Rhett Hlavacka

UCLA

Nov 7 (Sat)

11:00 AM

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 260
Hometown:
Fond du Lac, Wis.
High School:
Fond du Lac
Years in College / At Minnesota:
2 / 2
Letters:
1
Class:
Sophomore

PRONUNCIATION

2026: Made his Minnesota debut against Eastern Illinois.

2025: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Fond Du Lac High School in Fond Du Lac, Wis. • wore No. 34 for the Cardinals and was coached by Samuel Plucker • as a senior, limited to only seven games because of an injury, but had 64 tackles, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble • as a junior, recorded 110 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, three forced fumbles and three pass break ups • enrolled at Minnesota in January 2025 • consensus three-star recruit • ranked as the No. 14 player in Wisconsin and as the No. 90 linebacker in the nation by ESPN

PERSONAL: Son of Jeff and Michele Hlavacka • has one sister (Tulah) • father, Jeff, played college football at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.