Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

2023 NIU Football Roster

5 Gabriel Amegatcher

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Cornerback
  • Hometown Romeoville, Ill.
  • High School Lockport Township
  • Prev School Nebraska-Kearney

Biography

PRIOR TO NIU (2018-22 at Nebraska-Kearney)
2022 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 11 games at cornerback ... made 18 tackles, seven solo ... broke up eight passes, forced a fumble and had a tackle for loss … recorded six tackles, three solo, with a pass break up versus Emporia State … in the season opener versus Missouri Southern State, had two solo stops, a forced fumble and a pass break up … made at least one tackle in every game … tallied three tackles, two solo, and two PBUs in the season finale at Northeastern State … team finished 8-3 on the year.

2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 13 games ... one of UNK's top corners ... also on several special teams units ... 11 tackles (eight solo) ... three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one interception ... three solo stops in win vs. Northeastern State ... two tackles in wins at Pitt State and Central Missouri ... picked off a pass and had two PBU's against the Gorillas ... forced a fumble at Northwest Missouri ... solo tackle in NCAA loss at Angelo … Lopers finished 10-3 on the year and advanced to the second round of the Division II Playoffs … MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... an officer on UNK's SAAC including serving as president.

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore): Reserve corner ... appeared in both of UNK's fall wins, the only games played ... had a tackle, pass breakup and interception in the 2020 fall Blue/Gold scrimmage ... named UNK's Homecoming King in October 2020 (voted by the student body).

2019 (Redshirt Freshman): Reserve in the secondary ... missed some time due to injury ... credited with two solo tackles and a pass break up on the season … MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Freshman): Redshirted ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... three solo tackles in the 2019 spring game

HIGH SCHOOL
As a senior, second-team All-Southwest Suburban Conference at defensive back ... 36 tackles (20 solo) ... played cornerback and wide receiver … three-year letterman in football ... four-year letterman in track … served as president of the senior class …
 
PERSONAL
Son of Bernice and Henry Amegatcher … birthday is April 28 … plans to major in sports management.
 

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

    CB
    6'2" 195 lbs
  • 5

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Cornerback
    6'2" 195 lbs
    5