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2022 Football Roster

48 DJ Opsatnik

  • Position K
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 165
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Imperial, Pa.
  • High School West Allegheny
  • Prev School Cal U

Biography

Career Highlights
• One-time PSAC West Special Teams Athlete of the Week
• Ranks 6th in program history in career extra points made
• Ranks 14th in program history in career field goals made

Personal: Son of Dan and Beckie Opsatnik … Majoring in Sport Management.
 
2022: Appeared in all 13 games as The Rock’s place kicker … Totaled 69 points after making 51-of-53 extra points and 6-of-12 field goals … Ranked 10th in the PSAC in total points … Longest successful field goal of the season was 37 yards at Clarion … Went a perfect 6-for-6 on extra point attempts against Wayne State, Millersville and California … Connected on a 35-yard field goal against Seton Hill … Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Appeared in all 12 games … The Rock’s primary kicker on field goals and extra points … Went 9-for-12 in field goal attempts and was 52-for-59 in extra point tries … Led team in scoring with 79 points … Was 1-for-1 in kicks over 40 yards … Ranked sixth in the PSAC in total points and eighth in points per game (6.6) … Seventh in the league in made field goals … 75 percent success rate on field goal attempts ranked fifth in the PSAC … Was responsible for at least eight points in a game on six occasions including nine-point showings against Clarion, Gannon and Lock Haven … Long field goal of the year of 42 yards came against Lock Haven … Closed season by making six of final seven field goal attempts and 23 consecutive extra points … Game-by-Game Statistics

Before The Rock: Attended both Alderson Broaddus (2017) and California (Pa.) (2018, 2019) … Totaled 61 points as a freshman at Alderson Broaddus after going 8-for-14 in field goal attempts and 37-for-39 in extra point attempts … Did not play in a game while at Cal U.
 
High School: Lettered four times in football at West Allegheny High School … Set district and state records with 36 career field goals … Named first-team all-state at specialist in 2016 … Tabbed to All-EPA/WPA Super 25 Team … Earned first-team all-conference honors at kicker … Helped lead West Allegheny to WPIAL titles in 2013 and 2016.
 
Career Highs
FG Made 2 (3x)
Long FG 42 vs. Lock Haven (2021)
PAT Made 9 vs. Clarion (2021)
Points 9 (2x)
Punts 2 at Wayne State (2021)
Punt Yards 46 at Wayne State (2021)
Average Punt 23.0 at Wayne State (2021)
Punts Inside 20 -
 
Top Performances
Date Opponent Stats
9/18/21 Lock Haven 9 Points (42-yard FG)
10/23/21 Mercyhurst 8 Points (2 FG, 2 EXP)
10/30/31 Gannon 9 Points (9-f9 EXP)
10/29/22 Clarion 7 Points (4-4 EXP, 1-1 FG)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2021Sophomore

    K
    5'7" 165 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2022Junior

    K
    5'7" 165 lbs
    48