2013: Did not see action ... Named NU's Defensive Practice Player of the Week following the Syracuse game.

2012: Redshirted his true freshman season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Loyola Academy, playing defensive end and outside linebacker ... Collected 81 total tackles with 10.5 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble ... Named IHSA 8A All-State and Chicago Tribune first-team all-state ... Also named to special mention Chicago Sun Times all-area team ... Winner of Loyola Academy's Skogland Award, presented to the school's most outstanding student-athlete ... Graduated summa cum laude and was an Illinois State Scholar ... Coached by John Holack.

Personal: Born Eric John Hauser on 6/10/1994 ... Son of Mark and Jane Hauser ... Played alongside current Wildcat Chance Carter at Loyola ... Majoring in biomedical engineering.