Gary Seidenberger

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 218
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Fredericksburg, Texas
High School:
Fredericksburg HS
Last College:
Colorado State Pueblo

2025 Second-Team All-RMAC
2025 Second-Team NFF Colorado Chapter All-Colorado Team
2025 RMAC All-Academic First Team
2025 RMAC Football All-Academic Honor Roll
2025 CSC Academic All-District
2025 Second-Team NFF Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado
2025 D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List - Squad Team Defense
2025 First-Team Preseason All-RMAC Team
2024 First-Team NFF Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 RMAC Football All-Academic Honor Roll
2024 Second-Team All-RMAC
2023 First-Team NFF Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado
2023 Honorable Mention All-RMAC
2023 RMAC Defensive Freshman of the Year

2026 (SFA): Named a single-digit honoree and team captain as voted on by his Lumberjack peers during the offseason and dons the #5 this fall as a result...Played under current Jacks DC Caid Faske for three seasons at CSU-Pueblo...

CSU-PUEBLO CAREER (2023-2025): Played in 33 games making 28 starts...Registered 209 tackles (93 solo, 116 assisted)...13.5 tackles for loss totaling 47 loss yards...5.5 sacks for 25 loss yards...two interceptions, including a 40-yard TD return as a true freshman at DII power Grand Valley State...Defended ten passes and recovered three fumbles...3x All-RMAC selection...One of only 20 players, at time of departure, in school history to record 200 career tackles...

2025 (CSU-PUEBLO): Played in 11 games...Named team captain...Helped lead the ThunderWolves to a 10-2 record and a berth in NCAA DII Playoffs...Recorded 72 total tackles (29 solo), ranking second on the team...Added 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 3 pass breakups, and 3 quarterback hurries...Posted nine or more tackles in five games, including a season-high 12 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss at Central Missouri...Reached the 200-career-tackle milestone during the season...

2024 (CSU-PUEBLO): Played in 11 games and made nine starts at linebacker ... Led the team in tackles with 87, including 39 solo stops ... Tallied 7.5 tackles for 19 yards in losses and had three sacks ... Picked off a pass, had two pass break-ups and recovered a fumble ... Had double-digit tackles in four games, including a career-high 14 tackles in the Pack's home NCAA Playoff game against Minnesota State (11/30) ... Also had 13 tackles in back-to-back games against Black Hills State (10/19) and at Western Colorado (11/2) ... Posted 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a los and two sacks against Mines (11/9) ... His 7.5 tackles for a loss were second on the team ... Collected his lone interception at Fort Lewis (10/12) ... Defended seven passes on the year ... Earned Second-Team All-RMAC honors.

2023 (CSU-PUEBLO): Played in all 11 games and started eight of those games at linebacker as a true freshman ... Became the fifth Pack player to earn RMAC Defensive Freshman of the Year honors ... Finished fifth on team in tackles with 50, including 25 solo stops and also had 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks ... Tallied three pass break-ups, recovered two fumbles and picked off a pass, which was returned 40 yards for a touchdown at Grand Valley State (9/9) ... The 40-yard interception return was the second longest defensive play of the season ... He was instrumental in helping CSU Pueblo close the year ranked third in the RMAC for red zone defense (77.8 percent), scoring defense (23.8 ppg) and team passing efficiency defense (118.2) ... Had five or more tackles in seven games, including a season-high seven tackles against both Western Colorado (9/16) and Colorado Mesa (10/28) ... Earned Honorable Mention All-RMAC honors.

PREP: Was a three-year starter at linebacker for Coach Bill Wilder at Fredericksburg High School … Recorded 384 tackles and had six sacks in his three seasons with the Battlin’ Billies … Earned First-Team All-State honors as a senior in 2022 … Also was a three-time First-Team All-District selection and was the Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore in 2020 … Selected to the 2022 San Antonio All-Star Game … Helped lead the Battlin’ Billies to a fourth round (State quarterfinals) appearance in the 2021 Texas State Football Playoffs … Also lettered in track and field … Was a two-time State finalist in the 110 hurdles … In the classroom, carried a 4.0 cumulative GPA.

PERSONAL: Son of Lorena and Matt Seidenberger...Has a brother, Lennon (13)...Likes to hunt, fish and play video games...