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  • LS
    Position
  • Fifth Year
    Class
  • Manheim, Pa.
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 220
    Weight
  • Manheim Central HS
    High School
  • IUP
    Previous School
Gunnar Royer 2021
#40
Gunnar Royer
LS
Position
Fifth Year
Class
Manheim, Pa.
Hometown

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Biography

CAREER HONORS
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2x)

2020 (Senior): Saw action as the long snapper on punts in all nine games … Recovered a fumble at Iowa State (11/7).

Prior to Baylor: Played three seasons at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a NCAA Division II institution, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, under coach Paul Tortorella … served as long snapper for all three seasons playing in 35 total games … was named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar Athlete each season … Helped team to PSAC championship along with a Super Region One title in 2017 … D2 2020 Preseason All-American

High School: Played at Manheim Central High School for coach Dave Hahn … Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 … helped the Barons reach the District Three Class 5A title game twice … played defensive end and tight end in high school … rated a five-star snapping prospect by Kohl’s Kicking Camps … All-State honoree in 2016 … Tri County All-Star … All-Section pick at both defensive end and tight end … 24 receptions for 410 yards and one touchdown as a senior … 57 tackles and 10.5 sacks … also ran track in high school

Personal: Son of Eric and Tina Royer … brother Dakota played football at Penn State … graduated with a degree in finance from IUP in May 2020 … pursuing master’s degree from Baylor in sports pedagogy