Will Steil
North Dakota State Bison
85
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Will Steil is the projected starter at SS for North Dakota State Bison.
Redshirt sophomore · #20 · 6'2", 205 lbs
See full North Dakota State Bison depth chart ›Depth at SS · North Dakota State Bison
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North Dakota State Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- DT
- RDE
- WLB
- MLB
- SLB
- LCB
- SSWill SteilThis player
- FS
- RCB
- RES
Top defensive backs in the Mountain West
Up next for North Dakota State
North Dakota State plays Hawai'i away on Sat, Nov 14. The listed kickoff time is 11:00 PM ET.
At 6'2", 205 lbs, Will Steil plays for a North Dakota State team rated 74 overall in the Mountain West.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8000
- National Rank
- #2850
- High School
- Rocori
- Hometown
- Cold Spring, MN
Why this rating?
On a 87-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role
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.
2026 Game Log
No games yet.
Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.
Will Steil's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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