Minnesota Golden Gophers · DL RoomDL
#33 Rhett Hlavacka
Class RS FRStatus ReturningHt / Wt 6'5" · 255 lbHometown Fond du Lac, WI · Fond du Lac
Depth-chart placement
Rhett Hlavacka is on the Minnesota Golden Gophers roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Rhett Hlavacka is a defensive lineman for the Minnesota Golden Gophers standing 6'5" and weighing 255 pounds. The Fond du Lac, Wisconsin native attended Fond du Lac High School, where he recorded 110 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and three sacks as a junior. A shoulder injury limited him to seven games as a senior, when he posted 64 tackles and four tackles for loss. Recruited as a consensus three-star prospect, Hlavacka enrolled at Minnesota in January 2025 and redshirted that season. He enters 2026 as a redshirt freshman.
Minnesota2025 — presentRecruiting3-star · No. 1773 nationalOriginFond du Lac, WI · Fond du Lac