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2024 Football Roster

Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger

7 Evan Niemi

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 230
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Highschool Rocklin

Biography

2024 Season (Junior): Played in five games… Ended the year with eight tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss… Made a season-high three tackles against Hanover while adding a tackle for loss (9/14)… Made two stops against Upper Iowa (8/31) and had two more vs. Stetson (11/2).

2023 Season: Did not appear in any games.

2022 Season (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games… Recorded 14 tackles… Made nine solo tackles and assisted on five… Made two tackles for loss… Credited with two quarterback hurries… Had two tackles vs. Morehead State including a tackle for loss (10/29)… Came up with QB hurries vs. Taylor (9/10) and Marist (10/22)… Had two tackles in five games.

2021 Season (Freshman): Made his Butler debut at Illinois State (Sept. 4)... Made one tackle in the season opener.

High School: Earned two varsity letters… Two-year starter… Part of a Sierra Foothill League Championship Team... D2 CA State Champions... Named All-League... All-Area... Credited with 20 tackles, four sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 QB hurries... Helped his team place second in the Sierra Foothill League with a 7-4 overall record that included a 4-2 mark in conference… Recorded 39 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 11 QB hurries, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery… Led his team to a big win over Oakridge with eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, and four QB hurries… Four-year Scholar Athlete… Played basketball.
 
Personal: Son of Rick and Hilda Niemi… Has a sibling named Taylor… Majoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2021Freshman

    LB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'3" 230 lbs
    41
  • 7

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    LB
    6'3" 230 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Redshirt Junior

    DL
    6'3" 230 lbs
    7
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