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South Dakota State University Athletics
2020-21 Football Roster
Tetzlaff, Preston
Jersey Number 46
Preston Tetzlaff
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brookings, S.D.
- High School:
- Brookings H.S.
- Major:
- Business Economics
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
- NCAA Elite 90 Award (2020-21)
- FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team (2020-21)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020-21)
- Hampshire Honor Society (2020-21)
- Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic First Team (2020-21)
- MVFC All-Academic Second Team (2019)
- MVFC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018)
- MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award (2020-21)
- MVFC Academic Excellence Award (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21)
- MVFC Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21)
- Team Captain (2020-21)
2020-21: Moved into the starting lineup during his senior season ... ranked third on the team with 70 tackles in starting all 10 games ... also shared team lead with four tackles on special teams plays ... opened season with five solo tackles in opener at Northern Iowa ... registered 10 tackles and intercepted a pass in road game at North Dakota ... tallied nine tackles in home win over Youngstown State ... recorded seven stops, including half-tackle for loss, in regular season finale at North Dakota State ... began Football Championship Subdivision playoff run with eight-tackle performance against Holy Cross ... shared team's Defensive Player of the Week award after posting career-high 12 tackles (8 solo) and forcing a fumble in semifinal win over Delaware ... closed career with six-tackle outing in national championship game versus Sam Houston ... further honored with team's Josh Ranek Effort Award and Ryan Berry Student-Athlete of the Year Award
2019: Played in all 13 games and registered at least one tackle in 11 contests ... tallied three solo tackles in home opener versus Long Island ... lone stop of the game in Hobo Day victory over Southern Illinois was a half-tackle for loss ... honored as squad's Special Teams Player of the Week in win at Youngstown State recorded career-high four tackles in back-to-back games against North Dakota State and Missouri State ... closed season with three tackles in FCS playoff game versus Northern Iowa
2018: Made a big impact on special teams and backed up at linebacker in earning first varsity letter ... led team with 14 special teams tackles and earned squad's Special Teams Player of the Week award three times (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, North Dakota State, Missouri State) ... recorded season-high three tackles in home wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Youngstown State ... also broke up a pass versus UAPB) ... blocked a punt in victory over Missouri State ... credited with two tackles in regular season road games at North Dakota State, Illinois State and Southern Illinois, as well as Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener versus Duquesne ... recipient of team's Effort Award in games against Montana State and Kennesaw State
2017: Missed entire season due to injury
2016: Redshirted ... honored as squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Year ... earned weekly Scout Special Teams recognition leading up to season opener against TCU ... also honored as Scout Defense Player of the Week for efforts on the practice field prior to home opener against Drake
BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time team captain at Brookings High School who capped his career by earning spots on the Class 11AA All-State Team and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 ... finished his career with 273 total tackles, including 18 for loss, and two interceptions ... plans to major in economics ... follows in the footsteps of his father, Kevin, who was an All-America performer in football at SDSU and is a member of the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame
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