2016 Senior

• Starting tackle
• Started 26 of the last 27 games entering the Northwestern game
• 19 straight starts before missing the Nebraska game with an injury
• Lindy's preseason All-Big Ten third team

2015 Junior

• All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media
• Started all 12 games at left tackle
• One of five offensive linemen to start all 12 games
• Played 88.8% of snaps during the regular season
• Helped the Illini allow just 20 sacks against (1.67 per game)

2014 Sophomore

• Played in all 13 games and started the last four at left tackle
• Played 420 snaps on the season, including a career-high 80 in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
• Made his first career start at left tackle against Iowa

2013 Freshman

• Played in 10 games as a backup and played most of the Indiana game, helping the Illini amass 612 total yards
• Made Illini debut against Cincinnati
• Enrolled early at Illinois and participated in 2013 spring practices

High School

• Three-star recruit by Scout and ESPN
• Earned first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference, first-team All-District, first-team All-Metro and special mention All-State honors in 2012
• Named to the Super 25 Team by Olentangy News in Ohio
• Helped Olentangy to second round of state playoffs with 10-2 record in 2012
• Earned two letters playing football in high school

Personal

• Son of Glen and Dawn Schmidt
• Born Feb. 8, 1995
• Father played football at Towson State
• Brother, Garrett, played football at Dartmouth
• Biggest thrill in sports is the "feeling of game day"
• Julio Jones is his favorite athlete
• Earned Scholar-Athlete Award as a junior and senior
• Says his father and brother, Garrett, played biggest role in his athletic career, as he always wanted to follow in their footsteps
• Majoring in technical systems management