DeKraker's Career Game-By-Game Stats
2011 (Junior) | Game-By-Game
Played in 11 games and started three games...credited with 17 total tackles...had nine solos and eight assists...had three tackles for losses, including a sack...broke up two passes and forced a fumble...started in wins over Southern Illinois, Saint Francis (Pa.) and Western Illinois...had a season-high four tackles, including three solo stops and one for a two-yard loss, against the Leathernecks...had three tackles (two solos and an assist) at Indiana State...had a sack for a six-yard loss in the second quarter...credited with three tackles (a solo and two assists) in win over Illinois State...had solo tackles against Missouri State, UNI and South Dakota State...had an assist at Michigan State...forced a fumble against the Jackrabbits...named Jermaine Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the Game against SDSU...earned his first letter.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: First-Team All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference selection in 2010...NJCAA All-Region IV selection...credited with more than 70 tackles, including 13 for losses and four sacks...had at least one tackle for loss in nine games...Raiders appeared in the Mississippi Bowl and posted a 10-2 mark for the campaign...finished eighth in the final NJCAA rankings...served as a team captain...in 2009, team was 9-2 and won Midwest Conference East Division...played in the Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl that season...coach was Tony Annese.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a first-team O-K Blue Conference Athlete of the year...was a first-team all-conference selection as a tight end...as a sophomore, Broncos were the MHSAA Division 4 State Runnerups...won two conference and district championships...earned three letters and served as a team captain...coach was Jim Meerman...also played basketball and baseball...was the baseball team's defensive player of the year...member of honor roll all throughout high school.
PERSONAL: Parents are Eliane and Doug DeKraker...has two sisters...birthday is Nov. 1...major is business administration...recipient of the 2012-13 Richard "Dick" Hartzell Scholarship.