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2016 Football Roster

38 David Reisner

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 205
  • Position PK/P
  • Hometown Bartlett, Ill.
  • High School South Elgin

Biography

2016 Senior

  • Punted and kicked off against North Carolina and Western Michigan
  • Career-long 61-yard punt against Western Michigan
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2015 Junior

  • Played three games as backup punter and kicker
  • Three punts for 136 yards (45.3 yards per punt) vs. Nebraska
  • Kicked off once at Purdue for 51 yards
  • One kickoff for 65 yards and one PAT vs. Kent State
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2014 Sophomore

  • Went 22-of-24 on PATs and 6-of-11 on field goals on the season
  • Hit the game-winning field goal from 36-yards out with eight seconds left to give the Illini a 16-14 win over Penn State
  • Had a career-high three made field goals, including the game winner, and finished with a career-best 10 points against the Nittany Lions
  • Took over the kicking duties against Texas State, going 1-of-1 on field goals and 3-of-3 on PATs, and recording seven kickoffs for a total of 444 yards and four touchbacks
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2013 Freshman

  • Member of UI squad
  • Joined team as a walk-on during 2013 spring practices

High School

  • Ranked No. 18 nationally by ESPN
  • Ranked No. 12 nationally by Chris Sailer Kicking
  • Honorable mention All-State selection in 2010 and 2011 by the Illinois Football Coaches Association
  • All-Conference and All-Area kicker in 2010 and 2011
  • Two-time Academic All-State selection by the Illinois Football Coaches Association
  • Four-time Academic All-Conference selection

Personal

  • Full given name is David Robert Reisner II
  • Son of Danette and David Reisner
  • Born Nov. 12, 1993
  • Majoring in advertising

Career Highs

FG Made: 3 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14
FG Attempts: 4 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14
PAT Made: 4, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14)
PAT Attempts: 4, three times (last vs. Minnesota, 10/25/14)
Points: 10 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14
Long Field Goal: 36 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14
Kickoffs: 7 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14
Yards: 444 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14
Average: 63.4 vs. Texas State, 9/20/14
Touchbacks: 4 vs. Texas State, 9/30/14
Punts: 9 vs. North Carolina, 9/10/16
Punt yards: 350 vs. North Carolina, 9/10/16
Long Punt: 61 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16
Tackles: 1 vs. North Carolina, 9/10/16

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    PK
    6'0" 185 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2014Sophomore

    PK
    6'0" 195 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2015Junior

    PK/P
    6'0" 195 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2016Senior

    PK/P
    6'0" 205 lbs
    38