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Evan Panfil

Class: Senior Hometown: New Lenox, Ill. High School: Lincoln Way Central

Height / Weight: 6-5 / 270 Position: DE

2015: Started all 12 games … had 30 total tackles, 15 solo, with 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and a fumble forced on the season … finished with three assisted tackles at Marshall on Sept. 6 … collected first sack of the season against Indiana State on Sept. 12 … had three tackles vs. Virginia Tech on Sept. 19 … had a sack among two tackles against Bowling Green on Sept. 26 … posted four tackles, three solo, at No. 2 Michigan State on Oct. 3 … had two tackles vs. Minnesota on Oct. 10 … had a season-high five tackles, including a career-high three for loss, with a sack at Wisconsin on Oct. 17 … finished with three tackles, a sack and 1.5 TFLs vs. Nebraska on Oct. 31 … had two tackles vs. Illinois on Nov. 7 … recorded three tackles at Northwestern on Nov. 14 … had a pair of tackles vs. Indiana on Nov. 28.

2014: Appeared in all 12 games … finished the season with nine tackles, five solo, and a TFL … recorded one solo tackle against Central Michigan on Sept. 6 … made one solo tackle against Iowa on Sept. 27 … had one solo tackle at Minnesota on Oct. 18 … recorded two tackles against No. 17 Nebraska on Nov. 1 … made three tackles, one solo, and a TFL against No. 25 Wisconsin on Nov. 8 … made one solo tackle against Northwestern on Nov. 22.

2013: Appeared in seven games, making one start … recorded five tackles, all solo, with one TFL on the year.

High School: Three-star prospect and the No. 33-ranked player in Illinois by Rivals.com … three-star recruit by ESPN.com … second team all-state in 2012 ... all-conference as a senior had 55 tackles and eight sacks as a senior … finished with nine sacks as a junior three-year varsity starter.

Personal: Given name is Evan Julian Panfil ... born March 31, 1995 ... majoring in selling and sales management ... grandfather, Ken, uncle, Vince, and cousin, Jeff, all played football at Purdue … uncle, Barry Panfil, played for the Miami Hurricanes and won national championships in 1987 and 1989 ...enjoys swimming, sports and video games.