Career
• Played in 31 games, primarily handling kickoff duties.
• Averaged over 57 yards per kickoff.
2017
• Played in 12 games.
• Averaged 59.3 yards per kickoff with 13 touchbacks.
• Had two punts against Western Michigan, putting one inside the 20.
• Also played multiple games as the holder when Chad Beebe was injured.
2016
• Took a redshirt season.
2015
• Played the first eight games of the year, serving as NIU’s kick-off specialist.
• Booted 30 kick-offs for 3,000 yards.
• Averaged 53.3 yards per kick-off.
• Tallied three touchbacks.
• Made two tackles on the season.
• Recorded a solo stop in the season opener against UNLV (9-5).
• Had an assisted tackle the next week versus Murray State (9-12).
2014
• Appeared in 11 games, serving as NIU’s primary kickoff specialist.
• Led the Huskies with 50 kickoffs for 2,920 yards and a team-high average of 58.4 yards per kickoff.
• Recorded 11 touchbacks on the year.
• Named Co-NIU Special Teams Player of the Week following the win at Eastern Michigan (10-25), where he averaged 60.8 yards on five kickoffs and had two touchbacks.
• Attempted his first career field goal against Presbyterian (8-28).
• Made his first career tackle at UNLV (9-13).
2013
• Appeared in one game as a true freshman.
• Handled a kickoff at Massachusetts (11-2).
High School
• Four-year letterwinner at Kettle Moraine High School.
• Totaled 117 tackles and eight interceptions in his career.
• Forced three fumbles and recovered five in four seasons.
• Posted 35 tackles and six interceptions as a senior.
• Recorded 30 stops in his junior season.
Personal
• Born Nov. 15, 1994, in Waukesha, Wis.
• Son of William and Susan Orne.
• Nursing major.
ORNE'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 1, three times, last vs. Murray State, 9-12-15
Kickoffs: 10, vs. Ball State, 11-9-17
KO Average: 62.6, at Central Michigan, 11-24-17
