Overview
- STATS Perform announced Monday that senior edge Lance Rucker made the first team while senior left tackle Liam Becher and junior edge Kaden Vig were named to the second team.
- Rucker led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2025 with 11.5 sacks and four forced fumbles and recorded a career-high 3.0 sacks in UND’s playoff win over Tennessee Tech.
- Becher enters his senior season with 26 consecutive starts at left tackle after starting every game in both 2024 and 2025.
- Vig finished his sophomore year with 36 tackles and 5.5 sacks and returned a 63-yard strip-sack fumble for a touchdown in the win at Northern Iowa.
- The preseason honors raise UND’s national visibility as the team, coming off an 8-6 season under coach Eric Schmidt, readies representatives for MVFC Media Day and a Aug. 27 home opener against Long Island.