Player Bio In 2019, Garrett was a Cliff Harris Award finalist (small college defensive player of the year), first-team Associated Press All-American and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Year after tying for the Division II lead with 14 sacks (among 69 tackles, 20.5 for loss) and seven…
Player Bio Skowronek (pronounced sko-RON-eck) is a distant relative of 1947 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack, so it seemed like providence that he wound up in South Bend as a graduate transfer from Northwestern. He suffered an injury in the 2020 opener that cost him two games but returned to…
Player Bio Funk struggled with injuries at Maryland, but came through as a senior to garner third-team All-Big Ten honors. He ran for 516 yards and three touchdowns on 60 carries (8.6 per) and caught 10 passes for 68 yards (6.8 per) and another score in five games. Funk originally…
Player Bio The Aubrey, Texas, product came to Evanston as a top-20 defensive end recruit nationally, stepping in to play in 11 games as a true freshman (one tackle). Brown did not start in 2018, but made an impact when given the chance with 7.5 tackles for loss, including four…
Player Bio Harris briefly played soccer for Florida Gulf Coast University after his career at Palm Harbor University High School. He decided he wanted to instead play football, so Western Kentucky accepted him as a preferred walk-on. Harris moved back to Florida after failing to see the field with the…
Player Bio Rochell (pronounced row-SHELL) was a fantastic athlete in high school, earning All-District honors in football for Fair Park High School in Shreveport and finishing third in the 100-meter dash at the Louisiana state track meet. He started three times in 11 appearances for the Bears as a redshirt…
