Hometown Hero:
New York Life Insurance
2025: Team leader in punt average with 33.7 yards per punt… Placed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line… Season-long punt of 62 yards against Dordt on September 27… Totaled 38 punts… Five punts traveled over 50 yards… Two touchbacks… Accumulated 1,281 punting yards… Registered 17 tackles, including nine solo… Intercepted a pass against Mount Marty on September 13… Completed one pass for 15 yards against Dakota Wesleyan on September 20, 2025… Contributed five pass breakups… Played in all 10 games of the season... NAIA Scholar Athlete.
2024: appeared in five games ... totaled four tackles with two picks ... NAIA Scholar Athlete.
2023: played in 13 games ... notched 12 tackles and broke up three passes ... recorded first-career interception in the 27-24 upset win over NCAA FCS Drake on Sept. 9.
2022: letter winner ... played in eight games ... had a season, and career, high of three tackles against Briar Cliff (Oct. 29) ... recorded six tackles on the season.
Career Highs:
5 tackles (9/13/25 at Mount Marty)
2 interceptions (11/16/24 vs. Briar Cliff)
281 punt yards (11/1/25 at Midland)
62 yards longest punt (9/27/25 vs. Dordt)
5 punts inside the 20 (10/18/25 vs. Morningside)
Personal: son of Jon and Katie Jeltema, brother to Austin and Ady
Favorite Bible Verse: Hebrews 12:1-3
