Justin Eklund

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Rocklin, Calif.
High School:
Folsom HS
Prev School:
San Jose State

Bowling Green

HONORS
• 2024 Academic All-MAC

2025 | Junior
• Appeared in season opener against Lafayette and made two tackles
• Made first career start against Cincinnati, logging two tackles on the day and recovering a fumble
• Appeared in homecoming game against Lafayette and made a tackle
• Had a tackle at Louisville

2024 | Sophomore
• Appeared in 12 of BGSU's games
• Totaled 15 tackles on the season
• Posted a tackle in the season opener against Fordham
• Made two stops at No. 25 Texas A&M
• Tallied three tackles against NIU
• Registered two tackles in the win vs. Kent State
• Contributed three stops in the victory at Central Michigan
• Recorded two tackles in the win vs. Western Michigan
• Posted a stop in the victory at Ball State
• Notched a tackle against Miami (OH)

San Jose State

San Jose, Calif.

• Appeared in seven career games over two seasons at San Jose State
• Will have three years of eligibility at Bowling Green
• Appeared in the last three games of the 2022 season, retaining his redshirt
• Made collegiate debut against Utah State and made his first career tackle
• Also appeared against Hawaii and Eastern Michigan in the Potato Bowl

Folsom High School

Folsom, Calif.

• Played linebacker his junior season and defensive end and outside linebacker as a senior at Folsom High for head coach Paul Doherty
• In his two seasons, he was credited with 82 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery
• He led the 2021 team in quarterback sacks with 5.5 as the Bulldogs advanced to the CIF Division I-AA state championship game
• Was a two-time second-team All-Sierra Foothill League football honoree as a sophomore and junior
• 2020-21 Sacramento Bee All-Metro selection

Personal

• Son of Michelle and Eric Eklund
• At Folsom High School where his dad Eric Eklund is an assistant principal, Justin was the public relations contact for the Associated Students Board (ASB)
• Michelle Eklund, Justin’s mom, is the chief communications officer for the Placer County Board of Education
• Career goals are a college football coaching career or working in commercial real estate