Nico Lautanen

Photo by: Scott W. Grau

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
278
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Mentor, Ohio
High School:
Mentor

2019: Academic All-MAC … Started all 12 games for the Falcons … Finished the season with 32 total tackles, including 12 solo tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … Added one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery … Had five tackles and forced a fumble in a game against Louisiana Tech … Recorded three tackles and 1.0 sack in a game against Kent State … Racked up eight tackles, including four solo tackles, 2.0 sacks and recovered a fumble in a win over Toledo … Earned 0.5 sack in a victory over Akron.

2018: Played in all 12 games, starting three times on the defensive line … Earned starts against Kent State, Akron and Buffalo … Recorded 22 tackles on the season, nine of which were solo … Had seven tackles, 1.5 for loss, in the win at Akron … Had five tackles against Kent State.

2017: Played in all 12 games for the Falcons in 2017, starting five … Recorded 25 total tackles on the season, including 17 solo tackles … Had a season high five tackles at Buffalo with one tackle for a loss of two yards … Also recorded five tackles at Eastern Michigan, including 1.5 tackles for loss of 10 yards … Had one quarterback hurry against Ohio … Forced a fourth-quarter fumble on fourth down against Akron … Recovered a second quarter fumble against Kent State that set the Falcons up for a field goal that put them ahead 20-6.

2016: Academic All-MAC … Played in nine games … Had five tackles and 2.0 for loss … Posted four of his tackles and both of his tackles for loss at Memphis.

2015: Redshirted.

High School: A four-year player for coach Steve Trivisonno at Mentor High School … lettered three times … had a combined varsity record of 36-6 in three years … graduated in May … was a captain in 2014 … named Northeast Ohio Conference Defensive Player of the Year … named to North/South All-Star game and Ohio/Michigan All-Star game … two-time All-NOC … two-time All-News Herald and Lake County … two-time All-Ohio … Cardinals team finished as 2014 Division I State runners up … a three-star according to Scout.com … the ninth-ranked defensive tackle in the state of Ohio.

Personal: Son of Tim Lautanen and Orietta Mikulandra … born Oct. 21, 1996 … has one brother, Anthony … majoring in business administration.

Scholarship made possible by the Bob Sebo Football Scholarship.