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2017 Football Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Doug Lewis
Doug Lewis
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

34 Jack Crain

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 227
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Lisle, Ill.
  • Highschool Benet Academy

Biography

2017 (R-Senior) 
• Voted a team captain. 
• Named First Team Preseason All-PFL
• One of just 954 (out of approximately 70,000) college football players who are playing in 2017 who have already earned their undergraduate degree.  Or In Jack's case, degrees.
• Appeared in all 11 games for the Flyers
• Finished the season second on the team in tackles (78) 
• Had one interception for 34 yards
• First Team All-PFL
• Received the Chief Toscani Hitter Award
• Named First Team Academic All-PFL for the third time
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Honored at the 2018 OASSA Academic Banquet
• Member of the 2017 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2016 (R-Junior) 
• Saw action in 11 games for the Flyers 
• Third on team with 79 tackles, 6.5 for loss
• Recorded two pass break ups and two quarterback hurries 
• Awarded the Sheriff "Beno" Keiter which goes to the senior for the most outstanding contribution to the program over his college career
• Earned the John L. Macbeth Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award for the second straight year
• Second Team All-PFL
• First Team Academic All-PFL
• Named a member of the 2016 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2015 (R-Sophomore)
• Named to Dayton All-Academic Roster 
• Will start at linebacker this season
• Appeared in 12 games for the Flyers, accumulating 105 total tackles and 6.5 for loss
• Achieved a career high 16 tackles and 1 pass break-up vs. San Diego (10/10)
• Honorable Mention All-PFL and FirstTeam Academic All-PFL, while earning the John L.Macbeth Scholar-Athlete Award
• Member of the 2015 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2014 (R-Freshman)
• Appeared in all 11 games for the Flyers this season, starting one
• 32 total tackles including 1.5 TFL
• Three pass break ups and a season-high nine tackles vs. Valpo (11/1)
• Member of the PFL Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season

2013 (Freshman - Redshirted)
• Redshirted during the 2013 season
• Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll
 
Personal
• At Benet Academy, Crain served as a team captain and was an all-area and honorable mention all-state performer, as well as the co-Defensive MVP of the East Suburban Catholic Conference
• Was an academic all-state selection
• Son of Kevin and Pam Crain
• Born August 30, 1994
• Double Major in Accounting & Finance
• Intends to earn his master's in Accounting during his fifth year.

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2013Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 200 lbs
    55
  • 49

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 210 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 215 lbs
    49
  • 34

    2016Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    34
  • 34
    C

    2017Redshirt Senior

    LB
    6'2" 227 lbs
    34
    C