2019 Football
Braxton Chapman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Farrell, Pa.
- High School:
- Farrell
- Position:
- TB
- Major:
- Exercise Science
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats
Appeared in all 12 games for the Penguins...rushed for 404 yards and five touchdowns...averaged 4.6 yards per carry...recorded a season-long 78-yard rush against Howard in an impressive 132-yard performance on just eight attempts...rushed for two touchdowns against Samford...had 10-or-more carries on four occasions...had a season-best 13 carries against Western Illinois and South Dakota...went for 62 yards against the Leathernecks...had 53 carries in the final five games...rushed for 186 yards in the final five contests...had two receptions for 16 yards...had rushing touchdowns against Illinois State and Western Illinois in league play...also played on special teams units...credited with five assisted tackles...earned his second letter.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 10 games as a reserve tailback and member of special teams...had a rushing attempt against Valparaiso...earned his first letter.
2017 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: A two-star recruit by 247sports.com…ranked as the No. 52 recruit in Pennsylvania by 247sports.com…First-team Pennsylvania Writers and Pennsylvania Football News Class A selection…named Region 1 Player of the Year…earned Region All-Star status on offense and defense (linebacker)…named to WKBN TV's Big 22…as a senior, rushed for 1,437 yards, averaging 11 yards per carry…also scored 16 touchdowns…finished high school career with a school-record 3,067 yards rushing…as a junior, earned first-team all-region honors…in 2015, Farrell won the District 10 Championship and played in the Class A State Championship Game...Steelers were 14-2 on the season falling to Bishop Guillfoyle in the state title game...coach was Jarett Samuels...also competed in track and field.
Personal: Parents are Melissa and Gearld Chapman...has a brother...major is exercise science...is the 2020-21 recipient of the Ned Mervous Family Scholarship.
