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2016 Football Roster

8 Ladell Fleming

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 236
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position DE
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Julian

Biography

Career
•    Contributor each of his four seasons and became a starter as a senior.
•    Played in 47 career games with 103 total tackles, 7.5 quarterback sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss. 
•    Enjoyed his most productive season as senior. 

2016
• Played in all 12 games as a starting “Huskie” defensive end. 
• Finished the season with a career best 40 tackles, 23 solo.
• Tied career high of six tackles at Wyoming (9-3) with two solo and four assists.
• Recorded two five-tackle games - at Western Michigan (10-8) and at Eastern Michigan (11-16).
• Ranked second on the team with a career-high four sacks on the season, including two versus Central Michigan (10-15) and one at Western Michigan and at Kent State (11-25).
• His six tackles for loss tied for third on the team. 


2015
• Played in all 14 games with one start.
• Tallied 5.5 tackles for loss as a reserve pass-rusher.
• Tied for second on the Huskies with 3.0 sacks.
• Finished with 31 total tackles, 18 solo.
• Set a career high with six tackles and had a TFL at Boston College (9-26).
• Awarded with his first career start at defensive end against Ball State (10-10).
• Tallied a career-high two sacks in the win at Miami (10-17).
• Made five tackles with a TFL in the victory at No. 20 Toledo (11-3).
• Tied his career high with six total tackles and added a sack in the MAC Championship Game against Bowling Green (12-4).
• Finished with seven multi-tackle games.

2014
• Appeared in 12 games as a versatile defensive front-seven player.
• Tallied 24 tackles on the season, with 10 solo and 14 assisted.
• Teamed up with Jason Meehan for his first career sack at Northwestern (9-6).
• Also set a career-high with five tackles in that victory at Northwestern (9-6).
• Matched that tally with five stops in the MAC Championship Game triumph over Bowling Green (12-5).
• Had five other multi-tackle games, with four stops at Arkansas (9-20).

2013

• Appeared in nine games as a member of multiple special teams units and as a reserve linebacker.
• Named NIU Special Teams Co-Player of the Week for the Massachusetts (11-2) game.
• Earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors versus Toledo (11-20).
• Recorded his first forced fumble and had a season-best four tackles against the Minutemen.
• Made his first career tackle at Purdue (9-28).

2012
• Redshirted.
• Earned the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week honor after the Kansas (9-22) game.
• Named Special Teams Scout Player of the Week following the Army (9-15) contest.

High School
• Led team with 115 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions to earn all-conference honors.
• Earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior.
• Also a member of Julian's wrestling team, where he won the Chicago City Championship as a sophomore.

Personal
• Born Feb. 1, 1994, in Chicago, Ill.
• Son of Benita McBride.
• Communications and media studies major.

FLEMING'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles:
6, three times, last at Wyoming, 9-3-16
Sacks: 2.0, twice, last vs. CMU, 10-15-16
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, twice, last vs. CMU, 10-15-16
Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-17-15

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2012Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 194 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 194 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2014Redshirt Sophomore

    LB
    224 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2015Redshirt Junior

    DE
    6'0" 236 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Redshirt Senior

    DE
    6'0" 236 lbs
    8