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2020 NIU Football Roster

Randy Mascharka
Ken Lanese
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Lon Horwedel

55 Weston Kramer

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 290
  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Tackle
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Marmion Academy

Biography

2019
• Started 11 of 12 games played at defensive tackle.
• Ranked second among interior linemen in tackles with 23.
• Recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, tallying a half tackle for loss in five different games.
• Amassed a season-high four tackles, all assists, and a 0.5 TFL at Central Michigan (11-2).
• Totaled nine solo tackles, including two each at Nebraska (9-14), Ball State (10-5) and Eastern Michigan (11-19).
• Third-team All-MAC selection by Pro Football Focus.

2018
• Started the last 13 games of the season at defensive tackle.
• Led all interior defensive linemen in tackles with career-best 38 and added 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
• Tallied at least two tackles in 11 of the Huskies’ 14 games.
• Knocked down a pass and combined with Sutton Smith on a tackle for loss in the MAC Championship game win over Buffalo (11-30).
• Totaled 1.5 tackles for loss, including a sack, against Utah (9-8).
• Recorded a career-high seven tackles at Ball State (10-6) with half a tackle for loss.
• Had four tackles and was in on a TFL versus Toledo (11-7).
• Made five tackles in the Miami game (11-14) and recorded three solo stops at Western Michigan (11-20).
• Broke up a pass at Eastern Michigan (9-29).
• Registered three tackles with one for loss at Florida State (9-22), and had three stops versus Central Michigan (9-15) and in the bowl game versus UAB (12-18).

2017
• Saw action in every game at defensive tackle as a true freshman. 
• Recorded 2.5 tackles for losses of 10 yards on the year. 
• Tallied two or more tackles in six games. 
• Posted a breakout game versus Ball State (11-9) with a season-high five tackles, his first career sack, and 1.5 tackles for minus nine yards. 
• Made three tackles in the Quick Lane Bowl versus Duke (12-26). 
• Registered three tackles with a tackle for loss at Bowling Green (10-14). 
• Totaled at least one stop in eight games on the season. 

High School
• Recorded 134 total tackles, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 13 pass breakups and 40 tackles for loss during final two seasons. 
• Two-time state playoff participant during his senior and sophomore seasons. 
• As a sophomore, recorded 41 total tackles, two pass breakups and five tackles for loss. 
• Selected to all-conference, all-area and all-state teams as a senior and garnered all-state honorable mention recognition as a junior. 

Personal
• Born June 4, 1998 in Naperville, Ill.
• Son of Richard and Kristine Kramer.
• Undecided major.
• Father was inducted in the Grand Valley State University Hall of Fame for swimming.

Kramer's Single Game Career Highs
Total Tackles: 7 (Ball State 10-6-18)
Tackles for Loss: 1.5 (Ball State 11-9-17; Utah 9-8-18)
Sacks: 1 (Ball State 11-9-17; Utah 9-8-18)
Pass Breaks-Ups: 1 (EMU 9-29-18, UB 11-30-18)

Statistics

Season:
2020

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    DT
    6'1" 285 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Tackle
    6'1" 292 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2019Junior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'1" 290 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2020Senior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'1" 290 lbs
    55