Danny Striggow

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 255
Hometown:
Long Lake, Minn.
High School:
Orono
Years in College / At Minnesota:
5 / 5
Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
1 year
Letters:
4
Class:
Fifth Year

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS:
2025 Senior Bowl participant
2025 Hula Bowl participant
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2024, 2023, 2022)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)

2024: Started all 13 games • made 52 tackles • had 5.5 tackles for loss and recorded five sacks • forced one fumble and recovered one fumble. Game-by-Game: Made four tackles against North Carolina, including one tackle for loss and half of a sack • tallied one tackle against Rhode Island • notched five tackles and one sack against Nevada • made nine tackles against Iowa • had three tackles at Michigan • tallied five tackles against USC • notched five tackles at UCLA • had two tackles against Maryland • forced one fumble, recovered one fumble, made one sack and had four tackles at Illinois • had three tackles at Rutgers • made three tackles and had half of a sack against Penn State • totaled three tackles and had one sack at Wisconsin • had one sack and made five tackles against Virginia Tech.

2023 • SENIOR SEASON: Started 12 of the 13 games he played in • made 51 tackles • had seven tackles for loss and six sacks • forced one fumble. Game-by-Game: Made seven tackles and had one sack against Nebraska • totaled three tackles against Eastern Michigan • notched three tackles and had one sack at North Carolina • registered 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble at Northwestern • had three tackles against Louisiana • made two tackles against Michigan • had two tackles and one sack at Iowa • totaled five tackles against Michigan State • had five tackles and one sack against Illinois • made two tackles, including one sack, at Purdue • made three tackles at Ohio State • recorded six tackles against Wisconsin • made one tackle against Bowling Green.

2022 • JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 11 games and recorded 20 tackles (13 solo) • notched 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks • broke up two passes and had one interception. Game-by-Game: Made three tackles and had one sack against New Mexico State • competed against Western Illinois • had two tackles and one sack against Colorado • recorded his first career interception and returned it seven yards at Michigan State • made four tackles and had one sack against Purdue • recorded five tackles and one tackle for loss at Illinois • broke up one pass at Penn State • totaled two tackles and half a sack against Rutgers • made one tackle at Nebraska before leaving the game with an injury • missed the Northwestern and Iowa games with an injury • made two tackles and broke up one pass at Wisconsin • recorded one tackle against Syracuse.

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams • made one tackle at Northwestern.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed in three games, seeing action on special teams against Purdue, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Orono High School in Long Lake, Minn. • wore No. 10 for the Spartans • named All-District in 2018 and 2019 and earned All-State and Academic All-State honors in 2019 • led the Spartans to a runner-up finish in the Minnesota state football championships • as a senior, finished with 46 tackles including eight for loss, four sacks and one forced fumble and added 468 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns and 598 all-purpose yards • as a junior, finished with 68 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one interception and a blocked kick • as a sophomore, racked up an additional 59 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble • also wrestled and won the 2019 Class 2A wrestling state championship • coached by Joe McPherson • consensus three-star recruit • ranked as the No. 19 weakside defensive end in the nation and No. 2 recruit in Minnesota by 247Sports.

PERSONAL: Son of Jeff and Michelle Striggow • has three siblings (Hannah, Jackson and Bobby) • sister, Hannah, played college volleyball at UW-River Falls • brother, Jackson, wrestled in college at Michigan • brother, Bobby, currently wrestles in college at Michigan.