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2025 Football Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

8 Sam Schmiesing

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 222
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Piqua, Ohio
  • Highschool Piqua

Biography

2024 (R-Freshman)
• 2024 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in 11 games
• Achieved 31 tackles (14 solo) with 2.5 tackles for a loss
• Tallied one sack on the year (against Indiana State)

2023 (Freshman)
• Redshirted the 2023 season
• Appeared in one game 
• Was a member of the 2023 PFL Academic Honor Roll

Prior to UD:
High School
• Three-time varsity letterwinner
• First Team All-Ohio in 2022, and First Team All-Southwest Ohio in 2021 and 2022
• Three-time First Team Miami Valley League 
• 2022 Team Captain
•The Indians were 2020 and 2021 MVL champions
• Had a career 325 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 37 TFL and five forced fumbles
• Has two personal records of three sacks in one game and 19 tackles in one game

Personal:
• Son of Chris and Paula Schmiesing
• Has two siblings- Ben and Jack
• Ben walked on at Ohio State and transferred to UD for two seasons and was a team captain in 2022
• Majoring in Accounting with a minor in Finance

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35d

    2023Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 205 lbs
    35d
  • 8

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 205 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 222 lbs
    8