Erik Mueller

Height:
6-2
Weight:
230
Position:
LB
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wheaton, Ill.
High School:
Wheaton North

2020: Saw game action against Maryland (10/24)...Recorded first tackle of his senior season at Iowa (10/31)...Made an appearance vs. Nebraska (11/7) and at Purdue (11/14)...Played in crucial victory over Wisconsin (11/21)...Registered one total tackle vs. Illinois (12/12) in final regular season game as a Wildcat...Made an appearance in Big Ten Championship vs. Ohio State (12/19) and in Citrus Bowl victory over Auburn (1/1/21).

2019: Appeared in every game for the second-straight season ... Made first tackled of the season vs. Michigan State (9/21) ... Matched season-bests with two stops in back-to-back weeks vs. Iowa (10/26) and at Indiana (11/2) ... Tallied a solo stop vs. UMass (11/16) ... Finished with a solo tackle against Illinois (11/30).

2018: Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore on the special teams unit and recorded four tackles … Made his first tackle of the season at Michigan State (10/6) … Recorded solo tackles against Wisconsin and Illinois (10/27 and 11/24) … Had one tackle in the Holiday Bowl against No. 17 Utah (12/31) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: One of 12 true first years to see action during the regular season ... Appeared in five games on special teams and as a backup linebacker ... Made his first career tackle in his collegiate debut versus Bowling Green ... Also had a tackle in the Wildcats' 39-0 win over Minnesota.

High School: Falcons team captain ... Two-time All-DuPage Valley Conference honoree ... Daily Herald All-Area linebacker ... Hails from the same high school as Wildcats quarterback Clayton Thorson ... Played four seasons of baseball at third base and in the outfield, as well as two seasons of baseball ... High Honor Roll ... National Honor Society ... Academic All-State ... Nine-time Academic All-Conference ... Anticipated major is biology.