{"id":81498,"date":"2021-06-23T15:44:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosportsprod.wpengine.com\/?p=81498"},"modified":"2022-04-19T10:23:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:23:47","slug":"fcs-football-2021-jersey-countdown-matt-waletzko-bzbz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-football-2021-jersey-countdown-matt-waletzko-bzbz\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 FCS Jersey Countdown: 76 \u2014 The Best Player Who Wears No. 76 Is UND&#8217;s Matt Waletzko"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the 2021&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/fcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCS<\/a>&nbsp;Jersey Countdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading up to Week 0 games on Aug. 28, HERO Sports is going to name the best returning FCS player by jersey number, 99-0. Due to rosters being updated at different times for teams across the country and to keep things consistent, jersey numbers are based on the&nbsp;2020 fall-2021 spring season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-football-2021-jersey-countdown-bzbz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The 99-0 countdown central page can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Jersey numbers are based on&nbsp;2020 fall-2021 spring&nbsp;rosters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">76: Matt Waletzko, OL (Sr.) \u2014 North Dakota<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UND offensive line allowed just two total sacks in seven games during the team&#8217;s run to the FCS spring quarterfinals. The unit also paved the way for All-American running back Otis Weah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A big part of that o-line is 6-foot-7, 295-pound left tackle Matt Waletzko. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He earned Second Team All-MVFC honors as he gained the attention of NFL scouts with his size and mobility. Waletzko, who has a basketball background from high school, is getting some early love as a potential Day 3 NFL Draft pick in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SMALL-SCHOOL SATURDAY Vol. 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seniorbowl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@seniorbowl<\/a> staff been working on FBS since mid-Feb and now time to find under-radar \ud83d\udc8e for 2022 draft. No better place to start than the Dakotas! 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