2017 Football Roster
Roster
LB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballFS
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballSS
/ FootballWR
/ FootballSS
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballCB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballRB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballP
/ FootballWR
/ FootballCB
/ FootballP
/ FootballCB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballK
/ FootballSS
/ FootballFS
/ FootballCB
/ FootballSS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballCB
/ FootballFB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballFS
/ FootballK
/ FootballFS
/ FootballFB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLS
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDT
/ FootballOT
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDE
/ FootballC
/ FootballOT
/ FootballC
/ FootballDT
/ FootballOG
/ FootballOG
/ FootballDT
/ FootballOT
/ FootballOG
/ FootballOG
/ FootballOT
/ FootballOT
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDE
/ FootballOT
/ FootballOT
/ FootballOG
/ FootballC
/ FootballOG
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDT
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDT
/ Football
Jersey Number 72
Erik Olson
- Position:
- Offensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 277
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Maple Grove, Minn.
- High School:
- Maple Grove HS
* 2015, 2016, 2017 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 MVFC Honor Roll
IN HIS CAREER: Valuable scout team player who appeared in six regular-season contests, including four his senior year of 2017...Played in the Incarnate Word game in 2014 and against Missouri State in 2015...Redshirted with the Bison in 2013...Four-time MVFC Honor Roll member from 2014 to 2017...Three-time MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award honoree from 2015 to 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2013 graduate of Maple Grove High School...All-conference offensive tackle for the Crimson and head coach Matt Lombardi...Helped lead Maple Grove to 9-1 record and Northwest Suburban Conference championship...Set school single-game records for blocked shots (9), field goals made (15) and field goal shooting (75%), and blocked shots in a season (72) for Maple Grove basketball team...Competed in track and field.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU In May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in psychology…Son of Darrell and Kirsten Olson...Has one brother, Peder, walked on with the Bison before transferring to the University of St. Thomas (Minn.)...Father played football for Concordia-Moorhead and was a graduate assistant for the Bison on the 1988 national championship team…Mother competed in cross country and track and field for Luther College.
* 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 MVFC Honor Roll
IN HIS CAREER: Valuable scout team player who appeared in six regular-season contests, including four his senior year of 2017...Played in the Incarnate Word game in 2014 and against Missouri State in 2015...Redshirted with the Bison in 2013...Four-time MVFC Honor Roll member from 2014 to 2017...Three-time MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award honoree from 2015 to 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2013 graduate of Maple Grove High School...All-conference offensive tackle for the Crimson and head coach Matt Lombardi...Helped lead Maple Grove to 9-1 record and Northwest Suburban Conference championship...Set school single-game records for blocked shots (9), field goals made (15) and field goal shooting (75%), and blocked shots in a season (72) for Maple Grove basketball team...Competed in track and field.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU In May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in psychology…Son of Darrell and Kirsten Olson...Has one brother, Peder, walked on with the Bison before transferring to the University of St. Thomas (Minn.)...Father played football for Concordia-Moorhead and was a graduate assistant for the Bison on the 1988 national championship team…Mother competed in cross country and track and field for Luther College.
NDSU Football Mountain West Press Conference - February 9, 2026
Monday, February 09
The Bison Football Show - December 7, 2025
Monday, December 08
NDSU Football Postgame Press Conference - December 6, 2025 (FCS Playoffs 2nd Round)
Saturday, December 06
NDSU Football Press Conference - December 2, 2025
Tuesday, December 02
