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2025 Football Roster

96 Cole Silzer

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 300
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Major Pre Pharmacy
  • Hometown Lockport, Ill.
  • Highschool Lockport Township

Biography

2024 (SOPHOMORE): Missed 2024 season due to injury... 

2023 (RS-FRESHMAN): Played in two games during the 2023 season seeing time as a reserve defensive lineman... made first career tackle in college debut in road win at Northwestern State... also saw playing time in road win at Robert Morris in final game of the season...

2022 (FRESHMAN): Did not appear in any games during the 2022 season, used redshirt season... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played defensive line for coach George Czart at Lockport Township HS… helped lead team to a 13-1 record winning the IHSA Class 8A State Championship as a senior… starter on a defensive unit that posted five shutouts during the season allowing just 7.8 points per game for the season… had one pass break-up and a fumble recovery in State Championship game… had 42 tackles with 8.5 sacks… earned first team All-South West Suburban Conference Blue honors as a senior… qualified for IHSA State Track Championships in the shot put as a junior and senior… team captain…

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 95

    2022Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 250 lbs
    95
  • 97

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 250 lbs
    97

  • 2024Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 280 lbs
  • 96

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 300 lbs
    96
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