2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 44
Patrick Mahoney III
- Position:
- LS
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Major:
- Journalism
- Hometown:
- Northbrook, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbrook North
2025 Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in all 12 games
- Long snapper for field goals and extra points
2024 Redshirt Freshman
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Did not play in a game
2023 Redshirt
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Played for head coach Matt Purdy at Glenbrook North
- Three-year letterwinner in 2020, 2021, and 2022
- Also played baseball for three seasons
- Four-year member of the Honor Roll
- Offers included Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Notre Dame, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin
Personal
- Born on Dec. 9, 2004
- Son of Patrick Mahoney and Joan Rubert
- One sister, Natalie
- Father played baseball at Central Michigan (1992-95)
- Grandfather, Patrick Sr., played football and baseball at Vanderbilt
- Majoring in journalism
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