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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Illinois State
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  NOV 14 MISSOURI VALLEY PLATER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State - The top-ranked Jackrabbits had a hard time slowing down the Redbird senior, who set a career-best with four tackles for loss and tied his career high with three sacks, matching the mark he set earlier this season against Valparaiso. He also recorded the first interception of his stellar career at Illinois State, while finishing with 10 total tackles and a pass breakup against the Jacks. With that performance, he upped his season totals to a MVFC leading 10.5 sacks and 17.0 TFLs. - Missouri Valley Football

(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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  OCT 24 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State, 6-2, 220, Jr., Norseland, Minnesota (IMG Academy/Minnesota),...Annexstad put together his best day as a Redbird and led his team to a gritty 27-21 road win at Indiana State. The transfer from Minnesota completed 24-of-38 pass attempts for a career-best 274 yards and accounted for four touchdowns for the Redbirds in their victory over the Sycamores. Annexstad scored twice on the ground on runs of nine and three yards, respectively, and threw a pair of touchdowns passes in the win for Illinois State. His first TD pass of the day was a 56-yarder to Jalen Carr and his second was an 18-yarder to his older brother, Brock. Annexstad and the Redbirds scored on each of the team's first three possessions of the game and never looked back to improve to 5-2 on the year and 3-1 in league play. - Missouri Valley Football

(DS#37 QB) rSr/2024 QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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  Zack Annexstad ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to his brother, Brock, in Illinois State's 27-21 victory over Indiana State on Saturday. The Redbirds (5-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) took a 20-0 lead in the first quarter on Annexstad's 9-yard run and his touchdown passes of 56 yards to Jalen Carr and 18 yards to Brock Annexstad. But they would need the quarterback's 3-yard run to cap a drive early in the fourth quarter to give them a 27-14 lead, enough to win despite Cade Chambers' 67-yard touchdown throw Dante Hendrix with just over 10 minutes remaining. The Sycamores (1-6, 0-4) drove from their own 7-yard line to the Illinois State 26 before Keondre Jackson made an end zone interception with four seconds left. Zack Annexstad was 24 of 38 for 274 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Wenkers Wright had 36 carries for 180 yards with Carr finishing with 99 yards receiving. Chambers was 14-of-33 passing for 201 yards, two TDs and a pick. Hendrix had 107 yards receiving. - Illinois State/AP College Football

(DS#37 QB) rSr/2024 QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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  10/18/22 - Victor Dawson, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 5-11, 220 (DS#999 RB) + More +

  OCT 17 NEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Victor Dawson, Merrimack, Running Back, R-Fr., 6-0, 225, Akron, OH/Archbishop Hoban, Week 6 Stats: 124 rush yards, 22 rushes, 5.6 ypc, 2 TD rushes,...Dawson takes home NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in as many weeks. The redshirt-freshman running back ran for 128 yards and had four touchdown rushes on 19 carries for Merrimack, which won its fourth-straight game and improved to 3-0 in NEC play with a 54-17 win over Wagner. Dawson, who nearly doubled his five league-best rushing touchdowns in one game alone, is tied for eighth in the FCS in the category with nine this season. In addition, the four rushing touchdowns are the most by a NEC player in a game this season. - NEC Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2026 RB Victor Dawson, Illinois State
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  10/18/22 - Victor Dawson, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 5-11, 220 (DS#999 RB) + More +

  OCT 17 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Victor Dawson, MC (RB, R-Fr.),...Dawson was also named the NEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after he rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries against Wagner. The redshirt-freshman running back's four rushing touchdowns are the most for a NEC player in a game this season. - NEC Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2026 RB Victor Dawson, Illinois State
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  SEPT 26 FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Mason Kaplan, Valparaiso, QB, R-Fr., 6-3, 220, Peachtree Corners, Georgia,...After entering the game with Valpo trailing 14-0, Kaplan helped the Beacons knock off defending PFL co-champion San Diego 28-21 – just their second win in the series since 2003. Kaplan scored on a two-yard run midway through the second quarter and passed for two- and 44-yard touchdowns in the second half. He finished with 146 yards of total offense, completing four of six passes. Honorable Mention: Vinson Davis, WR/RS, Charleston Southern; Sam Franklin, RB, UT Martin; Gevani McCoy, QB, Idaho; Joshua Pitsenberger, RB, Yale. - STATS FCS Football

(DS#999 ILB) rSr/2026 ILB Mason Kaplan, Illinois State
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  Zack Annexstad threw for 180 yards and his team's only touchdown, leading Illinois State to a 12-10 victory over South Dakota on Saturday. Trailing 10-6 late in the third quarter, Annexstad threw to Jerome Buckner for 41 yards and a first down at the South Dakota 3-yard line. Three plays later Annexstad hit Tanner Taula with a 2-yard scoring pass and the Redbirds led 12-10 after the PAT was missed. South Dakota's Eddie Ogamba missed a 43-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter and neither team drove inside the opponent's 40-yard line the rest of the game. Shomari Lawrence had 75 yards rushing for South Dakota (1-5, 0-3 MVFC), which had 132 yards on the ground and 117 yards passing for a total of 249. Illinois State (4-2, 2-1) passed for 180 yards and ran for 84, a total of 264 yards total offense. - Illinois State/AP College Football

