Johnson, O’Connell, Roberts, and Hauck named 2022 team captains
8/31/2022 1:39:00 PM | Football
MISSOULA - Following a team vote, quarterback Lucas Johnson, linebacker Patrick O'Connell, receiver Mitch Roberts, and safety Robby Hauck have been named 2022 Montana football team captains, head coach Bobby Hauck announced Wednesday.
The quartet, all seniors, will lead the team on the field this Saturday in Montana's season opener against Northwestern State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
Johnson came to Missoula as a grad transfer from San Diego State in the spring of 2022 and has quickly become a leader in the Grizzly locker room. In his last game as an Aztec he led his hometown team to a 38-24 win over No. 24 UTSA in the 2021 Frisco Bowl, throwing for over 300 yards and accounting for four touchdowns, three in the air and one on the ground.
O'Connell is poised to become one of Montana's all-time leaders in career sacks in his senior season after a breakout junior year where he finished third in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award. The native of Kalispell was named the Big Sky Preseason Defensive MVP over the summer, and is on the watch list for the 2022 Buchanan Award.
Roberts, a Missoula native, is one of the most reliable receivers in a talented group of Grizzly wideouts this year. He led the team in receiving as a junior and earned All-Big Sky honors with 55 catches for 683 yards, including a career-high 145-yard day at Idaho. He is also a two-time Academic All-Big Sky selection.
Hauck is poised to shatter the all-time tackles record at Montana, entering his senior year sitting at No. 3 on UM's career tackle list with 364, needing just 34 more stops to break the school record. He's also on track to break EWU's Ronnie Hamlin's Big Sky record of 473 tackles. His is also on the 2022 Buchanan Award watch list after posting two-straight seasons with 120-plus tackles. A star in the classroom as well as on the field, he is also poised to become just the third, three-time Academic All-American in program history.
The quartet, all seniors, will lead the team on the field this Saturday in Montana's season opener against Northwestern State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
Johnson came to Missoula as a grad transfer from San Diego State in the spring of 2022 and has quickly become a leader in the Grizzly locker room. In his last game as an Aztec he led his hometown team to a 38-24 win over No. 24 UTSA in the 2021 Frisco Bowl, throwing for over 300 yards and accounting for four touchdowns, three in the air and one on the ground.
O'Connell is poised to become one of Montana's all-time leaders in career sacks in his senior season after a breakout junior year where he finished third in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award. The native of Kalispell was named the Big Sky Preseason Defensive MVP over the summer, and is on the watch list for the 2022 Buchanan Award.
Roberts, a Missoula native, is one of the most reliable receivers in a talented group of Grizzly wideouts this year. He led the team in receiving as a junior and earned All-Big Sky honors with 55 catches for 683 yards, including a career-high 145-yard day at Idaho. He is also a two-time Academic All-Big Sky selection.
Hauck is poised to shatter the all-time tackles record at Montana, entering his senior year sitting at No. 3 on UM's career tackle list with 364, needing just 34 more stops to break the school record. He's also on track to break EWU's Ronnie Hamlin's Big Sky record of 473 tackles. His is also on the 2022 Buchanan Award watch list after posting two-straight seasons with 120-plus tackles. A star in the classroom as well as on the field, he is also poised to become just the third, three-time Academic All-American in program history.
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