*** 2016 Honors Candidate ***

Career: Sommer has 71 career tackles with 2 1/2 sacks in his 40-game career (24 as a starter). His 24 starts are the second-most among returning defensive players (Miquiyah Zamora 33).
 
2016: Listed as a co-starter at nose tackle along with Jay-Tee Tiuli on the preseason depth chart.
 
2015: Earned third team All-Big Sky honors after starting all 11 games as Eastern’s nose tackle. He finished the season with 26 total tackles, including a career-high five versus Northern Colorado (10/24/15). He was the team’s defensive player of the week after opening the season with three tackles versus Oregon (9/5/15), the FBS runner-up the previous season.
 
2014: Earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors. Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the second-straight year. Blocked a field goal versus Northern Arizona (10/25/14). His lone sack of the season came against Northern Colorado (10/18/14) in EWU’s 26-18 victory. He had a career-high four tackles versus Idaho State (10/4/14). Sommer made the first start of his career in EWU’s season opener on ESPN against Sam Houston State (8/23/14). He finished the season as a starter in 13 of the 14 games he played.
 
2013: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Saw action in all 15 games as a true freshman as a backup defensive tackle and nose guard. He had three tackles each versus Portland State (11/23/13) and Jacksonville State (12/14/13). He had a sack versus Southern Utah (10/13/13) and a half-sack against Cal Poly (11/16/13). He was one of two true freshmen among the 11 players who saw significant action along the defensive line for the Eagles.
 
HS: Graduated from West Salem HS in 2013. Sommer came from playing on the first black artificial turf field in the nation at West Salem to the first red turf field at EWU. He helped lead his school to four-straight league titles. As a senior in 2012, he was selected as a first team 6A All-State selection as a defensive lineman by the Oregonian. WashingtonPreps.com selected him as one of 193 players on its “Best of the Northwest” list of recruits. Rated as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. Sommer was also named Central Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and the Salem Statesman-Journal All-Mid Valley Defensive Player of the Year. He was a first team All-Central Valley Conference selection as a defensive lineman and was second team all-conference as an offensive lineman. Sommer had 46 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, six sacks, eight passes broken up, and three blocked field goals as a senior. He was a two-way starter for West Salem, which finished the year with a 10-2 record after losing 28-7 to defending State 6A champion Lake Oswego in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Prior to the 2012 season, Sommer was named to the MaxPreps.com pre-season Oregon All-State football team as an offensive lineman. As a junior, he was a second-team All-Central Valley Conference selection as a defensive lineman. He totaled 36 tackles and had six tackles for loss. The Titans finished the season with a 7-4 record and lost 49-28 to eventual Oregon 6A champion Lake Oswego in the second round of the playoffs. Sommer was also a second-team All-Central Valley Conference selection as a defensive lineman as a sophomore. Also played basketball in high school.
 
Personal: Criminal justice major. Born 2/16/95 in Salem, Ore. His parents are Michael Sommer and Tami Gagnon. Last name is pronounced “saw-murr.”
 

Year	GP	TT	Hi	S	TL-Yds	FF-FR	PBU	I-Yds
2013	15	21	3	1.5	2-5	0-0	0	0-0
2014	14	24	4	1	5-12	0-1	0	0-0
2015	11	26	5	0	4-8	0-1	0	0-0
Totals	40	71	5	2.5	11-25	0-2	0	0-0

Blocked Kicks: 2013/0; 2014/1; Totals/1.