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Isaiah Stalbird vs Northern Iowa 2023-02

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Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Isaiah Stalbird

Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Position:
Linebacker
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kearney, Neb.
High School:
Kearney H.S.
Major:
Human Development and Family Studies

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll (2022)

2022: Finished third on the team with 55 tackles and tied for third on the squad with four pass breakups ... played in 12 of 15 games with 10 starts ... registered six tackles, including one for loss, in season opener at Iowa ... tallied six tackles (five solo) in regular season victory at North Dakota State ... recorded season-high eight tackles — all solo — while also breaking up a pass and returning a fumble 8 yards to set up a Jackrabbit touchdown in road win at North Dakota ... came up big in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs by totaling 22 tackles in four contests ... notched five tackles and broke up a pass in quarterfinal victory over Holy Cross ... matched season-high with eight tackles in semifinal victory over Montana State and was credited with seven stops in championship game with North Dakota State

2021: Moved full-time to linebacker and started 14 of 15 games ... shared team lead with two forced fumbles and ranked second on the squad with 73 tackles ... tallied career-high nine tackles and broke up a pass in season-opening win at Colorado State ... honored as recipient of team's Effort Award in home opener versus Lindenwood ... notched five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, in shutout victory at Indiana State ... forced a fumble, broke up a pass and tallied five tackles versus Southern Illinois ... again registered nine tackles in home victory over North Dakota State ... closed regular season with eight tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup in win against North Dakota ... collected at least three tackles in all four Football Championship Subdivision playoff games, highlighted by third nine-tackle performance of the season in second-round victory at Sacramento State ... forced a fumble and totaled four tackles in semifinal game at Montana State

2020-21: Saw action in all 10 games, including starting each of the first two games of the season ... recorded at least one tackle in every game while playing at safety and in the nickel position ... tallied four tackles and blocked a punt in season opener at Northern Iowa, earning squad's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... notched tackles for loss as part of three-tackle performances in consecutive games at North Dakota and versus Western Illinois ... also broke up season-high two passes at UND ... credited with four tackles in home win over Youngstown State ... opened Football Championship Subdivision playoff run with season-high five tackles, adding a tackle for loss and pass breakup in win over Holy Cross ... registered three tackles in both semifinal win over Delaware and national championship game versus Sam Houston

BEFORE SDSU: Spent two seasons at the University of Nebraska and will have three years of eligibility remaining ... played in 12 games for the Cornhuskers during the 2019 season, seeing action at safety and on special teams ... finished the year with 13 tackles and a blocked punt ... at the prep level, earned first-team all-state honors from the Omaha World-Herald and was a Super State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star ... registered 77 tackles as a senior at Kearney High School ... added 22 receptions for 393 yards and six touchdowns as a wide receiver