Honors and Awards
2018: First-team All-Big Ten (media), second-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
2017: Butkus Award finalist, first-team All-America (AP, ESPN, USA Today),
second-team All-America (AFCA, Sporting News, Walter Camp), first-team All-Big Ten (consensus)
2016: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Defensive MVP, All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus)
2015: Freshman All-America (FWAA), Big Ten All-Freshman (ESPN), Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 19)
Career: Played in 53 games, making 52 starts at inside linebacker … 52 starts are second-most in school history and fifth-most by a Big Ten player ... made 367 tackles, ranking No. 9 all-time at UW ... logged 37.5 TFLs and 8.0 sacks ... recorded 10 interceptions, most by a linebacker in school history … led Badgers in tackles in 3 separate seasons (2015, 2016, 2018) ... part of senior class that went 42-12 (.778), including a 27-8 (.771) mark in Big Ten play and a 4-0 record in bowl games ... graduated with degree in life sciences communication in December 2018
2018 Season: Earned fourth letter, starting all 13 games at inside linebacker ... named a team captain ... led team with career-high 113 tackles, including team-best 11.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks ... made team-leading 3 interceptions and added 5 pass breakups ... recorded career-high 18 tackles vs. Minnesota on Nov. 24 ... had 14 tackles vs. Penn State on Nov. 10 ... logged 13 tackles at Northwestern on Oct. 27 ... made 10 tackles, including career-high 3.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack, at Michigan on Oct. 13 ... had 10 tackles and 2.0 TFLs in triple-overtime win at Purdue on Nov. 17 ... logged 9 tackles, 1.0 TFL, an interception and a fumble recovery vs. Miami in Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27 ... set career high with 2.0 sacks vs. Nebraska on Oct. 6
2017 Season: Earned third letter, starting all 14 games at inside linebacker ... logged 75 tackles, including 53 solo stops, 11.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks ... recorded 4 interceptions and 11 pass breakups ... contributed to unit that ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in pass efficiency defense (96.4) … notched 6 tackles vs. Miami in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 ... recorded 8 tackles and broke up 1 pass vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2 ... scored interception return touchdown and made 5 tackles vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... had 11 tackles, including 7 solo stops, 2.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack, and 1 pass breakup vs. Michigan on Nov. 18 ... recorded 7 tackles, including 6 solo stops and 2.5 TFLs, vs. Minnesota on Nov. 25 ... had 4 solo stops, including 1.0 TFL, vs. Purdue on Oct. 14 ... racked up 5 tackles, including 0.5 TFL, and intercepted a pass vs. Iowa on Nov. 13 ... made 9 tackles, including 6 solo stops, at Nebraska on Oct. 7 ... logged 6 tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. Northwestern on Sept. 30 ... recorded an interception and logged 1 tackle at BYU on Sept. 16 ... had 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1 interception and 3 pass breakups in season opener vs. Utah State on Sept. 1 ... recorded 6 tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack vs. Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9 ... recorded 2 tackles vs. Illinois on Oct. 28 ... notched 4 tackles and 1 pass breakup vs. Indiana on Nov. 4
2016 Season: Earned second letter, playing in 13 games with 12 starts … finished with a team-best 89 tackles, including 8.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks … also recorded 2 pass breakups and 3 interceptions ... had 10 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Western Michigan on Jan. 2, earning Defensive MVP honors … logged 11 tackles, including 8 solo stops and a career-best 2.0 TFLs, against Minnesota on Nov. 26 … had 11 tackles, 7 unassisted, at Michigan on Oct. 1 … also recorded 11 tackles vs. Georgia State on Sept. 17 … logged an interception, a sack and 1.0 TFL vs. Purdue on Nov. 19
2015 Season: Earned first letter, starting all 13 games at inside linebacker … part of unit that ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense (13.7 ppg) and No. 2 in total defense (268.5 ypg) ... led team with 84 tackles … logged 6.5 tackles for loss, forced a fumble and recorded four pass breakups … made 12 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, in Badgers debut vs. Alabama on Sept. 5 … recorded career-high 16 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a forced fumble, vs. Purdue on Oct. 17, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors … tallied nine total stops at Nebraska on Oct. 10 … had eight tackles, including 1.0 TFLs, vs. Northwestern on Nov. 21 … finished with seven total stops vs. Iowa on Oct. 3 … made six tackles vs. Minnesota on Nov. 28 … had four total tackles, including 1.0 TFL, in Holiday Bowl vs. USC on Dec. 30 … made five stops at Maryland on Nov. 7
2014 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals and Scout ... honorable mention all-state by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association as a junior and senior ... first-team All-North Suburban Conference and all-area pick as a junior and senior ... as a senior, posted 20 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks and an interception in only three games on defense, while throwing for 11 TDs in limited action on offense ... as a junior, threw for 1,789 yards and 19 touchdowns while rushing for 492 yards and another 11 scores ... finished career with 17-3 record as Lakes' starting quarterback, throwing for over 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns ... also ran for 854 yards and 16 TDs in two seasons as QB ... also lettered four years in basketball and two in baseball ... high school coach was Luke Mertens
Personal: Parents are Cathy and Vince Edwards ... brother Lee Chiakas played rugby at Southern Illinois from 2006-08
