 ... recorded a season-high 13 tackles (eight solos) with 0.5 TFL for a yard in an overtime victory over No. 20 University of St. Francis (Ill.) on Nov. 13 ... had nine tackles (seven solos) and a TFL for a yard at No. 8 Concordia University (Mich.) in the NAIA Football Championship Series First Round on Nov. 20.

2020

MSFA Rankings

  • Tackles per game - 8th (8.0)
  • Forced Fumbles per game - T-8th (0.1)
  • Interceptions - T-19th (1)

Played in and started all eight games ... led SXU in tackles with 64 ... made 13 tackles twice in a game on Feb. 21, 2021 at Roosevelt and again in March 27, 2021 vs. St. Ambrose (Iowa) ... collected eight or more tackles in six games ... made on tackle for loss for four yards ... had his first collegiate interception vs. Missouri Baptist on March 13, 2021 ... posted three pass break-ups and three quarterback hurries ... tallied one forced fumble and had one fumble recovery.

2019

MSFA Rankings

  • Tackles per Game - T-8th (8.5)
  • Tackles for Loss per Game - T-12th (0.9)
  • Sacks per Game - T-15th (0.3)
  • Sacks - T-15th (3.5)
  • Tackles for Loss - 15th (9.5)

Played in 11 of 12 games as a sophomore, and led the team with 96 total tackles on the season ... finished with eight tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks ... reached double-digits in tackles six times ... finished with ten stops, including six solo tackles, in the season-opening win at Lawrence Tech (Mich.) on Sept. 7 ... made ten tackles against No. 5 Concordia (Mich.) on Sept. 28 ... had four tackles and an eight-yard sack in the win over Trinity International (Ill.) on Oct. 5 ... made ten tackles in the win at Robert Morris (Ill.) on Oct. 12 ... forced a fumble and collected seven tackles in the win at Missouri Baptist on Oct. 19 ... made a career-high 15 tackles in back-to-back games, finishing with a sack in wins over St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 26, and at St. Ambrose (Iowa) on Nov. 2 ... had 11 tackles in the win over Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 9 ... made seven tackles in the NAIA Football Championship Series Quarterfinal at No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) on Nov. 30.

2018

Played in 12 of 13 games as a freshman, finishing with 35 tackles on the year ... made a season-high nine tackles with a half-sack in the win at Lindenwood-Belleville (IIll.) on Sept. 15 ... finished with three tackles and a pass breakup in the win at Taylor (Ind.) on Sept. 29 ... blocked a kick in the win at St. Ambrose (Iowa) on Oct. 20 ... made five tackles in the win at Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Nov. 3 ... finished with nine tackles, including a career-best five solo tackles in the NAIA Football Championship Series First Round win at No. 2 Marian (Ind.) on Nov. 17 ... made two tackles in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinal at No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) on Nov. 24.

Parents: Frank and Kim Markasovic

Career Defensive Stats
Year GP Solo Ast. Tackles TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Int-Yds Breakup PD QBH FR-Yds FF Blks Safety Def. TD
2018 12 17 18 35 1.5-4 0.5-2 0-0 1 1 1 0-0 0 1 0 0
2019 11 35 61 96 8-31 3.5-20 0-0 2 2 6 1-0 1 0 0 0
2020 8 25 39 64 1-4 0-0 1-0 3 4 3 1-0 1 0 0 0
2021 10 39 41 80 6.5-22 2.0-7 0-0 2 2 1 0-0 1 0 0 0
Career 41 116 159 275 17.0-61 6.0-29 0-0 8 9 11 2-0 3 1 0 0

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