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2025 Football

54 Justin Yeazell

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Position DL
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • Prev School Plainfield North

Biography

  • 2x MSFA All-Academic Team (2023 & 2024)
  • All-MSFA Midwest League Honorable Mention (2024)

2024

Played in all 11 of the team's games ...  totaled 36 tackles (12 solos) with 7.5 tackles for loss for 34 yards and 3.5 sacks for 15 yards ... tallied five quarterback hurries with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup ... made two tackles with two QB hurries in the season opener at Lawrence Tech (Mich.) on Sept. 7 ... recorded five tackles (one solo) with 0.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery vs. No. 10 St. Thomas (Fla.) on Sept. 14 ... finished with four tackles (two solos), 1.0 tackle for loss and a QB hurry vs. Concordia (Mich.) on Sept. 28 ... registered four tackles (one solo) with 0.5 tackles for loss at No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan on Oct. 5 ... came away with four stops (one solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Defiance (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... posted five tackles (two solos) vs. St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 19 ... made four tackles (one solo) with 0.5 tackles for loss at Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Oct. 26 ... tallied 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry at No. 22 Saint Francis (Ind.).

2023

Played in all 12 of the team's games ... posted 25 tackles (12 solos) ... tallied 8.0 tackles for loss for 32 yards with 5.0 sacks for 24 yards ... came away with three quarterback hurries and two blocked kicks ... added one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one punt return ... had a sack and a forced fumble at Saint Francis (Ind.) on Sept. 2 ... recorded three tackles (one solo) at No. 6 Marian (Ind.) on Sept. 9 ... finished with five tackles (three solos) with 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks vs. Madonna (Mich.) on Sept. 23 ... made four stops with 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup at St. Francis (Ill.) on Sept. 30 ... collected four tackles (three solos) with 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks at St. Ambrose (Iowa) on Oct. 28 ... posted 0.5 tackles for loss at No. 5 Marian (Ind.) in the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS) Second Round on Nov. 25 ... registered three solo tackles at No. 1 Northwestern (Iowa) in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals on Dec. 2.

2022

Played in all 12 of the team's games as a freshman ... totaled nine tackles (four solos) with 4.0 tackles for loss for 17 yards and 2.5 sacks for 16 yards ... tallied a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... returned one kickoff for five yards ... made his collegiate debut at NCAA Division II Indianapolis on Sept. 3 ... recorded his first collegiate tackle at Trinity International (Ill.) on Oct. 22 ... registered a season-high five tackles (two solos) with 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass breakup, a forced fumble and a kick return at Judson (Ill.) on Oct. 29 ... collected two solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack vs. St. Ambrose (Iowa) on Nov. 5.

Prep:  Played football at Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, Ill.

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2022Freshman

    DL
    6'1" 210 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2023Sophomore

    DL
    6'1" 215 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2024Junior

    DL
    6'1" 225 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2025Senior

    DL
    6'1" 225 lbs
    54