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2019 Football Roster

79 Chris Larsen

  • Position OL
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 320
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Erie, Pa.
  • High School Erie McDowell

Biography

Career Highlights
• 2019 Upshaw Award Finalist
• 2019 First Team All-PSAC West
• 2019 First Team D2CCA All-Region
• 2019 First Team All-American (D2CCA and AP)

Personal: Son of Dana and Olabode Oyebanji and Carlos Gamble … Majoring in Safety Management.

2019: Started all 14 games at left tackle … Named a national finalist for the Upshaw Award … Earned first team All-America honors from both the AP and the D2CCA … A consensus first team all-region choice (Don Hansen Football Gazette and D2CCA) … Also named to the All-PSAC West first team … Blocked for an offense that ranked second in the nation in first downs, third in scoring, fifth in passing yards per game, eighth in red zone efficiency and ninth in total offense … Game-by-Game Statistics

2018: Started all 14 games … Started first two games of season at left guard before finishing final 12 contests as SRU’s starting left tackle … Helped block for an offense which ranked second in the PSAC in rushing (202.7), third in scoring (37.2 ppg), third in 3rd-Down Conversion percentage (.447) and fifth in passing yards per game (255.6) … Game-by-Game Statistics

2017: Appeared in all 11 games … Started 10 games at left tackle … Helped anchor a line that blocked for an offense which ranked fifth in the nation in passing, eighth in fourth down conversions, 11th in scoring, 11th in third down conversion, 21st in first downs and 24th in total offense … Game-by-Game Statistics

2016: Started six of nine games played … Earned starts in consecutive weeks against Lock Haven, Gannon, California, Mercyhurst, Indiana and Edinboro … Helped pave the way for an offense that ranked 24th in the nation in passing yards per game (294.0) and 37th in all of Division II in points per game (35.5) … Game-By-Game Statistics

2015: Redshirted.
 
High School: Lettered three times in football and wrestling at McDowell High School … Helped lead McDowell to three District 10 championships … A three year varsity starter who was an all-state honorable mention selection as a senior and a two-time all-district performer … Selected to play in the North-South District 10 All-Star Game.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 79

    2015Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 295 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 295 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    OL
    6'4" 315 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2018Redshirt Junior

    OL
    6'4" 325 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2019Redshirt Senior

    OL
    6'4" 320 lbs
    79