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2022 Football Roster

Profile

  • DE
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Los Angeles, California
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • 245
    Weight
  • Crenshaw HS/Nevada
    High School
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Daniel Grzesiak
#9
Daniel Grzesiak
DE
Position
Junior
Class
Los Angeles, California
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2022); Academic All-Mountain West (2021).

2022 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors as he started all 13 games… Finished the season with 52 tackles (24-solo, 28-assist), which included 8.5 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two forced fumbles, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and eight quarterback hurries… Led the team in sacks and tackles for loss, and tied for the team lead in forced fumbles and fumble recoveries… Was also second on the team in quarterback hurries… Had a career-high 3.0 sacks and a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss as part of his five total tackles at Colorado State (10/15)… Also forced a fumble, had a pass breakup and quarterback hurry against the Rams… Tied his career high with six tackles, which included 0.5 tackles for loss, at Wyoming (10/22)… Had six tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against New Mexico (11/5)… Had six tackles, including 1.5 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss, against San José States (11/19)… Had 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss as part of his four total tackles, to go along with one pass breakup, against Memphis (12/27) in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl… Had a career-high three quarterback hurries against UConn (8/27)… Added 1.0 sacks at Alabama (9/3)… Recorded multiple tackles in all 13 games and had three-plus stops in 11 outings… Finished the season ranking sixth in the MW and 38th in the nation in sacks (0.65 pg).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent four seasons at Nevada (2018-21) as he played in 34 career games and had 42 tackles (29-solo, 13-assist), which included 7.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one blocked kick... Played in 12 games during the 2021 season and finished the year with 19 tackles, which included 5.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one blocked kick and one pass breakup... Had a career-high six tackles, which included a career-best 1.5 sacks and a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with his first-career forced fumble, at Colorado State... Recovered his first-career fumble against Hawai’i and had his first-career pass breakup against New Mexico State, while adding his first-ever blocked punt... Also had 1.0 sacks against California, Idaho State, UNLV and San Diego State... Recorded 16 tackles (11-solo, 5-assist), which included 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, in 2020 as he played in all nine games... Had a season-high 1.0 sacks and a season-high 3.0 tackles for loss as part of his three tackles against Fresno State... Posted a season-high four stops against UNLV... Also had 1.0 sacks and a season-high-tying four tackles against Tulane in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl... Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2019 and finished the year with seven tackles (4-solo, 3-assist), which included a season-high two stops against Fresno State... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors in 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first-team all-Open Division honors and was named the Defensive Lineman of the Year for the Coliseum League as a senior at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he helped the Cougars to a league and state championship in 2017… Recorded 15.0 sacks and 24.0 tackles for loss as a senior, while scoring five touchdowns... Won the team’s Ultimate Warrior Award because of his versatility.

PERSONAL
One of two sons of Faith Tubi... Graduated from Nevada in the fall of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in public health... Last name is pronounced Gresh-ick

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