University of North Dakota Athletics

Enters the season as UND’s starting tailback.

2006 (Freshman): Named an All-America honorable mention by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette ... Named to All-Northwest Region by both Football Gazette and Daktronics ... Was one of just two freshman named to the All-NCC first team ... Named UND’s rookie of the year ... Twice named NCC Offensive Player of the Week (Sep. 11 & Nov. 6) ... Named UND Athletics Male Rookie of the Year (all sports) ... Appeared in all 13 games and made seven starts ... Became the first freshman in Sioux history to run for 1,000 yards in a season ... Set UND freshman records for rushing yards (1,253) and rushing touchdowns (15) ... His 15 rushing touchdowns rank third on UND’s all-time single-season list and his 1,253 rushing yards rank sixth ... Ranked 15th in Division II in rushing yards ... Ranked second in the NCC in rushing touchdowns, third in rushing yards and yards per carry (6.6) and fourth in rushing yards per game (96.4) ... His 96.4 yads per game ranked 23rd in Division II ... Ranked fourth in the NCC in all-purpose yardage (1,752), fifth-most in school history ... Ranked 23rd in the Division II in all-purpose yards per game (134.8) ... Averaged a league-high 32.7 yards per punt return ... Ranked third in the NCC in kick return average (27.0) ... Set UND single-game playoff records with 235 yards and five touchdowns (on just 16 carries) in NCAA first round playoff game against Winona State (Nov. 18) ... His 235 yards rank as the eighth-highest single-game total (all games) in school history ... Scored on runs of 23, 3, 21, 8 and 64 yards in that game ... His 64-yard score was UND’s longest rush of the season ... Enjoyed six 100-yard rushing performances ... Logged his first 100-yard game and scored two touchdowns at Northern Iowa (Sep. 9) ... Scored three touchdowns and added 150 yards on 23 carries in overtime win at St. Cloud State (Nov. 4) ... Had four games with two or more rushing touchdowns ... Carried a season-high 25 times for 109 yards in UND’s NCAA second round playoff win at Nebraska-Omaha (Nov. 25) ... Had three games with more than 200 all-purpose yards ... Earned first letter.

2005: Redshirt season.

Before UND: A 2005 graduate of Grand Forks Central High School ... Named 2005 NDAPSSA Male Athlete of the Year ... Two-time (2004, 2003) Class AAA all-state first team selection ... A three-time all-city selection ... Two-time Eastern Dakota Conference (EDC) selection (2003, 2004) ... Named 2004 EDC Senior Athlete of the Year and was a 2004 Herald Sportsperson of the Year finalist ... A 2004 finalist for North Dakota Player of the Year ... Twice named to the Grand Forks Herald Fall Fab 50 list ... Scored 44 career touchdowns, including five on kickoff returns ... Amassed 2,451 career rushing yards ... Competed in the Shrine Bowl and the Badlands Bowl as a senior ... Also competed in track and field as a prep ... Was the 2005 state champion in the 300 hurdles, 110 hurdles, 100 meter and 200 meter ... Set a state record in the 110 hurdles ... Set school records in the 300 hurdles, 110 hurdles and 100 meters ... Was also a member of school-record 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams ... 2004 State Champion in 300 hurdles and state record holder ... Named to the Grand Forks Herald Fab 50 list and was a 2005 Herald Sportsperson of the Year finalist ... Was named North Dakota High School Coaches Association Outstanding Senior Athlete and the Gatorade Player of the Year ... Received the Cliff Cushman Award.

Personal: Majoring in industrial technology ... Son of Jeffrey and Gwen Chappell.

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS