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2024 Football Roster

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  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Major Sport & Recreation Management
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool Colerain

Biography

2024 - 1st Team All-Big South/OVC Football (Running Back)
2023-24 - EIU Male Newcomer of the Year 
2023 - Runner-Up for Jerry Rice FCS Freshman of the Year Award
2023 - Big South/OVC Football Offensive Freshman of the Year
2023 - 1st Team Freshman All-American (Stats Perform)
2023 - 1st Team Freshman All-American (Phil Steele)
2023 - 1st Team Freshman All-American (Football Central / SI)
2023 - 1st Team All-Big South/OVC Football (Running Back)

2024 (SOPHOMORE):
Started all 12 games at running back during the 2024 season earning first team All-Big South OVC Football Association honors... rushed for 865 yards during the season with seven touchdowns and a 4.1 yards per carry average... added 45 receptions for 347 yards and three touchdowns... became 31st player in school history to rush for 1,000 career yards in season opener at Illinois... finished season 18th on EIU career rushing list with 1,837 yards... had three 100-yard rushing games with a season high 194 yards on 27 carries with one touchdown against Western Illinois earning conference player of the week honors... had back-to-back 100-yard rushing games with 117 at Illinois State and 123 against Lindenwood... lone multiple rushing touchdown game was two against Southeast Missouri... set school record for single game receptions by a running back with 11 against Southeast Missouri going for 72 yards... finished fourth in the conference in rushing and third in all-purpose yards... 

2023 (RS-FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 11 games starting final eight games of the 2023 season... finished as the runner-up for the Jerry Rice FCS Freshman of the Year Award... named Big South/OVC Football Offensive Freshman of the Year... named first team Freshman All-America by Stats Perform, Phil Steele and Football Central/SI... named first team All-Big South/OVC Football at running back... rushed for a team best 854 yards which was second nationally among FCS freshmen... had 1,046 all-purpose yards which was second nationally among FCS freshmen... had three games with 100 or more yards rushing... breakout performance was 272 yards on 37 carries with one touchdown in win over McNeese... earned FCS National Freshman of the Week honors for that performance... added a 201 yard rushing performance on 31 carries with four touchdowns in win over Tennessee State... closed out regular season with 179 yards on 31 carries and one score in road win at Robert Morris... was one of six players in the FCS with multiple 200-yard rushing games during the season and the only freshman to accomplish that feat... the 272 rushing yards against McNeese were the third best single game total in school history... the four rushing touchdowns against Tennessee State were tied for third most in a single game in school history (one of nine players in school history with four or more TDs in a game)... became just third running back in school history with two or more 200-yard rushing games in a season... was a multiple time Big South-OVC Offensive Player of the Week selection and multiple time Big South-OVC Freshman of the Week selection... added 35 receptions for 192 yards with the 35 receptions tied for third most on the team... ended regular season ranked 29th in the FCS in rushing yards and 38th in rushing touchdowns... led EIU in scoring with 48 points... 

2022 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games during the 2022 season using redshirt season under NCAA participation rule... made collegiate debut against Tennessee State rushing for 36 yards on six carries... started against nationally ranked Southeast Missouri with 38 yards rushing... season high 43 yards on 12 carries against Tennessee Tech to finish season with 118 yards and a 3.7 yards per rush average... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back for coach Shawn Cutright at Colerain HS… rushed for 1,404 yards and 17 touchdowns during senior season averaging 7 yards per carry… named a first team All-Greater Miami Conference selection and to the Southwest District Division I second team… helped lead team to first round of Ohio D1 state playoffs… as a junior rushed for 865 yards and 14 touchdowns in nine games…  team captain…  

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022Freshman

    Running Back
    6'1" 205 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    6'1" 195 lbs
    20
  • 4

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'1" 220 lbs
    4
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