Jeff Schoettmer

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Jesuit College Prep

Team leader on defense • Hard-working linebacker who began his career as a walk-on and earned a scholarship with his outstanding play • Played in 52 games at UNC and started 38 in his career, including the last 27 in a row.

• 2015 All-ACC Third Team (Coaches)

• 2015 All-ACC Honorable Mention (ACSMA)

• 2015 Team Captain - Defense

2015 – Senior Season
Started all 14 games at linebacker • Ranked third on the team with 97 tackles • Shares the team lead with two fumble recoveries and is tied for second on the team with two interceptions • Matched his season high with 12 tackles in the bowl game vs. Baylor • Had seven tackles (four solo) in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson • Finished with six tackles (five solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in the win at NC State • Had five tackles and a quarterback hurry in the Coastal Division-clinching win at Virginia Tech • Finished with seven tackles and a 60-yard interception return to set up a touchdown in the Senior Day win over Miami • The interception was his second of the year and the fourth of his career • Had four tackles, forced a fumble and recovered it, and had a tackle for loss in the win over Duke • Finished with five tackles (four solo) in the win at Pitt • Tallied nine tackles in the win over Virginia • Had one tackle, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry in the win over Wake Forest • Finished with 10 tackles and a tackle for loss in the win at Georgia Tech • Finished with six tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss and grabbed his third career interception in the win over Delaware • Tallied seven tackles (five solo) and a tackle for loss in the Illinois win • Had six tackles (three solo), a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in the win over NC A&T • Finished just shy of a career high with 12 tackles and combined on a tackle for loss in the season opener against South Carolina.

2014 - Junior Season
Started all 13 games at middle linebacker and posted a team-high 74 tackles • Recorded at least two tackles in all 13 games • Also had 6.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions, both of which he returned for a touchdown • Added five quarterback hurries, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery • Had three tackles and a combined for a TFL against NC State • Posted five stops and recovered a fumble in the first quarter that sparked Carolina’s first scoring drive at Duke • Assisted on six tackles and had a QB hurry in the win vs. Pitt • Finished with eight tackles (five solo) and a pass breakup at Miami • Posted eight tackles (five solo), three tackles for loss and two pass breakups in the win at Virginia • Had five tackles and a 29-yard interception return for touchdown at Notre Dame • Matched a season high with nine tackles, including a season-best eight solo stops, at Clemson • Also had nine stops and a pair of QB hurries at East Carolina • Finished with eight tackles (six solo) in the win over SDSU • Opened the season with four tackles and a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown against Liberty • Pick-six was the first interception and the first touchdown of his career.

2013 - Sophomore Season
Had a breakout sophomore campaign, appearing in all 13 games and starting 11 at middle linebacker, finishing with 85 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups • Also recovered a fumble • Playing with a shoulder injury, had one tackle against Cincinnati in the Belk Bowl victory • Had five stops and three QB hurries against Duke • Finished with three tackles against Old Dominion • Tallied three tackle and a tackle for loss at Pitt • Had eight tackles (five solo), one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup in the win over Virginia • Finished with eight tackles and a pair of tackles for loss in the win at NC State • Notched five tackles and a key early fumble recovery in the win over Boston College • Had eight tackles (six solo) and a quarterback hurry against Miami • Tallied a career-best 13 tackles and a tackle for loss at Virginia Tech • Finished with eight tackles, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against East Carolina • Posted a then-career-high 10 tackles, eight of which were solo stops, at Georgia Tech • Had six tackles, including four solo stops, in the win over Middle Tennessee • In his first career start, posted seven tackles, including four solo stops, in a season-opening loss at No. 6 South Carolina.

2012 - Redshirt Freshman Season
Appeared in all 12 games, finishing with 23 tackles • Had two tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry • Had a season-high seven tackles in the win over Idaho • Tallied three tackles and his first career sack in the win over East Carolina • Recovered a fumble in the win over NC State • Joined the team prior to the 2011 season.

Jesuit College Prep
Played four years of football, basketball and baseball at Jesuit College Prep • Named the academic honor roll all four years in high school • Earned all-district honors as a junior and senior in football • Also named AP all-state honorable-mention and was the district defensive MVP as a senior • Had 223 career tackles, eight interceptions, five forced fumbles, three sacks and blocked five kicks • Recorded 103 tackles and three interceptions as a senior • Posted 71 stops and picked off four passes as a junior.

Personal
Would most like to play professionally for the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite possession is his iPad • People say he looks like Clay Matthews • Favorite TV show is “Entourage” • Wears No. 10 because it was his mom’s high school number • Favorite off-day activity is playing golf • Would like to climb Mt. Everest • Person who has had the biggest impact on his life is Chris Hill, his high school basketball coach • Nicknames are “Shotty,” “Shot,” and “Flow” • Friend of PGA Golfer Jordan Spieth who also attended Jesuit College Prep • Son of Steve and Donna Schoettmer • His father, Steve, played linebacker at Duke • His mother, Donna, played tennis at Wake Forest • His brother, Stephen, played baseball at Wake Forest • Business major • Born Jeffrey Lawson Schoettmer on July 8, 1993, in Dallas.