2015 Football Roster
Roster
Dexter, D'Shawn

Jersey Number 30
D'Shawn Dexter
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- East River HS
Bio
2015: Earned the starting nod at linebacker in 11 games, seeing action in all 14 … recorded 66 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, one sack, an interception, two quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble … had a career-high 12 tackles and his first-career interception in UNI’s win over #17 Cal Poly (9/19) … notched eight tackles, including five solo along with a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry against #2 North Dakota State (10/10) … had five tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards in UNI’s road victory over #6 South Dakota State (10/24) … racked in six tackles along with 2.5 tackles for a loss of four yards and a forced fumble in the regular season finale against Southern Illinois (11/21).
2014: Saw action in all 14 games, getting the starting nod in six as a linebacker … finished the season with 26 tackles, including 16 solo and 10 assisted … has two sacks for a loss of 16 yards … also notched two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries … had two tackles, including a sack for seven yards against Tennessee Tech (9/27) … grabbed a career-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Western Illinois (10/25) … tied his career-high of seven tackles in UNI’s win over Southern Illinois (11/15) … also finished with five tackles, all solo, a sack for a loss of seven years and a forced fumble against Illinois State (12/6).
Prior to UNI: Played football at Iowa Central … averaged 7.2 tackles per game last season, finishing with 72 total tackles and two interceptions … earned Iowa Community College Athlete of the Week honors (11/5).
High School: Lettered in football at East River High School … earned defensive MVP in 2009 … was awarded the Best Linebacker Award in 2010 and 2011 … was also named team MVP in 2011.
Personal: Son of Sidney and Charlene … has one sibling, Trey … majoring in movement and exercise science.
2014: Saw action in all 14 games, getting the starting nod in six as a linebacker … finished the season with 26 tackles, including 16 solo and 10 assisted … has two sacks for a loss of 16 yards … also notched two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries … had two tackles, including a sack for seven yards against Tennessee Tech (9/27) … grabbed a career-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Western Illinois (10/25) … tied his career-high of seven tackles in UNI’s win over Southern Illinois (11/15) … also finished with five tackles, all solo, a sack for a loss of seven years and a forced fumble against Illinois State (12/6).
Prior to UNI: Played football at Iowa Central … averaged 7.2 tackles per game last season, finishing with 72 total tackles and two interceptions … earned Iowa Community College Athlete of the Week honors (11/5).
High School: Lettered in football at East River High School … earned defensive MVP in 2009 … was awarded the Best Linebacker Award in 2010 and 2011 … was also named team MVP in 2011.
Personal: Son of Sidney and Charlene … has one sibling, Trey … majoring in movement and exercise science.
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