2017 Football Roster
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Roster
Kyle Saxelid
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-7 / 290
- Exp:
- 3L
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove, CA
- High School:
- Consumnes Oaks HS
UNLV: A returning two-year starter and honors candidate as a senior along the offensive line … Listed No. 1 at the left tackle position heading into fall … Named preseason Fourth Team All-MW by Athlon for the second consecutive year … A three-time Academic All-Mountain West Conference honoree … A big contributor off the field as well as his extensive community service led him to be nominated for a spot on the 2016 AFCA Good Works Team … Serves as the football team’s representative on the UNLV Student-Athlete Advisory Committee … Last name is pronounced “SAX-ah-lid.”
2016: Started every game at left tackle … Helped lead the UNLV rushing attack to 241.5 yards per game, which ranked 16th in the nation and was the program’s highest average since 1979.
2015: Started all 12 games at left tackle.
2014: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in 12 games … Made his first collegiate start at left tackle vs. New Mexico on Nov. 1 and went on to start for the remainder of the season.
2013: Redshirted season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Cosumnes Oaks HS in Elk Grove … Listed as the nation’s No. 163 OT by Scout.com and ESPN ranked him the No. 197 overall recruit in California ... Played both sides of the ball as an OL and DE for coach Ryan Gomes … Named Second Team All-Sierra Valley after posting 44 tackles and three QB sacks as a senior as the Wolfpack finished 9-3 overall.
PERSONAL: Kyle Erickson Saxelid is the son of Richard Saxelid and Cheryl Fraser … .
