University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Chappell, Brock
Jersey Number 83
Brock Chappell
- Position:
- Tight End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 252
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sanford, N.C.
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons
- Prev School:
- Furman
Bio
Honors & Awards
2024 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Sophomore - at Furman)
Played in 11 games for the Paladins and caught 22 passes for 214 yards and two TDs ... had two or more receptions in six games during the season with career-highs in catches (6) and yards (52) coming against VMI (11/2) ... had a season-long 22-yard reception against Charleston Southern (9/7) ... caught TD passes in games against William & Mary (9/21) and VMI ... caught four passes for 42 yards against W&M and three receptions in SoCon game against The Citadel (10/5) and ETSU (11/16).
2023 (Freshman - at Furman)
Enjoyed an impact season, earning extensive playing time in all 13 games as a backup to All-SoCon tight end Mason Pline ... named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team ... credited with a pair of receptions for 20 yards and a touchdown ... score covered 16 yards against South Carolina ... had a four-yard catch versus The Citadel (28-14 win) ... named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.
High School
A 2023 graduate of Cardinal Gibbons (4A) High School ... played tight end ... football coach was Steven Wright ... helped lead Cardinal Gibbons to a pair of conference championships and state championship (16-0) in 2021, his junior year, defeating Chambers, 12-0 ... served as team captain his senior year ... earned first team all-conference, and was selected to play in the prestigious Shrine Bowl ... named academic all-state in 2022 ... also played baseball.
Personal
Born August 25, 2004, in Sanford ... the son of Phillip and Jennifer Chappell ... has a brother, Bryce, and a sister, Layce ... father played football at Duke (1992-96) ... uncle, Jim Chappell, was an all-conference football player at Gardner-Webb (1983-87) ... another uncle, Chris Maples, was an All-American baseball player at North Carolina (1998-02) who was an MLB 6th Round Draft selection of the Detroit Tigers in 2002 ... a General Studies major with emphasis in Business Concentration.
2024 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Sophomore - at Furman)
Played in 11 games for the Paladins and caught 22 passes for 214 yards and two TDs ... had two or more receptions in six games during the season with career-highs in catches (6) and yards (52) coming against VMI (11/2) ... had a season-long 22-yard reception against Charleston Southern (9/7) ... caught TD passes in games against William & Mary (9/21) and VMI ... caught four passes for 42 yards against W&M and three receptions in SoCon game against The Citadel (10/5) and ETSU (11/16).
2023 (Freshman - at Furman)
Enjoyed an impact season, earning extensive playing time in all 13 games as a backup to All-SoCon tight end Mason Pline ... named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team ... credited with a pair of receptions for 20 yards and a touchdown ... score covered 16 yards against South Carolina ... had a four-yard catch versus The Citadel (28-14 win) ... named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.
High School
A 2023 graduate of Cardinal Gibbons (4A) High School ... played tight end ... football coach was Steven Wright ... helped lead Cardinal Gibbons to a pair of conference championships and state championship (16-0) in 2021, his junior year, defeating Chambers, 12-0 ... served as team captain his senior year ... earned first team all-conference, and was selected to play in the prestigious Shrine Bowl ... named academic all-state in 2022 ... also played baseball.
Personal
Born August 25, 2004, in Sanford ... the son of Phillip and Jennifer Chappell ... has a brother, Bryce, and a sister, Layce ... father played football at Duke (1992-96) ... uncle, Jim Chappell, was an all-conference football player at Gardner-Webb (1983-87) ... another uncle, Chris Maples, was an All-American baseball player at North Carolina (1998-02) who was an MLB 6th Round Draft selection of the Detroit Tigers in 2002 ... a General Studies major with emphasis in Business Concentration.
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