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Tim Sanger
Tyler Ingham
Tim Sanger
Tyler Ingham
Dave Wegiel
Kim Hill
Richard Svaleson
Richard Svaleson
Tyler Ingham
Richard Svaleson

16 RJ Urzendowski

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.
  • High School Creighton Prep HS

Biography

* 2017 All-MVFC Second Team
* 2015 All-MVFC Honorable Mention
* 2017 MVFC All-Academic Honorable Mention
* 2016, 2017 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 MVFC Honor Roll


All-conference performer in 2017 who finished as one of NDSU's all-time leading receivers...Ranked fourth in school history with 2,435 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns...Also ranked fifth with 149 receptions...Played as a true freshman in 2014 and appeared in all 60 contests over his four-year career...Made 40 catches for 621 yards and five touchdowns in 15 NCAA playoff games...Part of four straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championships and three FCS national championships.

2017 SEASON (SENIOR): All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team wide receiver...Played in all 15 games and made nine starts...Led NDSU with 610 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches...Second on the team with 38 receptions...Averaged 16.1 yards per catch...Caught a pass in all but one contest...Season-high six receptions against Missouri State and 100 yards receiving against Western Illinois...Made three catches for 21 yards in the national championship win over James Madison...Hauled in 11 passes for 148 yards and one TD in four NCAA playoff games...Honorable mention on the MVFC All-Academic Team...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll.

2016 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 14 games and made 10 starts...NDSU's second-leading receiver with 31 receptions for 530 yards...Caught three touchdowns in wins over Charleston Southern, Illinois State and San Diego...Season-high four catches and 73 yards at Missouri State...Caught at least one pass in 12 of 14 contests including the last five games...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll.

2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honorable mention...Caught at least one pass in all 15 games and made 11 starts...NDSU's leading receiver with 48 catches for 669 yards and six touchdowns...Averaged 44.6 yards per game and 13.9 per catch...Season-high five catches and 109 receiving yards in the October homecoming win over Northern Iowa...Made a 12-yard catch on third-and-20 and hauled in a 23-yard pass on fourth-and-short to help key NDSU's 10-play, 79-yard winning drive in the final 2 1/2 minutes...Career-long 77-yard pass reception for a touchdown at Southern Illinois...Made eight catches for 83 yards in the NCAA playoffs, including five grabs for 56 yards in the national championship game...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Caught passes in 12 of 16 games and made nine starts...Had 32 receptions for 626 yards and five touchdowns
Second most receiving yards by a freshman wide receiver at NDSU behind Marques Johnson's 749 yards in 2002
Led the Missouri Valley Football Conference and ranked seventh nationally with 19.56 yards per reception...NDSU’s leading receiver in the playoffs with 12 catches for 271 yards and three TDs
Caught the game-winning 12-yard touchdown with 54 seconds left in the 27-24 second round playoff win over South Dakota State
Key receptions of 32, 13 and 33 yards on a six-play, 78-yard game-winning drive in the 29-27 win over Illinois State in the FCS championship...Had five catches for 100 yards in the title game...Four 100-yard receiving games including a season-high seven catches and 114 yards at Western Illlinois...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter for Creighton Prep and head coach Chris Nizzi...Holds state records for career receptions (156) and receiving yards (2,592)...Selected as senior to first team Super-State and first team all-state...First team all-metro as a junior and senior... Career highs senior year with 70 receptions and 1,127 yards receiving...Caught 26 TDs over his final two years...Set a Nebraska Shrine Game record with eight receptions and his 112 yards receiving were seven short of the all-time mark...Class representative on football leadership council in 2012 and 2013...Member of National Honor Society...Participated in varsity baseball and track and field...Teammate of Bison quarterback Easton Stick.

PERSONAL: Majoring in construction management with a minor in business...Son of Joseph and Jane Urzendowski...Has two sisters, Devin and Brooke...Brooke played tennis at Saint Louis University and cousin, Ryan, played baseball at Creighton University.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2014Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 181 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2015Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 195 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2016Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 194 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 200 lbs
    16