Sawyer Schilke

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
234
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kearney, Neb.
High School:
Kearney

AT KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Bearcats under head coach Brandon Cool... Regarded as the 46th-best inside linebacker in the Class of 2025 and the eighth-best overall prospect in the state of Nebraska by ESPN... Finished high school career with 207 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 11 sacks... Set the school record for career TFLs… Tallied 114 tackles during his senior campaign... Earned Super State first team honors as a junior and senior from the Lincoln Journal Star, while he was a first team all-state performer both years by the Omaha World-Herald... Rushed for 163 yards and eight touchdowns during his prep career... Also competed in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Sawyer Schilke (pronounced shul-KEY) was born May 9, 2007, in St. Louis, Missouri... Son of Casey Schilke... Plans on majoring in business.