Honors and Awards
2020: All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches), Academic All-Big Ten
2019: Lowman Trophy winner
2018: Academic All-Big Ten
2017: Academic All-Big Ten
Notable:Â Former linebacker made switch to fullback prior to 2018 season
Career: Played in 28 games with 13 starts at fullback ... logged 38 carries for 109 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns ... caught 14 passes for 105 yards and 3 TDs ... graduated in December 2020 with bachelor’s degree in personal finance
2020 Season: Earned third letter, starting all 7 games at fullback ... rushed 19 times for 45 yards with 1 touchdown ... tallied 8 receptions for 58 yards and 3 touchdowns ... scored 1 rushing and 1 receiving touchdown at Michigan on Nov. 14 ... caught 10-yard touchdown pass in season opener vs. Illinois on Oct. 23 ... grabbed 14-yard touchdown pass vs. Wake Forest in Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30
2019 Season:Â Earned second letter, playing 12 games with 7 starts at fullback ... logged 15 carries for 51 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns ... caught 6 passes for 47 yards ... scored first touchdown of career on 1-yard run vs. Purdue on Nov. 23 ... scored TD on a 2-yard run vs. Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... recorded career highs for receptions (3) and receiving yards (30) at Minnesota on Nov. 30
2018 Season:Â Earned first letter, playing in 9 games ... saw action on special teams and at fullback ... logged 4 carries for 13 yards ... carried twice for 6 yards vs. New Mexico on Sept. 8 ... had 2 carries for 7 yards vs. Illinois on Oct. 20 ... made Badgers debut vs. Western Kentucky on Aug. 31
2017 Season: Did not play due to injury
2016 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star prospect by 247 Sports, Rivals and Scout … first-team all-state as both a linebacker and running back by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and Associated Press as a senior, rushing for 1,740 yards and 29 touchdowns while logging 184 tackles, 22 TFLs, 2 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 3 interceptions … 2015 WFCA Defensive Player of the Year … named 2015 John Anderson Award winner as state’s top senior linebacker … named league’s offensive and defensive MVP by Big Rivers Conference … three-time first-team All-Big Rivers selection … three-year team captain … won state wrestling title at 195 lbs. as a junior, not surrendering a single point during state tournament and finishing season with 45-0 record … finished third at state at 152 lbs. as a sophomore … four-year Academic All-State selection … National Honor Society … high school coach was Joe LaBuda
Personal: Parents are Randy and Bobbie Stokke … brother, Neico, played football at Minnesota State
