2022 Football Roster

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14 Sam Taviani

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 208
  • Class Senior
  • Position DB
  • Hometown Downers Grove, Ill.
  • Highschool Downers Grove North

Biography

2022
  • Started 14 games at outside linebacker
  • Made 80 tackles (58 solo), ranking second on the team in total stops
  • Recorded 13 tackles for loss, four quarterback sacks, two interceptions and three pass breakups
  • Made career-high 11 tackles (seven solo) Oct. 29 vs. North Park
  • Tallied carer-high four tackles for loss Dec. 10 in national semifinal vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor
  • Second Team All-CCIW
2021
  • Started all 14 games at outside linebacker
  • Ranked second on team with 64 tackles (43 solo), including 6.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback sack
  • Totaled season-high 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss, Oct. 23 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
  • Intercepted a pass Sept. 11 vs. Aurora and broke up eight others
  • Second Team All-CCIW
2019
  • Appeared in 13 games at defensive back, making six starts
  • Made 24 tackles (16 solo), including 2.5 tackles for loss, and broke up three passes
  • Achieved season high of six tackles in wins over Carroll (Oct. 19) and Illinois Wesleyan (Nov. 9)
2018
  • Appeared in seven games as a backup at cornerback and on special teams
  • Made eight tackles (seven solo)
  • Recorded three tackles Nov. 10 in 55-12 win over Millikin
Major: Entrepreneurship

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 175 lbs
    35
  • 14

    2019Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 181 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2020Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 181 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 205 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2022Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 208 lbs
    14