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2025 NIU Football Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
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Kenna Harbison
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Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

97 Roy Williams

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 257
  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive End
  • Hometown Crestwood, Ill.
  • High School Alan B. Shepard

Biography

2024
• Started every game at defensive end as a junior. 
• Second team All-MAC selection after making 38 tackles, 22 solo with 6.5 sacks, two passed break-ups and a forced fumble. 
• His 6.5 sacks (for -22 yards) ranked second on the team. 
• Named to Phil Steele’s All-MAC third team. 
• Led NIU with a career-high six tackles, four solo, and a sack in win over Western Illinois (8/31).
• Tied his career-high with six tackles at NC State (9/28), adding his second sack of the season.
• Had five tackles and a career-high 1.5 sacks in win over UMass (10/5).
• Collected sacks in back-to-back games against Miami (11/19) and Central Michigan (11/30) to close out the regular season.
• Made four tackles at Ball State (10/26).
• Contributed a sack, a forced fumble and a pass break-up in the win at Bowling Green (10/12).
• Registered three tackles versus Toledo (10/19). 
• Earned his second pass break-up to go with two tackles versus Akron (11/13). 

2023
• Made 24 tackles, 14 solo, at defensive end while playing in all 13 games with six starts.
• Started first five games of season and the Camellia Bowl game versus Arkansas State (12-23).
• Tied for second on the team with 3.5 quarterback sacks and third in tackles for loss (5.5).
• Credited with at least one tackle in every game with a season-high four versus Tulsa (9-23).
• Tallied a seven-yard sack and three solo tackles in win at Akron (10-7). 
• Earned the first sack of his career and broke up a pass in NIU’s season-opening win at Boston College (9-2). 
• Recorded half sacks in the Southern Illinois (9-9), Tulsa and Western Michigan (11-14) games.
• Posted a tackle for loss in the bowl win.
• Had a pair of stops at Toledo (9-30).

2022
•    Appeared in six games as a true freshman.
•    Reserve defensive end made his NIU debut at Tulsa (9-10) and saw action at Kentucky (9-24) and versus Toledo (10-8).
•    Returned to action against Central Michigan (11-2), Western Michigan (11-9) and Miami (11-16). 
•    Posted his one tackle on the year versus CMU.

HIGH SCHOOL
Honors and Awards
  • All-county, All-Region and All-State (2018)
  • Team captain (2020, 2021)
  • Team MVP (2018)
  • First team all-conference (2019, 2021)
  • Second team all-conference (2018)
Team Stats
  • 2021: 5-5 overall
  • 2020: 5-1 overall, undefeated in conference (5-0)
  • 2019: 6-5 overall
  • 2018: 8-3 overall
Academics & Involvement
  • Participated in Wrestling (2019)

PERSONAL
  • A health sciences major. 

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    DE
    6'5" 234 lbs
  • 97

    2022Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'6" 246 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'6" 261 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2024Junior

    Defensive End
    6'6" 251 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2025Senior

    Defensive End
    6'6" 257 lbs
    97