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2023 Football Roster

5 Kyle Sheets

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springboro, Pa.
  • High School Conneaut Area

Biography

Career Highlights
• 3rd in program history in career TD receptions
• 4th in program history in career receiving yards
• 7th in program history in career receptions
• 13th in program history in total touchdowns scored
• 17th in program history in career points scored
• Two-time All-PSAC West
• 2023 1st Team All-Region
• 2023 Consensus All-American (AFCA, AP, D2CCA, Hansen)

Personal: Son of Harold and Tammy Sheets ... Majoring in safety management. 

2023: Started all 14 games … A consensus All-American (AFCA, AP, D2CCA, Hansen Gazette) … Earned first All-SR1 and All-PSAC West Honors … Named a team captain … Caught 76 passes for 1,186 yards and 17 touchdowns … Averaged 15.6 yards per reception and 84.7 receiving yards per game … Ranked third in the nation in touchdown receptions and sixth in receiving yards … Caught at least five passes in a game nine times and pulled in a touchdown reception on 10 occasions … Caught two passes for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns vs. West Chester … Hauled in 12 receptions for 210 yards and three touchdowns vs. Millersville … Tallied three more TD receptions and 134 total yards on seven catches at Gannon … Caught nine passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns against Clarion … Game-by-Game Statistics

2022: Started all 12 games played … A second team All-PSAC West honoree … Caught 54 passes for 887 yards and nine touchdowns … Averaged 16.4 yards per catch and 73.9 receiving yards per game … Ranked 22nd in the nation in receiving touchdowns and 28th in receiving yards … Had at least one reception in 11 of 12 games … Went over 100 yards receiving on three occasions including a nine-reception, 206-yard, two-touchdown performance at Clarion … Opened year with touchdowns in three straight games, capped off with eight catches for 110 yards and one TD at Millersville … Caught four passes for 115 yards and a touchdown at California … Closed season with three receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown n playoff loss at Shepherd … Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Appeared in all 12 games, making five starts … Caught 23 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns … Averaged 15.5 yards per reception … Pulled in first touchdown reception of season vs. Lock Haven … Had four catches for 60 yards and a touchdown vs. Clarion … Also had a 62-yard touchdown reception at Gannon … Game-by-Game Statistics

2019: Appeared in 13 games … Caught one pass for 10 yards in victory against Millersville … Game-by-Game Statistics

High School: Four-year letter winner in both football and basketball at Conneaut Area Senior High School … A two-time all-area selection … Played quarterback and wide receiver in high school.
 
Career Highs
Receptions 12 vs. Millersville (2023)
Receiving Yards 210 vs. Millersville (2023)
Receiving TD 3 (2x)
Long Reception 85 at Cal U (2022)
 
Top Performances
Date Opponent Stats
9/10/22 West Chester 4 Rec. 95 Yards, 1 TD
9/17/22 Millersville 8 Rec., 110 Yards, 1 TD
10/22/22 Cal U 4 Rec., 115 Yards, 1 TD
10/29/22 Clarion 9 Rec., 206 Yards, 2 TDs
9/9/23 West Chester 2 Rec., 123 Yards, 2 TDs
9/16/23 Millersville 12 Rec., 210 Yards, 3 TDs
9/30/23 Indiana (Pa.) 5 Rec., 131 Yards
10/14/23 Gannon 7 Rec., 134 Yards, 3 TDs
10/28/23 Clarion 9 Rec., 106 Yards, 2 TDs
11/25/23 Tiffin 7. Rec, 82 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2019Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 220 lbs
    83
  • 14

    2020Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 220 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 220 lbs
    14
  • 5

    2022Junior

    WR
    6'4" 215 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023Senior

    WR
    6'4" 220 lbs
    5