23 Joey Kropp
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 195
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Arlington Heights, Ill.
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- High School:
- Rolling Meadows
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- Position:
- DB
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- Major:
- Business
Career Stats | DEFENSE | PUNT RETURNS | KICKOFF RETURNS | |||||||||||
YEAR | GP | SOLO | ASST. | TOTAL | INT | NO. | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | NO. | YDS | AVG | LONG |
2011 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 430 | 21.5 | 78 |
2012 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 177 | 17.7 | 37 |
2013 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 24 | 277 | 11.5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 50 |
CAREER | 30 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 3 | 32 | 358 | 11.2 | 41 | 1 | 32 | 670 | 20.9 | 78 |
Career Single-Game Highs (through 2013) | ||
CATEGORY | NO. | OPPONENT / DATE |
Tackles | 10 | at Illinois College on Oct. 12, 2013 |
Interceptions | 1 | Three Times (last vs. Carroll University on Oct. 5, 2013) |
Kickoff Return Yards | 113 | at Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 3, 2011 |
Punt Return Yards | 119 | vs. Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 7, 2013 |
Awards | |
YEAR | AWARDS |
2011 | 1st varsity letter |
2012 | 2nd varsity letter |
2013 | 3rd varsity letter Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week (Nov. 4) |
Other Notables | |
YEAR | NOTES |
2011 | Played in every game Led the team in kickoff return average and ranked second on the squad in kickoff returns and yards Posted the sixth-highest kickoff return yardage total in team history Returned a kickoff for a team-high 78 yards at Concordia University of Chicago on Sept. 3 Recorded first career reception against Illinois College on Sept. 17 Made first career tackle on a kickoff return against Monmouth College on Oct. 15 |
2012 | Appeared in every game for the second
straight season Served as the team's holder for field goals and extra points Led the Foresters in punt returns and yards and ranked second in kickoff returns and yards Finished fifth on the squad in all-purpose yards Season yards-per-punt-return average ranks sixth in program history Had a season-long 37-yard kickoff return in opener at Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 1 Recorded a tackle against Lawrence University on Sept. 8 and at Grinnell College on Sept. 15 Had a 23-yard punt return at Carroll on Sept. 29 and a season-long 25-yarder against Cornell on Oct. 20 |
2013 | Started every game at safety and served
as the team's primary punt returner Ranked eighth on the team in tackles Made at least two tackles in all but one game and five or more five times Season punt return totals rank third in team history in yards, fourth in returns, and sixth in average Returned four punts for 119 yards in season opener against Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 7 Recorded first career interception against Grinnell College on Sept. 21 Also picked off a pass at Knox College on Sept. 28 and in Homecoming victory over Carroll University on Oct. 5 Had a season-high 10 tackles at Illinois College on Oct. 12 Made five tackles in back-to-back road games at Cornell College on Oct. 26 and Ripon College on Nov. 2 Also had a 41-yard punt return touchdown and 50-yard kickoff return at Ripon College on Nov. 2 Finished year ranked first in team history with 11.2 yards per punt return and 358 punt return yards in his career |