2021 (Sr)
• Team Captain
• NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense
• D2Football.com Preseason All-America Second Team
• NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Started 11 of 13 games played in... Second on BSU and top 25 in the NSIC with 63 tackles, including 35 solo... Third on BSU and 17th in the conference with 9.0 tackles for a loss, including 2.0 sacks... Tied for NSIC lead with two fumble recoveries and recorded two pass breakups... Totaled four games with at least seven tackles... Tied career-high 3.0 tackles for a loss of 17 yards in win at Concordia-St. Paul.
2020 (Sr)
Fall season was canceled due to COVID-19.
2019 (Jr)
• NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense
• NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Played in 9 games for the Beavers in his junior season... Recorded 38 total tackles on 18 solo and 20 assisted tackles... Finished the season with 5 tackles for loss and 4 sacks... Ranked tied for 22nd in the NSIC in sacks... Totaled 1 interception and 2 pass breakups on the season... Set a career-high in tackles for loss and sacks with 3 at Minnesota Crookston on Sept. 21.
2018 (So)
• NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense
• NSIC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 30)
Appeared in all 11 games for the Beavers... Totaled 81 tackles, which ranked 13th in the conference, behind 36 solo and a team-high 45 assisted tackles... Also led the Beavers with 12.0 tackles for loss... Had 1.5 sacks... Forced 2 fumbles against Northern State, setting a career-high (8/30/18)... Recorded one interception for 11 yards... Had seven pass breakups.
2017 (RS-Fr)
• NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Defense
Played in all 11 games... Totaled 40 total tackles... Recorded first career interception vs Southwest Minnesota State (9/23/17) which was returned for a touchdown... Recorded 5.0 tackles for loss, ranking tied for fourth on the team.
2016 (Fr)
Redshirted
High School
Lettered in football, lacrosse and weightlifting at Rosemount High School… Named East Metro District Defensive Player of the Year, two-time All-South Suburban Conference, All-State First Team, Kare 11 First Team All-Metro Defense and was a Mr. Football nominee… Recorded 68 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery his senior year… Named to the high school honor roll.
Personal
Born Feb. 1, 1998… Son of Carol and Marvin Ames… Engineering technology major… Brother, Joe Bjorklund, played right guard for the University of Minnesota from 2011-16.
Season Highs
Tackles: 7, 4x last at Augustana (11/20/21)
Solo Tackles: 5, at Minnesota St. Mankato (9/18/21)
Assisted Tackles: 4, 3x last at Concordia-St. Paul (10/9/21)
TFL: 2.0, at Minnesota Duluth (10/23/21)
TFL Yards: 15, at Minnesota Duluth (10/23/21)
Sacks: 1.0, at Minnesota Duluth (10/23/21)
Interceptions: -
Interception Yards: -
PBU: 1, 2x last vs UMary (11/13/21)
Career Highs
Tackles: 15, vs Minnesota State (10/20/18)
Solo Tackles: 6, 2x last vs Minnesota State (10/20/18)
Assisted Tackles: 9, 2x last vs MSU Moorhead (11/3/18)
TFL: 3.0, 2x last at Minnesota Crookston (9/21/19)
TFL Yards: 17, vs Northern State (8/30/18)
Sacks: 3, at Minnesota Crookston (9/21/19)
Forced Fumbles: 2, vs Northern State (8/30/18)
Interceptions: 1, 3x last vs Northern State (9/5/19)
Interception Yards: 46, vs Northern State (9/5/19)
PBU: 2, at St. Cloud State (10/27/18)
