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2024 Football Roster

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54 Josh Hlavacek

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • Highschool Plainfield North

Biography

Has earned three letters (2021, 2022, 2023) ... 

Athletic Awards
Second Team All-CCIW
CCIW Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3, 2022 & Nov. 14, 2022)

Academic Awards:
Academic All-CCIW (2023, 2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)

2024: Named one of six team captains ...

2023: Started in all 10 games … Recorded 30 tackles, 8 solo and 22 assisted, to go along with 6 quarterback hurries … Tallied 8 tackles for loss … Recorded 4 sacks on the year … Season high of 7 tackles came against WashU Oct. 7, 2023 …


2022: Second Team All-CCIW … Two-time CCIW Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3 & Nov. 14) … Tallied 28 tackles, 15.5 TFLs, 10.5 sacks, five QB hurries, two blocked kicks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery … Led team in sacks and quarterback hurries, ranked second in TFLs … Earned CCIW Defensive Player of the Week honors after a six-tackle showing that included four TFls and 2.5 sacks against Millikin, Oct. 1 … Named CCIW Player of the Week following career-highs of eight tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks at Elmhurst, Nov. 12 … Tabbed Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators … Voted recipient of team’s “Best Lineman” award … Named team’s “Defensive MVP” against Millikin, Oct. 1, against Carthage, Oct. 22, and against Augustana, Oct. 29  …

2021: Appeared in eight games, emerging as a force on the defensive line … Notched 15 tackles, six solo and nine assisted to go along with three quarterback hurries, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble … Tallied 3.5 tackles for loss, including share of a sack … Recorded season-high 1.5 TFLs in collegiate debut, Sept. 18, at Carroll, where he also forced a fumble … Registered season-best five stops at Carthage,  Sept. 25 …


PLAINFIELD NORTH: Four-year letterwinner in football as a defensive end ... Earned All-Southwest Prairie Conference accolades as a senior ... 

PERSONAL: Majoring in biology at Illinois Wesleyan ... Other interests include playing basketball ... 

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 94

    2021Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 220 lbs
    94
  • 54

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 240 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2023Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 240 lbs
    54
  • 54
    C

    2024Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 240 lbs
    54
    C