92 Nate LaJoie
Nate LaJoie
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    280
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Sault Ste Marie, Mich.
  • High School:
    Sault Area
  • Position:
    DL
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    29.0
  • sac
    5.5
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    2

Bio

College: 2021: First Team All-GLIAC... Team Defensive Lineman of the Year...Team Iron Man Award... GLIAC All-Academic Team... Retuned as starting nose tackle... Despite battling injuries, played all 10 games and made 29.0 tackles, 10 solo tackles, and six tackles for loss... Recorded 5.5 sacks and forced two fumbles... Averaged 2.9 tackles per game... 2020: Cancelled (Covid19)... 2019: Played in all 10 games for Tech... GLIAC All-Academic Team... Led the GLIAC in total sacks with 8.5 and tied for second in the conference in total tackles for a loss... Combined for 54 total tackles and averaged 5.4 tackles per game and his sacks/tackles for loss resulted in 68 negative yards for opponents... In addition, LaJoie also recovered a fumble during the 2019 season... Had a season best nine tackles, 2.5 sacks, and four tackles for a loss at Saginaw Valley State (Sep. 21)... In addition to being chosen for the Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 and All-American honors, LaJoie was an All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team Honoree and was a D2CCA All-Super Region 3 First Team pick... Received three Tech team awards, including the Fred Baird Memorial Outstanding Defensive Player award, Defensive Lineman of the Year, and was the Iron Man Award recipient... 2018: Appeared in all 10 games for Tech... Had a career high 30 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss... Forced one fumble on the year... Career high six tackles against Ferris State (Oct. 6) and forced the fumble in the season finale against Northwood (Nov. 10)... 2017: Squad Member... 2016: Appeared in one game a recorded a solo tackle against Walsh in the season opener (Sept. 3)... 2015: Redshirted...

High School: Played at Sault Area High School … Named to UP Dream Team as a defensive end and was runner-up in UP Defensive Player of the Year voting … Was All-UP as a junior … Helped team to playoff appearances in 2012 and 2013 … Finished career with 192 tackles... Also participated in wrestling and baseball …Was the UP Wrestling Champion in the 215 weight class … Set a school record for pins on the mat.

Personal: Majoring in Computer Science...Parents are Kenneth and Michelle...Two siblings, Brandon (20), Adam (17)...Birthday is September 19.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 10 5
Assists 19 14
Tackles 29.0 19.0
Tackles per game 2.9 2.7
Sacks 5.5 2.5
Sack yards 25 13
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 Hillsdale W, 14-10 1 3 4.0 1.0 6 1.0 6 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 St. Thomas L, 12-9 2 2 4.0 1.0 4 1.0 4 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 #9 Grand Valley State L, 44-21 2 0 2.0 1.0 2 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Davenport W, 31-7 0 1 1.0 1.0 8 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Wayne State W, 30-27 1 1 2.0 0.5 3 0.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Northern Michigan W, 21-14 1 3 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 23 #1 Ferris State L, 38-10 1 3 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at #7 Grand Valley State L, 14-9 0 4 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Northwood W, 34-0 1 0 1.0 1.0 2 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Saginaw Valley State W, 21-20 1 2 3.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 1 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 1 - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 1 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 1 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 1 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 - - - - - 0 -
2018-19 10 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 31 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 11 19 30.0 3.0 - - 2.5 10 1 - - - - - -
2019-20 10 24 30 54.0 5.4 8.5 58 13.5 68 - 1 0 - - - -
2021-22 10 10 19 29.0 2.9 5.5 25 6.0 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 46 68 114.0 3.7 14.0 83 22.0 97 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 10 19 29.0 2.9 5.5 25 6.0 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 5 14 19.0 2.7 2.5 13 3.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 7 11 18.0 3.0 4.0 20 4.5 14 2 - - - - - -
Away 4 3 8 11.0 2.8 1.5 5 1.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 5 10 15.0 2.5 3.5 19 3.0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 4 5 9 14.0 3.5 2.0 6 3.0 7 1 - - - - - -
Month September 3 5 5 10.0 3.3 3.0 12 3.0 12 2 - - - - - -
October 5 3 12 15.0 3.0 1.5 11 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 2 2 4.0 2.0 1.0 2 1.5 3 - - - - - - -

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