Daniel Kubiuk

Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Position:
PK
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Barrington, Ill.
High School:
Barrington

2019: Recorded a career-high 53-yard punt against Stanford (8/31), including three punts pinned inside the 20-yard line ... Launched a 50-yard punt and forced four fair catches at Wisconsin (9/28) ... Pinned two punts inside the 20-yard line and added a 52-yard punt against Nebraska (10/5).

2018: Did not see action in his senior season ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Converted quarterback who earned the Wildcats' backup punter job during training camp ... Appeared in three games ... Recorded a 45-yard punt in his first career appearance as a punter versus Bowling Green ... Also had a 27-yard punt at Illinois ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Reserve quarterback for the ’Cats ... Did not see game action ... Named Defensive Practice Player of the Week by NU coaching staff following the Purdue game.

2015: Reserve quarterback for the 'Cats ... Appeared in one drive in shutout over Eastern Illinois.

2014: Redshirted his first season in Evanston.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Barrington, where he was a team captain and a Mid-Suburban League all-conference selection as a quarterback ... Threw for 3,658 passing yards and 33 touchdowns while also rushing for 680 yards and nine scores in his career ... Kicked 57 career extra points ... Also a Daily Herald All-Area choice and an Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 8A Academic All-State honoree ... Team's offensive MVP and recipient of BHS Scholar-Athlete Award ... Also received the Tom Lemming/NCSA All-Area Underclassmen Award ... Led team to MSL West championship and its first 8A quarterfinals appearance since 2008 ... Owns single-season school records for passing attempts (310), completions (162) and passing yards (2,202) ... Also a three-year letterwinner in baseball and a member of the 2014 Illinois state championship-winning American Legion squad ... Member of National Honor Society and French Honor Society and was an Illinois State Scholar.

Personal: Born Daniel Richard Kubiuk in Elgin, Ill. ... Son of Carl and Susan Kubiuk ... Sister, Mary, played for four years on the Yale women's soccer team ... Played varsity baseball at BHS for Dan Pohlman, a 2004 Northwestern baseball alum ... Undergraduate major was economics.