2015 Football Roster

David Stluka
David Stluka
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David Stluka

3 Tanner McEvoy

3 Tanner McEvoy

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Position:
    S
  • Hometown:
    Hillsdale, N.J.
  • High School:
    Bergen Catholic/Arizona Western College
  • Height:
    6-6

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
2015:
Honorable mention All-Big Ten (consensus)

Career: Played in 38 games with 21 starts ... played 24 games on defense, recording seven interceptions, 11 pass breakups and 74 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs ... finished with 72 carries for 706 yards (8.6 average) and eight rushing touchdowns ... recorded 10 receptions for 109 yards ... as a quarterback, completed 65 passes for 709 yards and five touchdowns

Notable: Joined team in summer of 2013 and competed in fall camp as a quarterback before moving to wide receiver for season opener vs. UMass ... wrist injury forced him to switch positions again to safety, where he played in 10 games with three starts ... moved back to quarterback in 2014, starting first five games ... returned to safety for Outback Bowl ... saw time at safety, wide receiver and as wildcat quarterback in 2015

2015 Season: Earned third letter, playing in all 13 games with 12 starts at safety ... recorded six interceptions and logged another six pass breakups ... finisehd with 42 total tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack ... on offense, carried 17 times for 132 yards (7.8 average) and two touchdowns as quarterback in wildcat formation ... also caught 10 passes for 109 yards ... had two interceptions, recovered a fumble and logged four total tackles, including 1.0 TFL, at Maryland on Nov. 7 ... intercepted two passes and broke up another at Minnesota on Nov. 28 ... recorded an interception and four total tackles, including 1.0 sack, while also carrying twice for 29 yards and a touchdown vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31 ... logged an interception, two pass breakups and a tackle while catching three passes for 29 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12 ... had career-high eight tackles and broke up two passes at Nebraska on Oct. 10 ... recorded six tackles and carried twice for 15 yards vs. Hawai'i on Sept. 26 ... recorded four tackles and rushed twice for 41 yards and a touchdown vs. Troy on Sept. 19 ... caught five passes for 57 yards while also logging two tackles and a pass breakup vs. Northwestern on Nov. 21

2014 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 14 games ... saw action at quarterback in 13 games, starting first five games of the season ... set single-season school QB rushing record by carrying 65 times for 574 yards ... rushing average of 8.8 yards per carry led all FBS quarterbacks and ranked No. 2 among all players with at least 50 attempts ... completed 58.0 percent of his passes for 709 yards and five touchdowns on the year ... had a career-high 23 completions on 23-for-28 passing for a career-high 283 yards and three touchdowns vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6, setting single-game school record with 17 consecutive completions ... rushed for a career-high 158 yards and a touchdown, while going 9-for-16 for 112 yards and a touchdown through the air vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 ... tallied six rushing attempts for 62 yards and a touchdown at Iowa on Nov. 22 ... rushed six times for 56 yards and a touchdown vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15 ... had four rush attempts for 42 yards and a touchdown at Purdue on Nov. 8 ... rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown and completed 5 of 7 passes for 44 yards vs. Maryland on Oct. 25 ... completed 3 of 4 passes for 24 yards and rushed for 12 yards vs. Illinois on Oct. 11 ... went 11-for-18 passing for 160 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 33 yards, vs. South Florida on Sept. 27 ... made first career start at quarterback in season opener vs. LSU on Aug. 30, throwing for 50 yards and rushing for 40 ... moved to safety for Outback Bowl, matching his career high with five tackles vs. Auburn on Jan. 1

2013 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 11 games with three starts ... finished season with 27 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one interception and four pass breakups ... recorded three tackles vs. South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1 ... made a tackle vs. Penn State on Nov. 30 ... had a tackle and broke up a career-high three passes at Minnesota on Nov. 23 ... started at safety and made five tackles vs. Indiana on Nov. 16 ... started at safety and tallied five tackles, including one for loss, a pass breakup and his first career interception vs. BYU on Nov. 9 ... made one tackle at Iowa on Nov. 2 ... had three tackles at Illinois on Oct. 19 ... made four tackles in first career start at safety vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 ... talled four tackles as a safety at Ohio State on Sept. 28 ... saw action at safety vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 ... saw action at wide receiver but did not record a statistic in his Badgers debut vs. UMass on Aug. 31

2012 Season (at Arizona Western): Completed 65.4 percent of his passes (161 of 246) for 2,301 yards, 29 touchdowns and 7 interceptions ... also ran 91 times for 472 yards and six rushing TDs ... named first-team All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference and ACCAC Offensive Player of the Year ... first-team All-Western States Football League ... led Arizona Western to 8-2 season, including a 42-37 win over Nassau Community College in El Toro Bowl ... named El Toro Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player after completing 18 of 24 passes for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns

