2025 Football Roster
Beerntsen, Evan
Jersey Number 60
Evan Beerntsen
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 310
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Green Bay, Wis.
- High School:
- Appleton North HS
- Prev School:
- South Dakota State
Bio
2024 Graduate Student (at South Dakota State):
Played and started in all 15 games … Named All-MVFC First Team and earned MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week (9/7) … Named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, Phil Steele and FCS Football Central … Part of a team that finished with a 12-3 overall record and a 7-1 mark in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
2023 Redshirt Senior (at South Dakota State):
Solidified his spot at right guard by starting all 15 games for the FCS National Champion Jackrabbits ... All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention … Honored as a team Offensive Player of the Week for efforts in games against Western Oregon and South Dakota ... Also named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Jackrabbits rushed for 266 yards en route to a 37-3 road victory at South Dakota (10/28).
2022 Redshirt Junior (at South Dakota State):
Settled into a starting role at right guard for the FCS National Champion Jackrabbits ... Missed the first two games of the season due to injury, then played in each of the final 13 games with eight starts ... Shared squad's Offensive Player of the Week award in regular season victory at North Dakota State ... Team rushed for 200-plus yards in all four Football Championship Subdivision playoff victories.
2021 Redshirt Sophomore (at South Dakota State):
Did not see any game action.
2020-21 Redshirt Freshman (at South Dakota State):
Played in four games ... Made collegiate playing debut in home opener versus Western Illinois (3/6) ... Also saw action on the offensive line in regular season game against Southern Illinois (3/20) and home playoff contests versus Holy Cross (4/24) and Delaware (5/8) … Team reached the FCS National Championship game and won the Missouri Valley Football Conference Title.
2019 Freshman (at South Dakota State):
Redshirted ... did not see any game action ... Honored as Scout Offense Player of the Week leading up to game against North Dakota State
High School:
First-team all-conference performer at guard for Appleton North High School ... also earned a spot on the Wisconsin All-Star Team.
Played and started in all 15 games … Named All-MVFC First Team and earned MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week (9/7) … Named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, Phil Steele and FCS Football Central … Part of a team that finished with a 12-3 overall record and a 7-1 mark in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
2023 Redshirt Senior (at South Dakota State):
Solidified his spot at right guard by starting all 15 games for the FCS National Champion Jackrabbits ... All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention … Honored as a team Offensive Player of the Week for efforts in games against Western Oregon and South Dakota ... Also named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Jackrabbits rushed for 266 yards en route to a 37-3 road victory at South Dakota (10/28).
2022 Redshirt Junior (at South Dakota State):
Settled into a starting role at right guard for the FCS National Champion Jackrabbits ... Missed the first two games of the season due to injury, then played in each of the final 13 games with eight starts ... Shared squad's Offensive Player of the Week award in regular season victory at North Dakota State ... Team rushed for 200-plus yards in all four Football Championship Subdivision playoff victories.
2021 Redshirt Sophomore (at South Dakota State):
Did not see any game action.
2020-21 Redshirt Freshman (at South Dakota State):
Played in four games ... Made collegiate playing debut in home opener versus Western Illinois (3/6) ... Also saw action on the offensive line in regular season game against Southern Illinois (3/20) and home playoff contests versus Holy Cross (4/24) and Delaware (5/8) … Team reached the FCS National Championship game and won the Missouri Valley Football Conference Title.
2019 Freshman (at South Dakota State):
Redshirted ... did not see any game action ... Honored as Scout Offense Player of the Week leading up to game against North Dakota State
High School:
First-team all-conference performer at guard for Appleton North High School ... also earned a spot on the Wisconsin All-Star Team.
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