Kaden Vig

Named to the Stats Perform and FCS Football Central Preseason All-America Second Team. Appeared in all 14 games at edge rusher and earned Second Team All-MVFC honors following the season. ... Finished with 36 total tackles, including 16 solo stops, while recording 6.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and four quarterback hurries ... Returned a strip-sack fumble 63 yards for a touchdown in the 35-7 victory at UNI, finishing with six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... Recorded sacks in four different games, including a career-high 2.0 sacks against Indiana State ... Added a sack and fumble recovery against Youngstown State ... Posted a career-high 11 tackles against South Dakota State ... Registered three tackles and a tackle for loss at Murray State. Appeared in all 12 games on the defensive line and on special teams ... Put down nine total tackles and three solo stops ... Had a pair of tackles-for-loss, a sack and three quarterback hurries ... Recorded a season-high two QB hurries in the 41-24 win over San Diego ... Put down a season-best two solo stops in the 72-35 victory against Murray State ... Had his first collegiate pass breakup at No. 2 North Dakota State. Did not appear in any games. Played tight end, defensive end and punted for three years at Kittson County Central High School … Named the 2022 District 9 West-North Defensive Player of the Year … Earned the All-District 9 West-North Award in 2021 and 2022 … Named All-Conference as both a junior and senior … Set the single-season sack record (18.5) and the single-season TFL record (47.5) … Piled up 200 tackles (138) solo in his prep career to go with 56 TFL's, 28 sacks … Also had three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and a fumble return for TD … Recorded two interceptions and had a pick-six … Hauled in 27 grabs at tight end for 582 yards and seven scores … Also played basketball for the Bearcats. Younger brother, Ty, is also an edge for the Fighting Hawks.