Sebastian Cheeks

2024 Season: Appeared in 11 games at outside linebacker for the Badgers… posted 12 tackles (5 solos) and 2 sacks … tallied 1.5 sacks and three tackles against Purdue (Oct. 5) … made three stops and a half-sack at Northwestern (Oct. 19) 2023 Season (Redshirt freshman at UNC) Played in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2023, recording one tackle vs. Campbell on Nov. 4 2022 Season (True freshman at UNC) Appeared in the three games at linebacker and on special teams… had two tackles vs. Florida A&M… came up with a single tackle at App State… missed the remainder of the season due to injury… redshirted High School/Personal Ranked as a four-star prospect listed as the nation’s 142nd-best player, the No. 14 linebacker and the No. 5 player in Illinois in the 247Sports Composite A member of the ESPN 300 Was invited to play in the All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl Named an All-American Bowl Man of the Year finalist Also an Academic All-American Notched three INT returns for TDs during his career A two-way player who accumulated 2,145 rushing yards and 22 TDs • Posted 72 tackles, including 48 solo stops, as a senior Ranked fourth on his team in tackles during a shortened six-game season as a junior Recorded two INT returns for TDs in his prep debut as a sophomore but played in just four games due to injury Also competed in track and field Coached by Mike Burzawa. Son of Rebecca and Darryl Father, Darryl, wrestled at Illinois