2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 57
Austin Schmidt
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 300
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Galena, Ohio
- High School:
- Olentangy
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
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