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2026 Football Roster

51 Jayce Walrath

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 235
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Rice, Minn.
  • Highschool Sauk Rapids-Rice H.S.
  • Major Teaching Social Studies

Biography

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • 2024 NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
  • Played in eight games.
  • Earned seven solo and nine assisted tackles.
  • Downed 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards.
  • Forced one fumble and recovered one.
  • Returned one kick for seven yards.
2023 (Sophomore)
  • 2023 NSIC Team of Excellence Honoree
  • 2023 NSIC Fall All-Academic Team 
  • Played in ten games.
  • Added three tackles.
2022 (Freshman)
  • Appeared in one game during the Concordia St. Paul matchup. 
BEFORE UMD: Three-year starter for the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm as both a tight end and inside linebacker. Served as a team captain in 2021 as a senior. Was the Storm's defensive MVP during his senior season, while also garnering all-star team recognition in 2021. Competed for the Storm in both and basketball and on the track.

PERSONAL: Son of Amanda and Michael... has one brother (Shaun)... is a education major at Minnesota Duluth.  

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2022Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 211 lbs
    35
  • 51

    2023Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 211 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2026Redshirt Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    51
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