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- Height:
- 6-5
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- Weight:
- 245
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
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- High School:
- Neuqua Valley
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- Position:
- DL
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- gp
- 11
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- tk
- 60.0
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- sac
- 8.5
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- int
- 2
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- ffum
- 2
Bio
2023
- AFCA First Team All-America
- D3football.com First Team All-America
- Associated Press First Team All-America
- D3 Region 6 Defensive Player of the Year
- First Team D3 All-Region
- WIAC Defensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-WIAC
- Started in all 11 games
- Recorded 60 total tackles; 35 solo
- Recorded 8.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss
- Recorded one fumble recovery and 2 fumbles forced
- Recorded 2 interceptions
- Recorded 6 pass breakups
- Team MVP
2022
- AFCA First Team All-America
- AP Second Team All-America
- D3football.com Third Team All-America
- WIAC Defensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-WIAC
- Started in all 10 games
- Recorded 58 total tackles; 26 solo
- Recorded 9 sacks and 12 tackles for loss
- Recorded one fumble recovery and 2 pass breakups
- Recorded one interception returned for 4 yards
- Recorded 10 tackles, 1 sack, and one tackle for loss in a win against #14 UW-River Falls
- Recorded 7 tackles, 1 sack, and 1.5 tackles for loss in a win against #3 UW-Whitewater
- WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll
- Team MVP
2021
- Team Captain
- Started in all 5 games he played
- Recorded 40 tackles with 16 solo tackles
- Recorded 2 sacks and 7 tackles for loss
- Recorded a single fumble recovery
- Recorded an interception that was returned for 10 yards
2019
- Appeared in 6 games
- Recorded 2 tackles with 2 solo tackles
Career Highs:
Tackles: 10 vs. UW-River Falls 10/15/22
Tackles for Loss: 3.5 at UW-Stout 10/29/22
Sacks: 3 at UW-Stout 10/29/22
Touchdowns: 2 at Dubuque 9/9/23
Parents: Chuck and Julie Blazek
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Last Updated: 12/7/23
Recent games
Season Statistics
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Career Stats: Passing
Career Stats: Rushing
Career Stats: Receiving
Career Stats: Kicking
Career Stats: Punting
Career Stats: Returns
Career Stats: All-Purpose
Career Stats: Scoring
Career Stats: Defense
Splits Stats: Passing
Splits Stats: Rushing
Splits Stats: Receiving
Splits Stats: Kicking
Splits Stats: Punting
Splits Stats: Returns
Splits Stats: All-Purpose
Splits Stats: Scoring
Splits Stats: Defense
News mentions
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. Blazek joins just a handful of Pioneers in history who have signed with a National Football League team.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek added another postseason honor on Friday afternoon when he was named to the 2023 Associated Press (AP) Division III All-America First Team.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team has been named to the 2023 D3Football.com All-America First Team, it was announced on Friday evening.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team has been named one of six finalists for the NCAA Division III Cliff Harris Award it was announced on Friday afternoon.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – For the second straight year, senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team was named American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-American First Team it was announced on Monday.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Five members of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team earned D3football.com All-Region 6 honors on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Justin Blazek was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, while Sam Smith, Tyler Bacon, Aidan Tyk, and Colton Ingram also earned honors for the Pioneers defense.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team was named a semifinalist for the 2023 Gagliardi Trophy presented by Stearns Bank it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (7-4) defeated the Augustana College Vikings (8-3) 36-10 in the third annual Culver’s Isthmus Bowl held at the Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Isthmus Bowl takes the top remaining team in both the WIAC and CCIW conferences that did not earn an NCAA Division III berth.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Eleven members of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team received All-WIAC recognition on Thursday, highlighted by Kwik Trip Defensive Player of the Year winner Justin Blazek and Kwik Trip Co-Special Teams Player of the Year in Andrew Schweigert. Seven Pioneers earned First Team honors, tied for the most in program history, to along with one Second Team, two Honorable Mentions, and one All-Sportsmanship.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Football Team (6-4, 4-3 WIAC) defeated UW-Stout (4-6, 2-5 WIAC) 41-24 on Senior Day at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team defeated the UW-Oshkosh Titans 22-7 Saturday in Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium. The victory marks the first win for the Pioneers (5-4, 3-3 WIAC) over the Titans (5-4, 3-3 WIAC) since 2013.
WHITEWATER, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (4-4, 2-3 WIAC) fell 45-23 Saturday to No. 5 nationally ranked UW-Whitewater (7-1, 4-1 WIAC) at Perkins Stadium. With the win, the Warhawks reclaimed the Miners Axe in the George Chryst Memorial Bowl.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – After a slow start, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (4-3, 2-2 WIAC) scored 47 unanswered points to defeat the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds (2-5, 1-3 WIAC) 47-14 Saturday afternoon at Carson Park. The Pioneers defense scored the final two touchdowns off a fumble recovery and an interception.
PLATTEVILLE, WIS. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team kept fans on the edge of their seats through four lead changes at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In the end, the No. 6 nationally ranked UW-La Crosse Eagles (5-1, 3-0) held on for a 21-17 win over the Pioneers (3-3, 1-2).
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team suffered a 27-16 defeat at UW-River Falls in its Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener at Smith Stadium at Ramer Field. Trailing 21-3 in the third quarter, the Pioneers combined consecutive touchdown passes along with an interception to cut the Falcons’ lead to 21-16 going into the fourth quarter.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Senior Justin Blazek of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team was named a semifinalist for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy, it was announced earlier this week by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team (2-1) suffered its first loss of the season to Michigan Tech (2-0) Saturday. The Pioneers fell 24-20 to the Huskies in the home opener at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.
DUBUQUE, Iowa – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team etched another win into the Battle of the Bridge trophy with a 35-19 victory over the University of Dubuque Saturday night at Chalmers Field. In the teams’ first meeting since 2015, the Pioneers (2-0 overall) took the lead five minutes into the game and never trailed the Spartans (0-2 overall).
PLYMOUTH, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team kicked off the 2023 season Thursday night with a showstopping performance at Lakeland University. After putting 56 points on the board in the first half, the Pioneers went on to win 80-13, breaking the 53-year old program record of 70 points scored in a single game, set in 1970 against UW-Stout. The win also marks the team’s first season opener victory since 2019.
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