Colin Bohanek

Position:
Linebacker
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
227
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Marist
Prev School:
Eastern Illinois

NAME PRONUNCIATION

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2024 (REDSHIRT)

Played in 2 games before suffering a season-ending injury at Austin Peay
Recorded 12 tackles and 0.5 sacks in the opener at BYU, and 14 tackles on the season

2023 (JUNIOR)

Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer team
Played and started 12 games
Ranked 5th on the team in tackles (62) and 7th in tackles for loss (6.5)
Recorded 2.5 sacks versus Austin Peay, Missouri State and South Dakota State
Had a season-high 9 tackles versus South Dakota State and at Youngstown State

PRIOR TO SIU

Named 2nd-Team All-OVC in 2022 after finishing with 73 tackles, 7.0 TFL and 2 interceptions … Started 22-straight games for the Panthers in 2021 and 2022 … Career totals at EIU: 28 games, 200 tackles, 19.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 3 INT, 5 FF, 8 PBU … Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … As a high school senior, was named first-team All-Area and CCL/ESCC Blue Division Player of the Year, after posting 116 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 16.0 TFL … Team advanced to the IHSA Class 8A state semifinals … Son of Chris and Kim Bohanek and has two older siblings … His brother, Cody Bohanek, played five seasons (2017-22) in Minor League Baseball, rising as high as AAA … Born Jan. 8, 2002 in Oak Lawn, Ill.