Rhett Hlavacka

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Is Rhett Hlavacka starting?

Rhett Hlavacka is No. 4 on the Minnesota Golden Gophers depth chart at DE.

Rhett Hlavacka is listed DE #4 for Minnesota at 60 OVR.

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What's Next

Who do they play next?Jacob Lane — at Washington · Sat, Sep 26 Who's the backup?Jaxon Howard — No. 2 at DE for Minnesota How do they compare?Pick an opponent for Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Fond Du Lac, ranked #1,915 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,915 Natl

Fond Du Lac, WI

Jersey: #33
Class: RS FR
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 260 lbs

Rhett Hlavacka is currently behind Anthony Smith at DE on the Minnesota depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 82 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★☆☆3-star
Composite: 0.8475
National Rank: #1915
High School: Fond Du Lac
Hometown: Fond Du Lac, WI

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 60 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 50% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

-8 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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