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2017 Football Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Bern Connelly
Bern Connelly
Erik Schelkun

1 Christian Searles

  • Position CB
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 182
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool Mt. Carmel

Biography

2017 (Senior) 
• Won the 2017 Enterprise Drive of a Flyer award at the annual R.U.D.Y.S. Awards
• Named Special Teams Captain. 
• First Team Preseason All-PFL
• Named Preseason PFL Defensive Player of the Year and Preseason All-American by College Sports Madness
• Recorded 58 tackles with 42 being solo
• Returned 21 punts for a 7.6 yard average along with 28 kick returns for a 23.8 average
• White- Allen MVP
• Only player in the 25-year history of the Pioneer Football League to earn five First Team All-PFL honors
• Pioneer Football League Special Teams Player of the Year
• Recipient of the Sheriff "Beno" Keiter Award
• First team all-league as both a corner back and kick returner
• Honored at the 2018 OASSA Academic Banquet
• Member of the 2017 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2016 (Junior)
•  Appeared and started all 11 games of the season
• Tied as the team-leader in interceptions with five.  Also tied for second in the PFL.
•  Third in PFL in passes defended (16)
• Had 36 tackles, including 25 solo tackles
• Returned 19 punts for a 7.5 yard average, fifth-best in the PFL
• Saw some action as kickoff returner, returning 3 kicks for 55 yards.
• Named First Team All-PFL

2015 (Sophomore)
• Appeared and started at cornerback in all 12 games for the Flyers
• Saw time as a punt and kick returner
• Returned 33 punts for 403 yards (12.2 avg.) to lead the PFL
• Recorded 56 total tackles defensively, with 42 of them being solo
• Had five interceptions for 124 yards
• Recorded two quarterback hits and six pass breakups
• Member of the 2015 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2014 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 11 games for the Flyers this season starting four of them
• Returned nine total kicks for 200 yards, including a long of 31 yards against Marist (10/11/14)
• Recorded 27 total defensive tackles, 22 of which were solo
• Recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass
• Member of the 2014 PFL Academic Honor Roll

Personal
• Son of Stephen and Charlotte Searles
• Born on December 31, 1995
• Majoring in Sport Management, with a minor in Business
• Searles was a two-sport athlete in high school
• First Team All-Illinois, All-Conference, and All-Area in football
• Basketball captain, and First Team All-Conference and All-Area
• Member of the National Honor Society

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2014Freshman

    Corner Back
    5'9" 170 lbs
    37
  • 1

    2015Sophomore

    Corner Back
    5'9" 178 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2016Junior

    Corner Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2017Senior

    Corner Back
    5'9" 182 lbs
    1