2023 Football Roster

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3 C.J. Siegel

3 C.J. Siegel

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    La Crosse, Wis.
  • Highschool:
    Logan
  • Major:
    Kinesiology

Summary

Biography

2023 (Fifth): Started all 12 games at defensive back ... Recorded eight pass breakups to tie for No. 4 in the MVFC ... Third on the team in solo stops (28) and tied for eighth in total tackles (32.0) ... Put down 2.0 tackles-for-loss ... Recorded a 59-yard interception return in the 49-24 win over No. 6/7 North Dakota State .... Recovered a fumble in the 22-21 victory against Illinois State ... Had six kickoff returns for 126 yards, averaging 21.0 yards per return to help North Dakota lead the nation in yards per kickoff return (27.83) ... Named Second Team All-MVFC ... Served as a team captain.

2022 (Senior): Started all 12 games at defensive back … Piled up 46 tackles to sit fifth on the team … Had 1.5 TFL’s for 13 yards … Recorded an 11-yard sack in the 27-24 win at Northern Arizona … Led the team and tied for No. 4 in the conference in pass breakups with eight … Picked off two passes … Racked up 79 interception return yards to sit No. 3 in the MVFC … Scored on a 50-yard interception return at Northern Arizona … Returned 15 kickoffs for 436 yards … Averaged 29.07 yards per kickoff return to lead the conference and rank No. 7 nationally … Blocked two field goal attempts … Named Second Team All-MVFC … Served as a team captain.

2021 (Junior): Saw action in all 11 games and started 10 at defensive back … Piled up 28 total tackles … Put down a career-high nine tackles at Missouri State … Posted 3.5 tackles-for-loss for 22 yards …. Ranked third on the team in sacks with 2.0 sacks for 17 yards … Recorded an interception at Utah State … Broke up a pass in the 14-7 win over Illinois State … Returned two kick returns for 30 yards at No. 4 Southern Illinois.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Saw action and started all seven games at defensive back ... Finished with 21 total tackles ... Forced a fumble on a strip sack that led to a touchdown in the season-opening win over No. 24 Southern Illinois ... Had three straight games with four tackles to begin the season, with all four of those games being wins ... Posted a tackle for loss against No. 4 North Dakota State ... His pass breakup led to an interception on a deflection vs. NDSU ... Allowed only two passes of over 25 yards all season. 

2019 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in all 12 games and made 11 starts at defensive back ... Led all defensive backs in tackles, pass deflections and interceptions ... Named to the 2019 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-American team ... His 12 passes defensed ranked inside the top-50 among all defensive players in the FCS and cracked the top-10 among rookies ... The two interceptions, both coming in a win over No. 12 UC Davis, tied for the team lead and were the first of his career ... Finished with a career-high seven tackles and a pair of breakups at No. 1 North Dakota State ... Had a pair of breakups at Idaho State and vs. Southern Utah. 

2018 (Freshman): Redshirt season ... Appeared in two games ... Recorded his first sack at Sacramento State (Oct. 20) ... Had a tackle vs. No. 22 Montana (Oct. 13).

Personal: Majoring in kinesiology.
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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 165 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 172 lbs
    23
  • 3

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Fifth Year

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    3