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44 Dexter Larsen

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Blair, Neb.
  • Highschool Blair HS

Biography

2024: Started all 11 games for the Wildcat defense at linebacker for the third straight season, led the wildcats with 78 tackles, had eight tackles for loss (30 yards), 2.5 sacks (15 yards), and one interception...named First Team NSIC All-Confernece First Team...ranked eighth in the NSIC in tackles per game...tied season high 11 tackles and had 3.5 tackles for loss (five yards) vs. #11 Minnesota State (9/14/24)...credited with 11 tackles in homecoming win vs. Minot State (10/5/24)...had one interception return for a touchdown and five tackles at MSU Moorhead (9/5/24)...credited with nine tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (two yards), and 0.5 sacks (two yards) vs. Sioux Falls (10/26/24)...Earned NSIC All-Academic Team for third straight season and CSC Academic All-District.

2023: Named All-NSIC First Team and D2CCA All-Super Region 4 First Team after leading Wildcat defense in tackles with 91...tied for second in the NSIC in tackles per game (8.3), tied for third with two forced fumbles and tied for fourth with two fumble recoveries...also had four sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss and one interception...had season high 15 tackles vs. #12 Augustana (10/28/23)...recorded eight tackles with a 20 yard fumble return for touchdown at Concordia-St. Paul (11/11/23)...credited with 10 tackles vs. #17 Minnesota Duluth (10/7/23)...made eight tackles with one sack, one forced fumble and one interception vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/16/23)...received NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors and was voted College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

2022:  Started all 12 games at mike linebacker and was second on the team in total tackles with 63...also played special teams and was long snapper on punts...tied for second in NSIC with three forced fumbles and also had 5.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, one interception and two pass breakups...made season-high nine tackles vs. Minnesota State (10/8)...recorded eight tackles at Winona State (10/1) and at #24 Augustana (10/15)...had five solo tackles, one sack and one interception at #25 Sioux Falls (11/5)...credited with seven tackles and one sack vs. Concordia-St. Paul (9/24)...earned NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors and was voted CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.

2021: Appeared in 11 games at reserve linebacker and long snapper on special teams...finished the season with 11 total tackles and 1.0 tackle for a loss (3 yds)...had a season high five tackles and 1.0 tackle for a loss (3 yds) vs. Minot State (09/18/21)...recorded two tackles vs. Winona State (10/02/21) and Sioux Falls (11/06/21).

High School: Graduated from Blair High School... was a three year starter in football at running back and linebacker for the Bears…was a 1,000-yard rusher all three years and closed high school career with 3,896 yards and 47TD’s, averaging 125.7 yards per game and 5.9 yards per carry…earned Class B All-State honors as a junior and senior and was a three-time All-District  and All-Eastern Midlands Conference selection…as a senior, rushed for 1,212 yards (7.0 per carry) with 22 TD’s and had another 246 yards receiving on 20 catches with two scores…at linebacker, had 57 tackles in 10 games with two interceptions and one fumble recovery…rushed for 1,329 yards as a junior and 1,355 yards during sophomore season…was a state wrestling qualifier last year and two time letter winner in baseball…three-time Academic All-Conference selection.

Personal: son of Nate and Reita Larsen...born July 20, 2002...majoring in exercise science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'11" 200 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'10" 205 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    5'10" 215 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2024Senior

    Linebacker
    5'10" 215 lbs
    44