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2017 Football Roster

Tim Sanger
Richard Svaleson

62 Bryce Messner

  • Position Offensive Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 291
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown McVille, N.D.
  • High School Dakota Prairie HS

Biography

* 2016, 2017 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 MVFC Honor Roll

IN HIS CAREER: Played in 38 career games including 16 starts...Made all 15 starts at left guard on the 2017 national championship team as a senior...Appeared in all 14 games as a junior as a backup guard or tight end...Made one start against South Dakota in the regular-season finale...Also part of NDSU's punt shield protection...Played defensive tackle his first three seasons, including a redshirt year in 2013...Made three tackles in nine games played...Four-time MVFC Honor Roll member...Two-time MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award nominee.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2013 from Dakota Prairie High School...Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter on offensive and defensive lines...Played guard, center, tight end and defensive end...Selected to the 2013 Shrine Bowl 9-Man East team...All-region selection as junior and senior...Two-year starter and all-conference forward/center for basketball team...Set records for shot put and discus for Nelson County track and field teams...Two-year starter at designated hitter and first base for Dakota Prairie baseball team...Member of the National Honor Society and Academic Challenge team.
 
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2017 with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics...Son of Gregory and Karla Messner...Has two brothers, Brock and Brent...Grandfather, Francis Ophaug, brother, Brock and cousin attended NDSU...Brent played football for Minnesota-Crookston.

Statistics

Season:
2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 50

    2013Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 250 lbs
    50
  • 62

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 278 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2015Sophomore

    Defensive Tackle
    6'3" 284 lbs
    62
  • 98

    2016Junior

    Tight End/Offensive Guard
    6'3" 283 lbs
    98
  • 62

    2017Senior

    Offensive Guard
    6'3" 291 lbs
    62