Justin Eklund

HONORS • 2024 Academic All-MAC 2025 | Junior • Appeared in seven games • Totaled seven tackles and a fumble recovery on the year • Made two tackles against Lafayette • Made first career start against Cincinnati, logging two tackles on the day and recovering a fumble • Made a tackle in homecoming game against Lafayette • Had a tackle at Louisville 2024 | Sophomore • Appeared in 12 of BGSU's games • Totaled 15 tackles on the season • Posted a tackle in the season opener against Fordham • Made two stops at No. 25 Texas A&M • Tallied three tackles against NIU • Registered two tackles in the win vs. Kent State • Contributed three stops in the victory at Central Michigan • Recorded two tackles in the win vs. Western Michigan • Posted a stop in the victory at Ball State • Notched a tackle against Miami (OH) San Jose State University Logo San Jose State San Jose, Calif. • Appeared in seven career games over two seasons at San Jose State • Will have three years of eligibility at Bowling Green • Appeared in the last three games of the 2022 season, retaining his redshirt • Made collegiate debut against Utah State and made his first career tackle • Also appeared against Hawaii and Eastern Michigan in the Potato Bowl Folsom High School Folsom, Calif. • Played linebacker his junior season and defensive end and outside linebacker as a senior at Folsom High for head coach Paul Doherty • In his two seasons, he was credited with 82 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery • He led the 2021 team in quarterback sacks with 5.5 as the Bulldogs advanced to the CIF Division I-AA state championship game • Was a two-time second-team All-Sierra Foothill League football honoree as a sophomore and junior • 2020-21 Sacramento Bee All-Metro selection Personal • Son of Michelle and Eric Eklund • At Folsom High School where his dad Eric Eklund is an assistant principal, Justin was the public relations contact for the Associated Students Board (ASB) • Michelle Eklund, Justin’s mom, is the chief communications officer for the Placer County Board of Education • Career goals are a college football coaching career or working in commercial real estate