Cole Langer

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Position:
Defensive Lineman
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dell Rapids, S.D.
High School:
Dell Rapids H.S.
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

Honors and Awards
* All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team (2014, 2015)
* Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team (2013)
* Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2014)
* MVFC All-Academic Second Team (2014, 2015)
* MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2014)
* MVFC Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)

2015: Led the squad with 10 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks ... credited with three tackles, including one for loss, and a pass breakup in season-opening win at Kansas ... notched first sack of the season in home opener against Southern Utah en route to being named team’s Defensive Player of the Week ... had string of 23 consecutive starts end in league opener against North Dakota State after suffering hand injury ... recorded sacks in conference games against Indiana State, Northern Iowa and South Dakota ... established career high with 1.5 tackles for loss as part of six-tackle effort at South Dakota, in which he also forced a fumble and broke up a pass to share team’s Defensive Player of the Week award ... matched career-best with seven tackles in regular season finale at Western Illinois ... tallied five stops in playoff game at Montana

2014: Tied for sixth on the team with 49 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... registered four tackles and half-sack in home opener against Cal Poly ... made five tackles in win over Missouri State .... tallied three tackles, including half-sack, and blocked a field goal attempt in road win at nationally ranked Northern Iowa ... recorded season-high six tackles, including tackle for loss, in regular season matchup at North Dakota State to earn team’s Defensive Player of the Week award ... was credited with four tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff games against Montana State and North Dakota State ... shared team’s Defensive Player of the Week award against Montana State after contributing a blocked kick and pass breakup in playoff victory

2013: Tallied 35 tackles ... played in all 14 games, starting the final six ... notched tackle in collegiate debut versus Butler ... turned in four-tackle performances against Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Youngstown State in league play ... set season high for tackles in back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision playoff games ... posted six tackles, including a sack, at Northern Arizona ... recorded seven tackles, including a tackle for loss at Eastern Washington

BEFORE SDSU: Awarded South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year honors in 2012, rushing for 874 yards and 15 touchdowns while also recording 71 tackles in leading Dell Rapids High School to its third consecutive Class A state title ... a three-time all-state selection and two-time member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 he averaged 9.1 yards per carry during his career to finish with 2,447 rushing yards and 42 rushing touchdowns ... also recorded 280 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and three interceptions on the defensive side of the ball ... member of the National Honor Society ... is a third-generation Jackrabbit student-athlete — his grandfather, Jim, was an all-conference football player and All-America baseball player at SDSU before embarking on a hall-of-fame football career with the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings, while his father, Tracy, also was an all-conference baseball player