2024 Football Roster

Steve Oathout
Steve Oathout
Parker Hewett
Parker Hewett

66 Nic Van de Graaf

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position OT
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 305
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Concordia Lutheran
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Product Management (M.S.)

Biography

2024: Captain … Associated Press First-Team All-America … D2CCA First-Team All-America … Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-America … Gene Upshaw Award finalist, finishing fourth in the national voting as D-II’s outstanding senior lineman … D2CCA First-Team All-Super Region 4 … First-Team All-RMAC … D2football.com Elite 100 Preseason Watchlist Squad member ... 2024 Lindy's Preseason All-America … Started 11 games at left tackle … Started 51 career games (the majority at left tackle) and is the program recordholder for most starts by an offensive lineman … Part of an offensive line that produced D-II's #5 total offense, #12 scoring offense, #15 rushing offense, and #11 passing offense in 2024 ... Mines was the RMAC's #1 total offense (482.7 yards per game) and #2 rushing offense (202.2 yards per game).

2023: Received a B.S. in mechanical engineering in May 2024 ... Second-Team All-RMAC … Started 12 times at left tackle … Part of an offensive line that helped Mines produce NCAA Division II’s #2 total offense and #3 scoring offense … Orediggers ranked in the national top 20 in first downs (#2), passing efficiency (#3), third down conversions (#3), passing offense (#6), rushing offense (#18), and fewest tackles for loss allowed (#20) … Mines averaged 46.5 points and 508.7 yards of offense per game, including 204.7 yards per game on the ground.

2022: Second-Team All-RMAC ... NFFCC Second-Team All-Colorado … Started all 16 games at left tackle … Part of an offensive line that helped Mines lead the nation in scoring offense, red zone offense, and first downs while ranking #7 in NCAA D-II in total offense, #6 in passing offense, and #6 in fewest tackles for loss allowed, while protecting Harlon Hill Award winner John Matocha’s blind side … Helped produce 1,000-yard rusher Michael Zeman … Mines averaged 44.6 points and 467 yards of total offense per game.

2021: Second-Team All-NFFCC … Second-Team All-RMAC … Started 12 games at tackle, beginning the season on the right side before moving to the left side in Week 5 … Blocked for Harlon Hill Trophy finalist, All-American, and 1,600-yard rusher Michael Zeman ... Starter on an offensive line that helped Mines average 176.7 yards per game on the ground, 409.3 yards of total offense per game, and 38.64 points per game.

2019: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state lineman at Concordia Lutheran ... Played on both lines, earning First-Team All-State, First-Team All-District, and Academic All-State as a senior ... Was honorable mention All-State as a junior, and Academic All-State as both a sophomore and junior ... Led Concordia Lutheran to the state playoffs in each of his last three seasons ... Also played baseball and was a thrower for track & field ... Academic Letter recipient ... Brother, Jason, is a Mines graduate and former all-RMAC offensive guard; sister, Megan, plays for the Mines women's basketball team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 61

    2019Freshman

    OT
    6'2" 270 lbs
    61
  • 66

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    OT
    6'2" 270 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    OT
    6'3" 280 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2022Redshirt Junior

    OT
    6'3" 290 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2023Redshirt Senior

    OT
    6'3" 300 lbs
    66
  • 66
    C

    2024Redshirt Senior

    OT
    6'3" 305 lbs
    66
    C