2018 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 45
Levi Jordheim
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dickinson, N.D.
- High School:
- Dickinson HS
* 2019 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
* 2016, 2017 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 MVFC Honor Roll
2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 15 games and made 14 starts...Finished fourth on the team with 62 total tackles...Had 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks...Made his first career interception in the national championship game, stopping an Eastern Washington drive in the red zone...Season-high seven tackles in the season-opener against Cal Poly and in back-to-back road wins over Northern Iowa and Western Illinois...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started seven of the first nine games at linebacker...Sustained an injury in the loss at South Dakota State and missed the next five contests before returning to special teams duty in the national championship game...Made 43 tackles over his 10 games...Had 5.0 tackles for loss including 3.0 sacks...Career-high eight tackles including four solo stops against Missouri State...Tied NDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference single-game records with three fumble recoveries in the win over Northern Iowa...Also had two pass breakups and one forced fumble during the season...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll and earned the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 14 games as a backup outside linebacker and regular on special teams...Credited with nine tackles on the year including five on kickoff coverage...Season-high three tackles against Illinois State...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll and earned the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Backup outside linebacker...Regular contributor on special teams for the first 11 games before an injury...Totaled six tackles with four of those coming on kickoff coverage...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2014 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2014 graduate of Dickinson High School...Three-year starter on the gridiron for coach John Tuchscherer...Played outside linebacker and wide receiver as well as special teams...Two-time all-conference, academic all-conference, and all-state performer...Selected to play in the Badlands Bowl Montana vs. North Dakota all-star game...Also participated in basketball and track and field...Placed third at the 2012 state meet with a high jump of 6 feet, 3 inches.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in finance and minor in accounting...Son of Brent and Lori Jordheim of Dickinson, N.D...Has a younger sister, Lexi, who competed in track and field at NDSU...Mother competed in track and field at Dickinson State.
* 2016, 2017 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 MVFC Honor Roll
2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 15 games and made 14 starts...Finished fourth on the team with 62 total tackles...Had 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks...Made his first career interception in the national championship game, stopping an Eastern Washington drive in the red zone...Season-high seven tackles in the season-opener against Cal Poly and in back-to-back road wins over Northern Iowa and Western Illinois...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started seven of the first nine games at linebacker...Sustained an injury in the loss at South Dakota State and missed the next five contests before returning to special teams duty in the national championship game...Made 43 tackles over his 10 games...Had 5.0 tackles for loss including 3.0 sacks...Career-high eight tackles including four solo stops against Missouri State...Tied NDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference single-game records with three fumble recoveries in the win over Northern Iowa...Also had two pass breakups and one forced fumble during the season...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll and earned the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 14 games as a backup outside linebacker and regular on special teams...Credited with nine tackles on the year including five on kickoff coverage...Season-high three tackles against Illinois State...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll and earned the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Backup outside linebacker...Regular contributor on special teams for the first 11 games before an injury...Totaled six tackles with four of those coming on kickoff coverage...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2014 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2014 graduate of Dickinson High School...Three-year starter on the gridiron for coach John Tuchscherer...Played outside linebacker and wide receiver as well as special teams...Two-time all-conference, academic all-conference, and all-state performer...Selected to play in the Badlands Bowl Montana vs. North Dakota all-star game...Also participated in basketball and track and field...Placed third at the 2012 state meet with a high jump of 6 feet, 3 inches.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in finance and minor in accounting...Son of Brent and Lori Jordheim of Dickinson, N.D...Has a younger sister, Lexi, who competed in track and field at NDSU...Mother competed in track and field at Dickinson State.
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