2018-19 Football
Roster
#82 Nic Weishar 2017-18 Football Roster
Tight End
Height
6'4''
Weight
240 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Midlothian, IL
High School
Marist
WEISHAR’S HONORS & AWARDS
- Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (2017)
WEISHAR’S CAREER HIGHS
- Receptions: 1, 6x, last vs. Army, Nov. 12, 2016
- Receiving yards: 18, vs. Army, Nov. 12, 2016 (1 reception)
- Long reception: 18, vs. Army, Nov. 12, 2016
- All-purpose yards: 18, vs. Army, Nov. 12, 2016
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
- Played in all 12 games and started against Navy (Nov. 5)
- Registered three catches for 47 yards
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
- Played in 12 games and started against Clemson (Oct. 3) and Stanford (Nov. 28)
- Did not play against Wake Forest (Nov. 14) due to injury
- Caught three passes for 19 yards
- Registered his first career catch, a six-yard reception, against Georgia Tech (Sept. 19)
- Recorded an eight-yard reception against UMass (Sept. 26) and a five-yard grab against Navy (Oct. 10)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
- Spent the season on the offensive scout team and did not see any game action
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA
- First-team tight end on Parade prep All-America squad
- First-team MaxPreps All-America selection
- Ranked as 212th player nationally by 247Sports and 274th by ESPN
- All-time leading receiver in Illinois high school football history with 237 catches
- His 3,050 career receiving yards rank eighth in Illinois history
- First-team all-state tight end by Chicago Tribune and two-time Class 8A pick by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (in 2013 as wide receiver/tight end)
- Named to Illinois Class 8A Academic All-State team by IHSFCA as both a junior and senior
- Two-time East Suburban Catholic Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2013 and 2012
- Chosen for Chicago Sun-Times all-area squad for both 2012 and 2013
- Southtown Star 2013 Football Player of the Year
- First-team all-area wide receiver by Southtown Star
- Made 86 catches for 1.044 yards and 10 TDs as a senior in 2013 for Marist High School in Chicago
- Also made 48 tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles and had three interceptions on defense
- Helped Marist to 9-4 record and 2013 Illinois Class 8A semifinal before losing to eventual state champion Naperville Central
- Had nine catches for 155 yards in 55-14 win over Brother Rice in 2013, including TD grabs of 31, 27 and four yards
- Senior season also featured 11 receptions for 170 yards and three TDs vs. Niles Notre Dame
- Three-year starter at Marist
- Caught 89 passes as a junior in 2012 for 1,100 yards and five TDs for 8-2 Marist team
- Named to MaxPreps Junior All-America 2012 first team
- Caught 77 passes for 1,160 yards and 13 TDs as sophomore in 2011 on 7-3 team
- Named to MaxPreps U.S. Air Force Sophomore All-America second team
- Played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio
- Also played basketball at Marist, averaging 13 points and nine rebounds as sophomore on 23-7 team Late brother, Andrew, played football at Illinois Wesleyan
- Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance