Biography
2018: Returns as Gannon’s starting running back as a senior … transferred from NCAA Division II University of Findlay prior to the 2016-17 academic year … named the NCAA Division II Preseason National Offensive Player of the Year by national publication Lindy's Sports that hit national newsstands in June … selected to the Lindy’s Sports Preseason All-America first team … named a Preseason All-American in the 2018 Street & Smith's College Football magazine that hit national newsstands in May … ranks third all-time at Gannon in career points (210), fifth in 100-yard rushing games (11), sixth in career rushing yards (2,631), 10th in career all-purpose yards (3,069) and 12th in total offense (2,631) despite playing only two seasons … needs 704 yards to break Gannon Hall of Famer Sterling Pierce’s school rushing record … can break Pierce’s school record for career 100-yard rushing games with five more.
2017: Started all 11 games … finished runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy awarded to the top NCAA Division II football student-athlete … named to the Associated Press NCAA Division II All-America first team, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America first team, NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-America first team, D2Football.com All-America first team and Don Hansen Football Gazette All-America first team … became the first Golden Knight to ever be named a regional player of the year by the Don Hansen Football Gazette … selected Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Offensive Player of the Year and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Offensive Player of the Year … became the first Golden Knight in program history to earn the ECAC top honor and second to capture the PSAC top accolade … earned All-Super Region One first-team honors from both D2CCA and the Don Hansen Football Gazette … landed on the All-PSAC Western Division and All-ECAC first teams … finished the campaign with 2,176 rushing yards, 29 rushing touchdowns, 24 receptions, 288 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns, 186 total points and 2,464 all-purpose yards … led all divisions of the NCAA in rushing yards per game (197.8) … topped NCAA Division II in rushing touchdowns, rushing yards per carry (8.09), total touchdowns (31), points per game (16.9) and total rushing yards … led the PSAC and ranked second nationally in all-purpose yards per game (224.0) despite not returning a kickoff or punt … recorded a school-record ten 100-yard rushing performances while reaching the 180-yard plateau six times … finished with Gannon single-season records for rushing yards, rushing yards per carry, 100-yard rushing games, rushing touchdowns, all-purpose yards, points and total touchdowns … produced the eighth-highest single-season rushing yards per game average in the history of NCAA Division II players … generated the 13th-highest single-season rushing yards total in NCAA Division II history … broke PSAC single-game records for rushing yards (354 versus Slippery Rock) and rushing touchdowns (six versus Edinboro) … averaged nearly 140 yards, 165 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns against Gannon's three opponents that qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament – Shippensburg, California (Pa.) and Indiana (Pa.) … rushed for over 200 yards in a game four times, scored a touchdown in every contest and had at least three scores in a game five times … set Gannon single-game records for rushing yards (354 vs. Slippery Rock), rushing touchdowns (six vs. Edinboro), all-purpose yards (449 vs. Slippery Rock), points (36 vs. Edinboro) and total touchdowns (six vs. Edinboro) … produced five single-game rushing totals worthy of Gannon’s all-time top 20, including three of the top five … had three runs between 76-78 yards that ranked among the top-seven longest runs in program history … registered the 10th-highest single-season total offense mark (2,176) in school history … finished with three of the top six single-game all-purpose yardage totals … featured in the October 27 edition of Sports Illustrated as part of the national magazine's "Faces in the Crowd" for his monster season … selected as one of the top NCAA football plays of the week by NCAA.com three times, including the No. 1 play twice … featured among NCAA.com's top plays of any sport at any level October 17 when he broke through a hole up the middle against Seton Hill, raced into the secondary, leaped over a safety and landed on his feet before racing into the end zone for a 52-yard touchdown … that leap and 52-yard touchdown was also tabbed No. 1 on the NCAA.com's football plays of the week list … named D2football.com National Offensive Player of the Week twice (Sept. 29 and Oct. 19) … selected PSAC Western Division Offensive Player of the Week three times (Sept. 25, Oct. 9 and Oct. 16) … named ECAC Offensive Player of the Week three times (Sept. 12, Sept. 26 and Oct. 17).
2016: Played in all 11 games during his first season as a Golden Knight … was Gannon’s third-leading rusher and fifth-leading receiver … rushed for 10 yards on four carries during a 31-9 victory against Southern Connecticut State in his Gannon debut … had a break-out game at Slippery Rock in week four with 90 yards on six carries, including a 59-yard touchdown run … scored a touchdown during three consecutive games against Edinboro, Seton Hill and California (Pa.) … received a carry and made a catch during each of the last seven contests … posted season-highs in carries (11), rushing yards (112) and all-purpose yards (170) at Clarion … hauled in a season-high three receptions at Edinboro … returned his lone kickoff 45 yards at Clarion … was one of two Golden Knights to rush for over 100 yards at Clarion, becoming the 18th duo in program history to accomplish the feat in the same game.
2015 (at University of Findlay): Appeared in 10 games … rushed for 372 yards on 74 carries … scored seven touchdowns … set a season-high with 101 rushing yards at Walsh.
High School: Played for head coach Dave Bors at Riverside (Ohio) High School … named to the all-state first team … was a three-time all-conference first-team selection … earned all-district honors three times … was a Tony Fisher Award finalist … graduated as the leading rusher in program history … holds the school record for most touchdowns.
Personal: Middle Childhood Education major … is the son of Margo and Michael … has two sisters and one brother.
Career Highs
Rushes: 37 at Millersville (11/11/17)
Rushing Yards: 354 vs. Slippery Rock (9/23/17)
Rushing Touchdowns: 6 vs. Edinboro (10/7/17)
Receptions: 5 at Indiana (Pa.) (10/28/17)
Reception Yards: 95 vs. Slippery Rock (9/23/17)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 at Seton Hill (10/14/17); vs. Slippery Rock (9/23/17)
Kickoff Returns: 1 at Clarion (11/5/16)
Kickoff Return Yards: 45 at Clarion (11/5/16)
All-Purpose Yards: 449 vs. Slippery Rock (9/23/17)
Tackles: 1 vs. Seton Hill (10/15/16); vs. Mercyhurst (10/1/16)
Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. Seton Hill (10/15/16); vs. Mercyhurst (10/1/16)
Points: 36 vs. Edinboro (10/7/17)
