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2025 Football Roster

8 Rashad Rochelle

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springfield, Ill.
  • High School Springfield
  • Prev School Rutgers

Biography

2024: 2024 MVFC Honorable Mention All-Conference selection … 2024 MVFC All-Newcomer Team … 38th in the NCAA FCS in all-purpose yards per game (107.08) … Eighth in the NCAA FCS in combined kick return yards (751) … 28th in the NCAA FCS in kick return yards per return (23.7) … 53rd in the NCAA FCS in receptions per game (4.8) … Lined up and played in all 12 games in the 2024 season … Made his Sycamore debut on Aug. 31 at Purdue … Led the Sycamores with 58 receptions for 527 yards and four touchdowns … Recorded 9.1 yards per catch and 43.9 receiving yards per game … One 100-yard receiving game … Recorded a season-high 10 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown on Nov. 16 against Illinois State … Recorded six catches for 72 yards and a touchdown on Nov. 2 against North Dakota … Recorded eight catches for 56 yards on Oct. 26 against Southern Illinois … Recorded eight catches for 53 yards on Oct. 12 against Murray State … Three catches for 83 yards and a touchdown on Oct. 19 at Missouri State … Four catches for 45 yards and a touchdown on Sept. 7 at Eastern Illinois … Was 1-for-1 through the air for 24 yards on Nov. 23 at Northern Iowa … Completed a two-point conversion pass to Ethan Chambers on Nov. 2 against North Dakota … Recorded seven carries for seven rushing yards in the 2024 season … Averaged 1.0 yards per carry … Season-high two carries against both Purdue and Dayton … Season-high six rushing yards on Oct. 26 at Southern Illinois ... Returned 13 punts for 135 yards, averaging 10.4 yards per return in the 2024 season … Season-high four returns for 34 yards on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Two returns for 34 yards on Sept. 7 at Eastern Illinois … Season-long 36-yard return on Nov. 9 at South Dakota … Team-high 26 kickoff returns for 616 yards … Averaged 23.7 yards per return over the season … Season-high four returns for 78 yards on Nov. 23 at Northern Iowa … Four returns for 73 yards on Sept. 7 at Eastern Illinois … Three returns for 79 yards on Oct. 19 at Missouri State … Season-long 50-yard kickoff return on Oct. 5 at Youngstown State.

Previous School/Personal: 
2023 (Sophomore):
 Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... recorded a 26-yard kickoff return versus Maryland (11/25) ... added a 19-yard kickoff return at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) ... ripped off an 88-yard kickoff return against Wagner (9/30).

2022 (Freshman): Played in nine games ... rushed for 109 yards on 27 carries with a touchdown ... added 22 rushing yards at Maryland (11/26) ... ran for 25 yards versus No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... rushed twice for 16 yards at Michigan State (11/12) ... had a five-yard carry and 18-yard kickoff return against No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... rushed for 41 yards on 11 carries with a touchdown in collegiate debut versus Wagner (9/10).

Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Roy Gully at Springfield … played quarterback and defensive back in high school … enjoyed a prolific scholastic career and accounted for 9,430 total yards and 131 touchdowns during time at Springfield … career included 6,519 passing yards and 75 touchdown passes along with 2,911 rushing yards and 56 touchdowns on the ground … helped the Senators to a 7-4 record and an appearance in the IHSA Class 6A playoffs … a dynamic athlete that finished senior season with 86 completions for 1,733 yards and 22 touchdowns and 158 carries for 1,003 yards and 19 scores on the ground … accounted for more than 3,100 yards in 2021 … Class 6A First Team All-State selection by the IHSFCA … a Central State Eight all-conference selection … threw for 1,069 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran for 591 yards and 12 scores in just six games during shortened 2020 season as a junior … became the first sophomore in Central State Eight Conference history to run and pass for more than 1,000 yards each in 2019 … No. 13 player in Illinois by 247Sports … a three-star prospect and top-30 recruit in the state by Rivals … the No. 10 overall prospect in Illinois and the No. 15 overall dual-threat quarterback recruit in the country by ESPN.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Junior

    WR
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 8

    2024Junior

    WR
    5'11" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Senior

    WR
    5'11" 185 lbs
    8