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2022 Football Roster

Erik Schelkun
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Doug Lewis
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29 Jake Chisholm

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 191
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Union, Ky.
  • Highschool Ryle

Biography

2022 (R-Senior)
• Named Co-Captain for the second consecutive season
• Only PFL player on the preseason Stats Perform Walter Payton Award Watch List
• Stats Perform and HERO Sports Preseason All-American as an all-purpose runner
• First Team Preseason All-Pioneer Football League as both a running back and all-purpose runner
• Entered 2022 with 4,629 all-purpose yards, which was already the Dayton career record
• Caught 22 passes for 253 yards, which was the second highest on the team
• Led the team in total touchdowns with 17
• Averaged 95.5 rushing yards per game which led the PFL
• Led the PFL with 1,064 rushing yards
• Named to First Team All-Pioneer Football League
• Fifth in the FCS in rushing attempts (236)
• Named Offense First team Pioneer League 2022 All Conference by Phil Steel College Football
• Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll
• White Allen MVP.  He is the fifth UD football player to earn multiple MVP awards
2021 (Senior)
• Named a 2021 Co-Captain
• Preseason Third Team Stats Perform FCS All-American as an all-purpose runner
• Preseason All-Pioneer Football League First Team
• Led the team in rushing attempts (235) and yards (1073)
• Caught 30 passes for 361 yards, which was the third highest on the team
• Led the team in touchdowns with 19
• Compiled a total of 272 all purpose yards and scored five touchdowns against Davidson
• Led the PFL in rushing (103.3 yards per game) and scoring (11.0 points per game)
• Finished second in the FCS with 163.9 all-purpose yards per game
• Led the FCS in rushing attempts per game (23.5) and touchdowns per game (1.8)
• Named a Stats Perform FCS All-American
• The 2021 Pioneer Football League Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• Team's 2021 recipient of the White Allen Most Valuable Player Trophy
• Named to the First Team All-PFL at both RB and All-Purpose runner
• Member of the 2021 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2020 (Junior)
• Stats Perform Preseason All-American 
• First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American

2019 (Sophomore)
• Led FCS football in all-purpose yardage (204.3 yards a game)
• Had 1,129 yards rushing, 230 receiving and 684 in returns (all kickoff)
• First Team All-PFL after finishing second in rushing (112.9) by .02 yards a game
• Also led qualified PFL rushers in yards per carry (7.4)
• Did not move into the starting lineup until five games into the season
• Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American (one of two sophomores named Academic All-American)
• First Team Academic All-PFL
• Hero Sports named him a Sophomore All-American
• 4.0 academic award recipient at 2020 annual scholar-athlete awards reception
• Member of the 2019 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2018 (Freshman)
• Appeared in all 11 games for the Flyers
• Returned 21 kickoffs for a 22.0 yard-per-return average
• Did not line up from scrimmage until the sixth game of the season
• Rushed for 50 yards on five carries on the season
• Longest rush was 38 yards against Morehead State
• Added a reception for 20 yards against Marist
• Member of the 2018 PFL Academic Honor Roll

• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018


PRIOR TO UD:
High School
• Played three varsity seasons at Larry A. Ryle High School
• Finished high school career with 4,763 rushing yards, 1,100 receiving yards, and 75 touchdowns
• Holds a number of school records: single game rushing yards (449), single season rushing yards (2,315), career rushing yards (4,763), single game rushing touchdowns (6), single season rushing touchdowns (33), and career rushing touchdowns (64)
• Senior year accolades: named to First Team All-State, First Team All-Northern Kentucky, KY High Kentucky Player of the Year, and District Player of the Year
• Junior year accolades: All-State Honorable Mention, First Team All-Northern Kentucky
• 2016: District and Conference Champion, Regional Runner-Up
• 2017: District and Conference Champion
• Also was a track athlete in high school - holds school records for 100m dash (11.04) and 4x200m relay (1:31.04)
• Named to First Team all-Northern Kentucky in 2017 and 2018

Personal:
• Son of Timothy and Christine Chisholm
• Has three siblings - Jason, Jenna, and Josie
• Majoring in Pre-Medicine

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2018Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 176 lbs
    45
  • 29

    2019Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 182 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 182 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 191 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 191 lbs
    29