Will Steil holds the SS · Depth spot in North Dakota State Bison’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Will Steil is a safety for North Dakota State, standing 6'2" and weighing 205 pounds. A 2024 graduate of ROCORI High School in Cold Spring, Minnesota, Steil was a three-time all-conference first team selection who finished his prep career with 164 total tackles and 11 interceptions across 11 games. His senior year included 48 tackles with four interceptions, plus a school-record 96-yard interception return for touchdown. He redshirted in 2024, appearing in four regular-season games and an NCAA playoff contest, recording two tackles and a fumble recovery against Murray State. In 2025, his first season of competition, Steil played in 10 games and tallied 13 total tackles with a half tackle for loss, including five tackles and a pass breakup versus St. Thomas.

North Dakota State2024 — present