Jeffrey Alan Roehl (born May 18, 1980) is a

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DJ and producer based in Chicago, known by his stage name Xonic. In 2003, he was an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL).

High school football career

Roehl attended Carl Sandburg High School in

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. In 1997, the Roehl-led Eagles set the school record for both total yards in a season and total rushing yards in a season. Roehl was a two-year varsity starter and finished his career rated as the 98th best football prospect in the US by Tom Lemming of the Prep Football Report.

College football career

Roehl originally attended the

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in 1998 on a full scholarship. After one season at Notre Dame, he transferred to

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and sat out the 1999 season due to

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transfer regulations. Beginning the following season, he was named a starter at offensive guard and began a streak of 35 consecutive starts which continued through his final game of eligibility in the 2002 season. The Northwestern Wildcats won the

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Championship and played in the

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in 2000 while he was a starter. Prior to the 2002 season, Roehl was rated as the No. 12 guard in the nation by the

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. He was selected to play in the 2003

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. Roehl played under the late Randy Walker at Northwestern and cites Walker as one of his heroes. He graduated in 2003 with a degree in organizational communication with a minor in economics.

Professional football career

An undrafted free agent out of

, Roehl signed with the

. He earned a spot on the 53-man active roster at the start of the regular season. Roehl saw his first game action in the first quarter of the first game, substituting for Luke Petitgout at left tackle against the

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. He was named a starter for the ''

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'' game versus the

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on September 15, 2003. During the rest of the season, Roehl played in twelve games, starting one more. During the 2003 season, Roehl was featured on "Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL", an

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documentary profiling the life of a few select NFL first-year players. During the 2004 offseason, the Giants made a coaching change from

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. This coaching change coincided with an injury for Roehl. Roehl went on to be claimed off the waiver wire by the

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in 2004. In 2005, he spent most of the year on the roster of the

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and in 2006, he was a full-time starter in

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for the

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. After the 2006

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season, Roehl briefly signed with the

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. In late June 2009, Roehl signed with the Kentucky Horsemen of the Arena Football 2 and was placed on the active roster in early July, starting at the offensive line position for the duration of the regular season and the playoffs. In 2010, Roehl signed with the

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Football awards

High school

* 1996 All Conference (SICA Blue) * 1996 All Area ( Star Newspapers) * 1997

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Scholar-Athlete * 1997 IHSA Academic All-State * 1997 Conference MVP (SICA Blue) * 1997 All Conference (SICA Blue) * 1997 All Area ( Star Newspapers,

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) * 1997 All State (H.S. Coaches,

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, Champaign News-Gazette) * 1997 "Best of the Midwest" Team (

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) * 1997 Third-team All America (Prep Football Report)

College

* 2000 Mid-Season All America ( CNN/SI) * 2000 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (NGN) * 2001 Rashidi Wheeler Award * 2002 2nd Team All Big Ten * 2002 Carnig Minisian Citizenship Award

Professional

* 2006 First-team All-NFL Europe (

)

Producer career

DJ Xonic performed at Illinois State and Northern Illinois. He also performed multiple shows in Mexico City in 2012 and 2013, and headlined Lukrezia in Acapulco for New Years 2014. Additionally, Xonic performed at the 2012 Bass City Oasis Festival alongside Lazy Rich and Hatiras, and played the official Bassnectar afterparty at Illinois State University. He has performed on the road with Na Palm and headlined the 2012 MODA fashion show at Union Station.

References

External links

Northwestern Wildcats football profile
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