2011 Season (at South Carolina): Redshirt season ... transferred to Arizona Western prior to start of 2012 season

High School: Three-star prospect according to Rivals ... threw for 2,264 yards and 32 touchdowns while rushing for 1,196 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... 2010 New Jersey Offensive Player of the Year ... named to MSG Metro All-Star Team for the tri-state area ... first-team all-state as a senior ... three-time first-team all-county selection ... as a junior, caught 35 passes for 550 yards and three touchdowns at wide receiver and recorded 49 tackles and three interceptions at defensive back ... also lettered in basketball ... honor roll student ... head coaches were Fred Stengel and Nunzio Campanile

Personal: Parents are Tina and Steve McEvoy ... brother, Colin, played football at Rutgers from 2007-10 ... volunteered with American Red Cross Disaster Services and Guiding Eyes of New York program, helping to train seeing-eye dogs ... graduated in December 2015 with degree in sociology

Game-by-Game Rushing (Att.-Yds., TD)
2014 SEASON: *
vs. #13 LSU (6-40); *Western Illinois (9-55, 1); *Bowling Green (11-158, 1); *South Florida (6-33); *at Northwestern (1-8); Illinois (1-12); Maryland (4-84, 1); at Rutgers (5-20); at Purdue (4-42, 1); #11 Nebraska (6-56, 1); at Iowa (6-62, 1); #22 Minnesota (5-12); vs. #6 Ohio State (1-2)

2015 SEASON: Miami (Ohio) (1-2); Troy (2-41, 1); Hawai'i (2-15); Iowa (1-2); Purdue (2-16); at Illinois (2-5); Rutgers (2-29, 1); at Maryland (1-(-3)); vs. USC (4-25) 

Game-by-Game Passing (C-A-I, Yds., TD)
2014 SEASON: *vs. #13 LSU (8-24-3, 50); *Western Illinois (23-28-1, 283, 3); *Bowling Green (9-16-1, 112, 1); *South Florida (11-18, 160, 1); *at Northwestern (4-10-1, 24); Illinois (3-4-0, 6); Maryland (5-7-0, 44); at Rutgers (1-4-1, 6); Purdue (1-1-0, 6)

Game-by-Game Receiving (Rec.-Yds., TD)
2015 SEASON:
Miami (Ohio) (3-29); at Illinois (1-11); at Maryland (1-12); #20 Northwestern (5-57)

Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist=Total)
2013 SEASON:
at #4 Ohio State (2-2=4); #19 Northwestern (2-2=4); at Illinois (2-1=3); at Iowa (1-0=1); BYU (1-4=5); Indiana (2-3=5); at Minnesota (1-0=1); Penn State (0-1=1); vs. #8 South Carolina (2-1=3)

2014 SEASON: vs. #19 Auburn (5-0=5)

2015 SEASON: Miami (Ohio) (0-1=1); Troy (2-2=4); Hawai'i (4-2=6); Iowa (1-1=2); at Nebraska (5-3=8); Purdue (1-1=2); at Illinois (3-0=3); Rutgers (3-1=4); at Maryland (2-2=4); #20 Northwestern (2-0=2); at Minnesota (2-1=3); vs. USC (2-1=3)

* Started at quarterback

Career Game Highs
Rushing Attempts 11 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 20, 2014
Rushing Yards 158 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 20, 2014
Rushing TDs 1 (7x) MR vs. Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2015
Long Rush 62 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 20, 2014
Pass Completions 23 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 6, 2014
Pass Attempts 28 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 6, 2014
Passing Yards 283 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 6, 2014
Passing Touchdowns 3 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 6, 2014
Interceptions Thrown 2 vs. LSU, Aug. 30, 2014
Long Pass 37 vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 6, 2014
Receptions 5 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 21, 2015
Receiving Yards 57 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 21, 2015
Receiving TDs --
Long Reception 23 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 21, 2015
Tackles 8 at Nebraska, Oct. 10, 2015
Tackles for Loss 1.0 (3x) MR at Maryland, Nov. 7, 2015
Sacks 1.0 vs. Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2015
Interceptions 2 (2x) MR at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2015
Passes Defended 3 (3x) MR at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2015

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2013Sophomore

    S
    6'6" 223 lbs
    17
  • 5

    2014Junior

    QB
    6'6" 222 lbs
    5
  • 3

    2015Redshirt Senior

    S
    6'6" 231 lbs
    3