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Jersey Number 64
Jaxon Duttenhefer
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 289
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mandan, N.D.
- High School:
- Mandan HS
* 2025 All-MVFC Honorable Mention
* 2022 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Team
* 2022 MVFC All-Newcomer Team
* 2025 FCS ADA Academic All-Star
* 2023, 2024, 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
* 2025 MVFC Scholar-Athlete First Team
* 2023, 2024 MVFC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention
* 2023 MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award
* 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
* 2025 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2025 SEASON (SENIOR): Started 12 games for the Bison at defensive tackle, missing one game due to injury...Earned honorable mention for the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team...Collected 19 total tackles on the season, including 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack...Recorded three quarterback hurries and three pass breakups...Tied a career high with five tackles in the season opener at The Citadel...Made a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss and one sack in the home opener against Southeast Missouri State...Had a career-high two pass breakups at Illinois State in October...Voted to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team.
2024 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 15 games and made nine starts at defensive tackle...Had 14 total tackles with 2.5 sacks...Assisted on the game-sealing sack in the NCAA semifinal win against South Dakota State...Season-high three tackles and one fumble recovery in the home win over North Dakota...Honorable mention on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played all 15 games at defensive tackle...Made 13 total tackles with 3.5 sacks, including a sack fumble at Northern Iowa...Credited with two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry...Season-high two tackles in games against Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Drake...Honorable mention on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team and Phil Steele's FCS Freshman All-American Team...Played in all 15 games at defensive tackle...Had 33 total tackles including 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks...Credited with four quarterback hurries and one forced fumble...Made a career-high five tackles in the win at Southern Illinois...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year in the Bison program...Participated in two games at home against Valparaiso and Indiana State...Credited with one quarterback hurry against Indiana State.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 graduate of Mandan High School...Four-time all-conference first team...Two-time all-state first team...Team captain his senior year...Played for coach Todd Sheldon...Led the Braves to three straight state tournaments including two semifinal appearances...Made 43 tackles his senior year including 15 tackles for loss...Had 173 career tackles with four forced fumbles, 23.5 sacks and 80 tackles for loss...State runner-up in the shot put as a sophomore...Offensive MVP for the Mandan Chiefs American Legion baseball team...Also competed in basketball...National Honor Society member...Academic all-state in football, track and baseball.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2024 with a bachelor's degree in accounting and earned a master's in accountancy from NDSU in December 2025...Married to Aubrey...Son of Jeremy and Jodi Duttenhefer...Has a sister, Jillian...Father was a nose guard and uncle, David, was a defensive back on Dickinson State’s 1991 NAIA national semifinal football team.
* 2022 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Team
* 2022 MVFC All-Newcomer Team
* 2025 FCS ADA Academic All-Star
* 2023, 2024, 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
* 2025 MVFC Scholar-Athlete First Team
* 2023, 2024 MVFC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention
* 2023 MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award
* 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
* 2025 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2025 SEASON (SENIOR): Started 12 games for the Bison at defensive tackle, missing one game due to injury...Earned honorable mention for the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team...Collected 19 total tackles on the season, including 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack...Recorded three quarterback hurries and three pass breakups...Tied a career high with five tackles in the season opener at The Citadel...Made a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss and one sack in the home opener against Southeast Missouri State...Had a career-high two pass breakups at Illinois State in October...Voted to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team.
2024 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 15 games and made nine starts at defensive tackle...Had 14 total tackles with 2.5 sacks...Assisted on the game-sealing sack in the NCAA semifinal win against South Dakota State...Season-high three tackles and one fumble recovery in the home win over North Dakota...Honorable mention on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played all 15 games at defensive tackle...Made 13 total tackles with 3.5 sacks, including a sack fumble at Northern Iowa...Credited with two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry...Season-high two tackles in games against Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Drake...Honorable mention on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team and Phil Steele's FCS Freshman All-American Team...Played in all 15 games at defensive tackle...Had 33 total tackles including 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks...Credited with four quarterback hurries and one forced fumble...Made a career-high five tackles in the win at Southern Illinois...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year in the Bison program...Participated in two games at home against Valparaiso and Indiana State...Credited with one quarterback hurry against Indiana State.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 graduate of Mandan High School...Four-time all-conference first team...Two-time all-state first team...Team captain his senior year...Played for coach Todd Sheldon...Led the Braves to three straight state tournaments including two semifinal appearances...Made 43 tackles his senior year including 15 tackles for loss...Had 173 career tackles with four forced fumbles, 23.5 sacks and 80 tackles for loss...State runner-up in the shot put as a sophomore...Offensive MVP for the Mandan Chiefs American Legion baseball team...Also competed in basketball...National Honor Society member...Academic all-state in football, track and baseball.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2024 with a bachelor's degree in accounting and earned a master's in accountancy from NDSU in December 2025...Married to Aubrey...Son of Jeremy and Jodi Duttenhefer...Has a sister, Jillian...Father was a nose guard and uncle, David, was a defensive back on Dickinson State’s 1991 NAIA national semifinal football team.
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