Nate Tofilon, Wheaton College football
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Nate Tofilon

DBSeasons 2022–2025 (4)Games 365'11" · 189 lbsHometown Palatine, Ill.High school Fremd
Player of the Week · 2024
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Tackles
104
0.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL · 2 INT
Points
6
1 TD
Punting
38.7
42 punts · long 56

In the Official Record Book

As published by Wheaton College Athletics — every era since 1914 · the full book

Career Records

Career totals as published, including seasons this archive has no report forOfficial
RecordMarkLineAll-timeSeasons
Yards per Punt Min 25 Punts38.5 Yds/Punt1,769 Yds · 46 Punts4th2022-25

Single-Season Records

One season, as publishedOfficial
RecordMarkLineAll-timeSeason
Yards per Punt Min 10 Punts38.7 Yds/Punt890 Yds · 23 Punts8th2024
Yards per Punt Min 10 Punts38.2 Yds/Punt879 Yds · 23 Punts10th2023

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1997–2025
1st Forced Fumbles · 2024 · 31st Fumble Recoveries · 2024 · 33rd Punting Average · career · 38.74th Punt Return TDs · career · 14th Punt Return TDs · 2024 · 16th Punting Average · 2024 · 38.77th Punts Inside the 20 · career · 147th Blocked Kicks · career · 28th Longest Punt · career · 568th Punt Yards · career · 1,6249th Punts · career · 429th Fumble Recoveries · career · 310th Longest Punt · 2023 · 56

Biography

From the official athletics bio

2022: Made two appearances for the Thunder this season...season-high one tackle versus Trinity.

2023: In nine appearances averaged 38.63 yards punting with a long of 56 yards...placed ten punts inside the 20.

2024: Two-time CCIW Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 28 & Nov. 11)...had 34 tackles including 18 solo stops...returned a blocked punt for a touchdown against Millikin...blocked a punt against WashU...had 23 punts for 890 yards.

2025: Recorded 63 tackles and one interception starting in all 14 games...had a blocked kick against Illinois Wesleyan

Major: Business Economics

Photographs

5 frames from 2 games, tagged by jersey number · in the gallery
Pre-snap lineup Nate Tofilon facing the line
Pre-snap lineup Nate Tofilon facing the lineOct 25 Wheaton vs WashU28Nate Tofilon
Pre-snap lineup Nate Tofilon Maison Haas
Pre-snap lineup Nate Tofilon Maison HaasOct 25 Wheaton vs WashU28Nate Tofilon26Maison Haas
Players Rex Kroger Maxton Leathers Nate Tofilon standing between plays
Players Rex Kroger Maxton Leathers Nate Tofilon standing between playsOct 25 Wheaton vs WashU2Rex Kroger93Maxton Leathers28Nate Tofilon
Swarm tackle Nate Tofilon with ball vs multiple d
Swarm tackle Nate Tofilon with ball vs multiple dNov 25 Wheaton at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater28Nate Tofilon
Handoff Ben Bonga to Nate Tofilon ball at exchange
Handoff Ben Bonga to Nate Tofilon ball at exchangeNov 25 Wheaton at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater15Ben Bonga28Nate Tofilon

Season by Season

All-Purpose Yards

SeasonGRushRecPRKRIRYdsYds/G
2024110000000.0
202514001600161.1
Career25001600160.6

Scoring

SeasonTDFGMPATPATAPts
202410006

Defense

SeasonGPSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
202210110.00.0000000
202395160.00.0000000
2024111816341.00.0130331
2025133528630.00.0120001
Career3458461041.00.0250332

Interceptions

SeasonNoYdsAvgTDLong
2024100.000
2025100.000
Career200.000

Punting

SeasonNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
20231973438.656102—
20242389038.75140—
Career421,62438.756142—

Punt Returns

SeasonNoYdsAvgTDLong
202400—1—
202511616.0016
Career11616.0116

Game Logs

From box scores, 1997–2025
DateOpponentSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Sep 10, 2022Trinity University (Texas)0110.00.0000000
Oct 14, 2023Carthage College1120.00.0000000
Oct 28, 2023Millikin University2020.00.0000000
Nov 11, 2023North Park University1010.00.0000000
Nov 18, 2023Mount St. Joseph University1010.00.0000000
Sep 7, 2024University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh0110.00.0100000
Sep 21, 2024Augustana College (IL)1120.00.0000000
Oct 5, 2024North Central College0110.00.0000000
Oct 12, 2024Illinois Wesleyan University2020.00.0010110
Oct 19, 2024Carthage College5380.00.0000000
Oct 26, 2024WashU0110.00.0000000
Nov 2, 2024Elmhurst University5380.00.0010220
Nov 9, 2024Millikin University3031.00.0000000
Nov 16, 2024North Park University0550.00.0010001
Nov 23, 2024University of Wisconsin-Stout2130.00.0000000
Sep 6, 2025University of Mount Union2350.00.0000000
Sep 20, 2025Augustana College (IL)4260.00.0000000
Sep 27, 2025Carroll University3250.00.0000000
Oct 4, 2025North Central College4370.00.0000000
Oct 11, 2025Illinois Wesleyan University4260.00.0100001
Oct 18, 2025Carthage College3250.00.0000000
Oct 25, 2025WashU6170.00.0000000
Nov 1, 2025Elmhurst University1010.00.0000000
Nov 8, 2025Millikin University2240.00.0000000
Nov 22, 2025Crown College2130.00.0000000
Nov 29, 2025Wartburg College1230.00.0010000
Dec 6, 2025DePauw University1450.00.0010000
Dec 13, 2025University of Wisconsin - River Falls2460.00.0000000

Roster History

Season#PosClassHtWtHometownHigh School
202228DBFreshman5'11"178 lbsPalatine, Ill.Fremd
202328DBSophomore5'11"178 lbsPalatine, Ill.Fremd
202428DBJunior5'11"186 lbsPalatine, Ill.Fremd
202528DBSenior5'11"189 lbsPalatine, Ill.Fremd