Skip To Main Content

University of Dayton Athletics

Dayton Flyers image

2021 Football Roster

Doug Lewis
Dylan Heuer
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Steve Dyer
Dylan Heuer

1 Brandon Easterling

  • Position S
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 206
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairborn, Ohio
  • Highschool Fairborn

Biography

2021 (Senior)
• Named a 2021 Co-Captain
• On the watch list for the Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award, which goes to the top defensive player in FCS football
• Named to HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-American Team
• Preseason Third Team Stats Perform FCS All-American
• Preseason All-Pioneer Football League First team
• Semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy
• One of the football team's representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
•  Started all 10 games for Dayton while leading the team in tackles with 93
•  Registered an interception to seal the Flyers win over Davidson on senior day
•  Third in the PFL with 9.3 tackles per game.
•  Named the winner of the Chief Toscani Hitter Award for the second time.
•  Was one of 13 Flyers to make All-Pioneer Football League selections
•  Named Second team on the All-Academic PFL team
•  One of four CoSIDA Academic All-District selections in 2021


2020 (Senior)
• Preseason All-American by Stats Perform, Athlon and Hero Sports
• Preseason PFL Defensive Player of the Year, according to Phil Steele's College Football
• Semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy
• 2020-21 team rep on Student-Athlete Advisory Council

2019 (Junior)
• Was named a 2019 FCS All-American by HERO Sports, the Walter Camp Foundation, the Associated Press and STATS FCS 
• Was a finalist for FCS Stats' Buck Buchanan Award, which goes annually to the top defensive player in FCS football.  Finished eighth in the Buchanan voting and was one of just two defensive backs in the top 10
• Led FCS football in solo tackles (7.5) and was second in total tackles (12.7)
• Was second by 0.058 tackles per game to Montana's Dante Olson
• Also tied for second in interceptions per game (0.5) and tied for third in fumbles recovered (3)
• His nine turnovers acquired (six interceptions, three fumbles) were the most in FCS football
• Etched his name in the record books with a 100-yard interception return at Drake on Nov. 16
• First Team All-PFL, and was named the winner of Dayton's top defensive honor, the Chief Toscani Hitter Award.
• First Team Academic All-PFL in 2019
• Member of the 2019 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• One of four SAAC representatives for the football team

2018 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in eight games for the Flyers, with two starts
• Recorded 24 tackles on the season
• Had an interception against Duquesne
• Member of the 2018 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018

2017 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 10 games for the Flyers, making one start
• Had 15 tackles on the year, with a season-high eight against Marist
• Had one interception against Marist
• Named as the ROTC Cannonball Award winner, which goes to the team's top newcomer
• Member of the 2017 PFL Academic Honor Roll

Personal
• Three-sport athlete (football, basketball, track)
• Captain of football and basketball teams
• All-Conference, All-District, and All-State honors
• National Honor Society member
• Majoring in Management Information Systems

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2017Freshman

    Safety
    6'0" 198 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2018Sophomore

    Safety
    6'0" 198 lbs
    41
  • 24

    2019Junior

    Safety
    6'0" 203 lbs
    24
  • 1

    2020Senior

    Safety
    6'0" 203 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Senior

    Safety
    6'0" 206 lbs
    1