2021 Senior

• Played in all 12 games with eight starts
• NFF Hampshire Honor Society

2020 Senior (Colgate)

• Ended Colgate career with 33 starts on the offensive line
• 2020-21 All-Patriot League first team (Coaches)
• Season moved to spring and two games played

2019 Junior (Colgate)

• All-Patriot League first team (Coaches)
• Phil Steele All-Patriot League first team
• Missed opening game because of injury but then started final 11 games
• Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in time of possession at 32:14 per game

2018 Sophomore (Colgate)

• Sophomore All-America Hero Sports
• All-Patriot League First Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
• Ended season with 20 consecutive starts -- most of any returning offensive player
• Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in rushing for 11th time in last 12 seasons 
• Part of Raiders unit that led Patriot League in scoring offense at 27.0 points per game and total offense at 344.3 yards per game

2017 Freshman (Colgate)

• Earned first career start against Furman 9/23/17
• Part of offensive line unit that sparked Raiders to 185.3 rushing yards per game, top in Patriot League 

High School

• Team captain his senior year
• 98 pancake blocks his senior season
• Helped team to back-to-back CCL Blue championships in 2015 and 2016
• Won the 2015 8A Illinois State Championship
• Chicago Tribune All-State first team, along with All-State Academic team
• USA Today All-State first team
• All-CCL Blue first team and All-Northshore first team
• Twice earned school’s Rev. Michael I. English SJ Memorial Coaches’ Award and was named Ramblers’ Offensive MVP
• Also played baseball

Personal

• Born March 27, 1999
• Son of Pete and Kathy Badovinac
• Has one brother, Sam, who played football at Butler University
• Chose Illinois because, “It has always been a dream of mine to play Big Ten football in my home state, and I am really excited with what Coach Bielema and his staff are doing here. I had great conversations with the coaches and it truly felt like a family.”
• Graduated with a degree in political science from Colgate in 2021
• Enrolled in the strategic brand communication master’s program