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2021 Football Roster

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14 Mark Pappas

  • Hometown Avon Lake, Ohio
  • Position Quarterback
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 213
  • High School Avon Lake

Biography

AS A GRADUATE (FALL 2021)
All-PFL First-Team ... Named PFL Offensive Player of the week on three separate occasions ... Set the single-game record with 481 yards against Dayton ... Appeared in 11 games this season ... Went 279-489-19 for 3,446 yards, 28 touchdowns, and a completion percentage of 57.1% ... Pappas also tallied 3 receptions for a total of 25 yards ... At the conclusion of the season Pappas went on to sign a contract in Sweden to play professionally next season.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020/SPRING 2021)
All-PFL First-Team ... Led PFL in Passing Efficiency, Passing TDs, Passing Yards, Points Responsible For, and Points Responsible for Per Game ... Appeared in all seven games ... Completed 61.8% of passes (141-for-228) and threw for 1,568 yards and 14 touchdowns ... Had a passing efficiency of 134.6 ... Ran for 23 yards on 19 attempts with three rushing touchdowns ... Threw for 382 yards on 29 of 44 passing and three total touchdowns at Butler ... Record three total touchdowns in five of the seven games.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2019)
Appeared in 11 of 12 games ... Became the team's starting quarterback for the season ... Completed 57.4% of passes (171-for-298) and threw 2,327 yards for 19 touchdowns ... Finished with a passer rating of 137.3 ... In the first game of the season against Union (Ky.), completed 15 of 21 passes for 236 yards and 4 total touchdowns (3 passing) in less than three full quarters of action ... Won PFL Offensive Player of the Week because of this performance. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in two games at quarterback early in the season … Went 3-for-4 for five yards against Mt. St. Joseph.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Opened his Eagle career as a redshirt and did not see any action.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Dave Dlugosz at ALHS … Passed for 3317 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior in 2016 on 637 completions … Named Third-Team All-State as a senior, as well as First-Team All-Conference … His uncle Dennis Lavelle was a quarterback at Michigan State.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'2" 195 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'2" 203 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'2" 203 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 213 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 213 lbs
    14