(DS#37 QB) rSr/2024 QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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  10/15/22 - Victor Dawson, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 5-11, 220 (DS#999 RB) + More +

  Victor Dawson ran for four scores, Tyvon Edmonds Jr. added two more and Merrimack cashed in with six second-half touchdowns in beating winless Wagner 54-17 on Saturday. Wagner led 14-12 at halftime but the Warriors (5-2, 3-0 Northeast Conference) scored 21 points in each of the final two quarters to win their fourth straight game. Merrimack scored on six of their seven second-half drives. Dawson had three short runs for touchdowns plus a 34-yarder. He finished with 128 yards on 19 carries. Edmonds also had 19 carries for 140 yards and two short TDs runs. Merrimack finished with 309 yards rushing and Gavin McCusker threw for 181 yards and a score. Three Seahawks (0-6, 0-2) combined to go 21-of-30 passing for 229 yards. - AP College Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2026 RB Victor Dawson, Illinois State
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  10/14/22 - Victor Dawson, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 5-11, 220 (DS#999 RB) + More +

  OCT 3 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Victor Dawson, MC (RB, R-Fr.),...Dawson ran it home from four yards out to tie up the game before teammate Lliam Davis knocked down the extra point to lead Merrimack to a come-from-behind 24-23 league win over LIU on Saturday. The redshirt-freshman running back racked up 110 rushing yards on a game-best 22 carries. - NEC Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2026 RB Victor Dawson, Illinois State
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  10/13/22 - Victor Dawson, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 5-11, 220 (DS#999 RB) + More +

  OCT 10 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Victor Dawson, Merrimack, Running Back, R-Fr., 6-0, 225, Akron, OH/Archbishop Hoban, Week 6 Stats: 124 rush yards, 22 rushes, 5.6 ypc, 2 TD rushes,...Dawson, a redshirt-freshman, scored two timely touchdowns in a Merrimack come-from-behind win at Duquesne to earn NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career. The running back rushed 22 times for season-high 124 yards, including a season-best carry of 28 yards. A native of Akron, OH, Dawson's first touchdown, a nine-yard run, helped tie up the game before halftime at 14-14. In the third quarter, he tacked on an insurance score for the Warriors on the first play of Merrimack's seventh drive after running it in from 18 yards. Dawson has registered at least one touchdown rush in four of six games and is the NEC's leader in the category with six this season. - NEC Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2026 RB Victor Dawson, Illinois State
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  10/13/22 - Victor Dawson, rSr/2026, Illinois State, 5-11, 220 (DS#999 RB) + More +

  OCT 10 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Victor Dawson, MC (RB, R-Fr.),...Dawson, who was also tabbed the NEC Offensive Player of the Week, rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries to lead Merrimack to a 2-0 start to NEC play with a victory at Duquesne. The redshirt-freshman running back helped tie the game before halftime with his first score - a nine-yard run - before he carried it 18 yards to the end zone for an insurance tally late in the third stanza. - NEC Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2026 RB Victor Dawson, Illinois State
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  OCT 9 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State - Annexstad had his best game as a Redbird in ISU's big 23-21 road win over UNI Saturday night. Annexstad completed 29 passes for a career-best 257 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 24 yards on the ground on six attempts. He got the Redbirds off to a good start, finding tight end Bryson Deming for a 3-yard touchdown on the team's opening drive of the game. Annexstad was also cool under pressure all game, helping the Redbirds convert 13-of-20 third-down conversions and 2-of-2 on fourth down, one of which he picked up on a sneak. - Missouri Valley Football

(DS#37 QB) rSr/2024 QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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  OCT 3 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr. (Freeport, Ill./Freeport HS),...Linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh was all over the field against Southern Illinois on Saturday night. The senior captain tied his career high with 14 tackles against the Salukis and finished the game with a sack and 3.5 TFLs. The double-digit tackle effort was his third in four games for the Redbirds and he extended his streak of games with three or more TFLs to three games straight. He now leads the Redbirds in tackles (44), sacks (6) and TFLs (10.5) on the season, with the sack and TFL numbers already setting career season bests. - Missouri Valley Football

(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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  SEPT 12 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State - Annexstad led the Redbirds to a 28-21 victory over Valparaiso in the home opener for the Redbirds on Saturday night. The former Golden Gopher accounted for three touchdowns and passed for 196 yards in the victory for ISU. He completed nearly 64 percent of his passes against the Beacons, and completed passes to nine different receivers. Annexstad had touchdown passes of 35 yards to Nigel White and 23 yards to Bryson Deming and also ran one in from eight yards out to lead the Redbirds to victory. - Missouri Valley Football

(DS#37 QB) rSr/2024 QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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  SEPT 19 MISSOURI VALLEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State, 6-3, 235, Sr., Freeport, Ill. (Freeport HS),...Linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh once again disrupted the game for the Redbird defense, which was dominant in a 35-7 win over rival Eastern Illinois on Saturday night. Vandenburgh's final line was extremely balanced, as he led the team with eight tackles, added a sack, three TFLs, recovered a fumble, had a pass breakup that led to an interception for a touchdown and was credited with two quarterback hurries. In total, the Redbird defense forced five turnovers on the night (3 INT, 2 FR), recorded four sacks and had 11 TFLs. - Missouri Valley Football

(DS#18 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State
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