Dave Tollefson | Defensive End | Northwest Missouri State | 6'4" - 255 lbs.
OVERVIEW
Tollefson is a vastly underrated talent who had a banner senior season that he capped by excelling in the 2006 Hula Bowl in front of a national audience. It was a long road that took David to the Bearcats. He was an outside linebacker at Los Medanos Community College, but then spent three years away from the game due to shoulder and foot injuries, in addition to joining the work force. He went on to set the Bearcats' season-record for quarterback sacks and fell just short of the school's career-record.
David was a two-time All-League and All-City selection as a linebacker at Ygnacio Valley High School. He was also named to the Contra Costa All-Star team. He then spent the 1999-2000 season as a linebacker at Medanos College.
Tollefson sat out the 2001 season after undergoing right shoulder surgery. He had further surgery on that shoulder in 2002 and spent the year in the work force. David then enrolled at Northwest Missouri in 2003, but was granted a medical hardship after fracturing his right foot in August camp.
In 2004, Tollefson started thirteen games at right defensive end. He earned second-team All-Mid America Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors, as he posted 48 tackles (19 solos) with 8.5 sacks and thirteen stops behind the line of scrimmage. He also deflected two passes, caused a fumble and recovered another.
Tollefson was a consensus All-American first-team selection, adding All-MIAA first-team and Defensive MVP honors in 2005. He was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award (Division II's top lineman) and set a school season-record with 12.5 sacks. He added 58 tackles (38 solos) with 16.5 stops for losses and five pressures. He also caused a fumble, blocked one kick and deflected four passes.
In 26 games at Northwest Missouri, he posted 106 tackles (47 solos) and ranks second in school history with 21 sacks for minus 129 yards. He added 29.5 stops for losses of 151 yards, five pressures and six pass break-ups. He caused two fumbles, recovered another and blocked one kick.
CAREER NOTES
Registered 12.5 quarterback sacks in 2005, breaking the school season-record of 11.5 by Matt Uhde in 1995...His 21 career sacks rank behind Erik Peterson (21.5, 1989-91) on the school's all-time record list...His 16.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2005 rank fifth on the Bearcats' season-record chart behind Jim Smith (17 in 1982), Adam Long (18 in 2004), Tony Floyd (20 in 1984) and Charlie White (26 in 1981)...His 29.5 stops for losses rank eighth on Northwest Missouri's career-record list.
2005 SEASON
Earned All-American first-team honors from The NFL Draft Report, Daktronics and American Football Coaches Association...All-Mid American Intercollegiate Athletic Association first-team and was named the league's Defensive MVP...Finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award, given to the best lineman in the small college ranks...Also named to the All-Southwest Region team...Started fourteen games at right defensive end, recording 58 tackles (38 solos) with a team-high 16.5 stops for losses of 83 yards and five quarterback pressures...Set a school season-record and ranked 13 th in the nation with 12.5 sacks for minus 75 yards...Caused a fumble, blocked a kick and deflected four passes.
2004 SEASON
All-MIAA second-team choice in his first year at Northwest Missouri...Started twelve games at right defensive end...Recorded 48 tackles (19 solos) with 8.5 sacks for minus 54 yards and thirteen stops for losses of 68 yards...His 8.5 sacks led the team and rank fourth on the school's season-record list, topped only by his own 12.5 sacks in 2005 and by Matt Uhde (11.5 in 1995) and Erik Peterson (9 in 1990)...Caused and recovered a fumble...Had a pair of pass deflections...Sat out the Southwest Baptist game with a right shoulder sprain.
2003 SEASON
Enrolled at Northwest Missouri, but did not play...Granted a medical hardship after suffering a broken bone in his right foot in August camp.
BEFORE NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE
Spent the 2002 season in the work force, undergoing surgery on his right shoulder to clean up debris...Missed the 2001 season due to right shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum...Played linebacker during the 1999-2000 seasons at Los Medanos Community College.
CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.72 in the 40-yard dash...410-pound bench press...Bench presses 225 pounds 27 times...
665-pound squat...380-pound hang clean...34.5-inch vertical jump...9'6" broad jump...4.48 20-yard shuttle...11.72 60-yard shuttle...6.95 three-cone drill...32 -inch arm length...9 5/8-inch hands...Right-handed.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Ygnacio Valley (Concord, Cal.) High School, playing football for head coach Tim Murphy...Two-time All-League and All-City selection as a linebacker.
PERSONAL
Elementary Education major, with a minor in Corporate Recreation...Son of Debi Tollefson...Born 5/19/81...Resides in Concord, California.
| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |
| Year |
GP |
GS |
TK |
SO |
AS |
FR |
FC |
INT |
TFL |
PBU |
SK |
BK |
| 2004 |
12 |
12 |
48 |
19 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
13.0-68 |
2 |
8.5-54 |
0 |
| 2005 |
14 |
13 |
58 |
38 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16.5-83 |
4 |
12.5-75 |
1 |
| Total |
26 |
25 |
106 |
57 |
49 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
29.5-151 |
6 |
21.0-129 |
1 |
ADDITIONAL STATS: Returned a blocked punt 7 yards in 2005.
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