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2024 Football Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

20 Cade Beam

  • Position TE
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 221
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Troy, Ohio
  • Highschool Tippecanoe

Biography

2024 (R-Senior)
• Second Team Academic All-PFL
• 2024 College Sport Communicators Academic All-District
• 2024 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Winner of UD's John L. Macbeth Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award 
• Appeared in 11 games
• Recorded 19 total yards and two touchdowns

2023 (R-Junior)
• Was a member of the 2023 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in nine games and started four of them

2022 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in 11 games, catching four passes for 63 yards and three touchdowns
• Named to PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Co-Winner of the John L. Macbeth Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award with Mason Henry
• Earned PFL Second Team All-Academic Honors

2021 (Freshman):
• Appeared in five games, recording one assisted tackle on special teams
• Member of the 2021 PFL Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO UD: 
High School
• Team captain in football and baseball
• First Team All-Conference in both sports
• Had 322 carries; 1,767 yards rushing; 31 rushing touchdowns; eight receptions and 59 yards receiving in his career
• Holds the Tippecanoe school record for longest run from scrimmage (95 yards)

Personal
• Son of Dusty and Julie Beam 
• Majoring in Finance
• Dad played baseball at Wright State and in the Tigers organization
• Cade is a big Star Wars fan

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2020Freshman

    H-Back/TE
    5'11" 215 lbs
    48
  • 49

    2021Freshman

    H-Back/TE
    5'11" 223 lbs
    49
  • 20

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Tight End
    5'11" 223 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Tight End
    6'0" 221 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'0" 221 lbs
    20