• NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2018)
• MSFA Midwest League Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
• Two-time All-MSFA Midwest League First Team (2017, 2018)
• All-MSFA Midwest League Honorable Mention (2016)
• Three-time MSFA Midwest League Defensive Player of the Week (10/22/18, 10/29/18, 11/5/18)
• MSFA All-Academic Team (2018)
2018
NAIA Rankings
• Tackles for Loss – 6th (20)
• Sacks – 14th – (9)
• Tackles per Game – 15th (10.3)
• Tackles for Loss per Game – 23rd (1.5)
• Sacks per Game – 29th (0.7)
• Fumbles Forced per Game – 32nd (0.2)
MSFA Rankings
• Tackles for Loss per Game – 1st (1.58)
• Tackles for Loss – 1st (20.5)
• Sacks per Game – T-3rd (0.92)
• Sacks – T-3rd (12)
• Tackles per Game – 5th (10.0)
• Tackles – 5th (130)
Started all 13 games as a junior, leading the team with 134 tackles on the year ... had 20 tackles for loss to lead the defense ... recorded nine sacks ... had eight tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in the season-opener at #15 Marian on Aug. 25 ... finished with a sack and a forced fumble at NCAA FCS Illinois State on Sept. 1 ... recorded a season-high 15 tackles in the win over Missouri Baptist on Sept. 8 ... had 11 tackles with one tackle for loss against #1 St. Francis (Ind.) on Sept. 22 ... finished with double-digit tackles in each of the final six games of the year, from Oct. 13-Nov. 24 ... made 12 stops in the win at Trinity International on Oct. 13 ... had 10 tackles, with four tackles for loss, two sacks, and a forced fumble in the win at St. Ambrose on Oct. 20 ... grabbed his first career interception and made 14 tackles in the win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 27 ... made 2.5 sacks and a season-high 15 tackles in the win at Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 3 ... finished with ten tackles in the NAIA Football Championship Series First Round win at #2 Marian on Nov. 17 ... had 13 tackles, with a half-sack in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinal at #1 Morningside (Iowa) on Nov. 24.
2017
NAIA Rankings
• Sacks per Game - 31st (0.6)
• Fumbles Forced per Game - 39th (0.2)
MSFA Rankings
• Fumbles Forced - T-5th (2)
• Tackles - 11th (7.5)
• Sacks - T-14th (5)
All-MSFA Midwest League First Team selection ... SXU Student-Athlete Bronze Medal winner ... finished with 68 total tackles, third-most on the team ... had eight tackles for loss, and five sacks ... made a season-high 15 tackles in the NAIA Football Championship Series First Round win over Grand View (Iowa) on Nov. 18 ... made 3.5 sacks in the win over Lindenwood-Belleville on Sept. 16.
2016: SXU Student-Athlete Bronze Medal winner ... All-MSFA Midwest League Honorable Mention ... SXU Defensive Lineman of the Year ... made 57 tackles, including 27 solos ... had 9.0 tackles for loss for 45 yards ... recorded 5.0 sacks for 34 yards ... posted nine quarterback hurries ... had three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
2015: SXU Student-Athlete Bronze Medal winner ... redshirted.
Prep: Played football at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Ill.
Date of Birth: March 20, 1997 ... Parents: Mike and Kathleen Hettiger
| Career Defensive Stats |
| Year |
GP |
Solo |
Ast. |
Tackles |
TFL-Yds |
Sacks-Yds |
Int-Yds |
Breakup |
PD |
QBH |
FR-Yds. |
FF |
Blks |
Safety |
Def. TD |
| 2016 |
11 |
28 |
30 |
58 |
9.0-45 |
5.0-34 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3-0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2017 |
9 |
32 |
36 |
68 |
8.0-37 |
5.0-27 |
0-0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1-0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2018 |
13 |
50 |
84 |
134 |
20.0-82 |
9.0-59 |
1-30 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0-0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Career |
33 |
110 |
150 |
260 |
37.0-164 |
19.0-120 |
1-30 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
4-0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
