Sebastian Cheeks

2025 Season (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 12 games, making three starts at outside linebacker … made 25 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and three sacks, all career highs … made career-high four tackles against Miami (OH) (Aug. 28) … posted three tackles, including a sack, against MTSU (Sept. 6) … made three tackles at Michigan (Oct. 4) … made three tackles, including a sack, against Oregon (Oct. 25) … tallied a sack against Washington (Nov. 8) … posted three tackles at Indiana (Nov. 15) … made tackles in each of the season’s first 10 games

2024 Season (Redshirt sophomore): Appeared in 11 games at outside linebacker for the Badgers… posted 12 tackles (5 solos) and 2 sacks … tallied 1.5 sacks and three tackles against Purdue (Oct. 5) … made three stops and a half-sack at Northwestern (Oct. 19)

2023 Season (Redshirt freshman at UNC)

Played in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2023, recording one tackle vs. Campbell on Nov. 4

2022 Season (True freshman at UNC)

Appeared in the three games at linebacker and on special teams… had two tackles vs. Florida A&M… came up with a single tackle at App State… missed the remainder of the season due to injury… redshirted

High School/Personal

Ranked as a four-star prospect listed as the nation’s 142nd-best player, the No. 14 linebacker and the No. 5 player in Illinois in the 247Sports Composite

A member of the ESPN 300

Was invited to play in the All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl

Named an All-American Bowl Man of the Year finalist

Also an Academic All-American

Notched three INT returns for TDs during his career

A two-way player who accumulated 2,145 rushing yards and 22 TDs • Posted 72 tackles, including 48 solo stops, as a senior

Ranked fourth on his team in tackles during a shortened six-game season as a junior

Recorded two INT returns for TDs in his prep debut as a sophomore but played in just four games due to injury

Also competed in track and field

Coached by Mike Burzawa.

Son of Rebecca and Darryl

Father, Darryl, wrestled at Illinois