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Jersey Number 97
Chris Fitzgerald
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 304
- Hometown:
- Youngstown, Ohio
- High School:
- East
- Previous:
- Youngstown State
- Major:
- Professional and Continuing Education
2024:
Prior to JMU:
High School:
- Started all 13 games at defensive lineman
- Had 31 tackles (7 solo) to go with 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception, seven quarterback hurries and two pass breakups
- Season-best five tackles with career-high tying 2.0 TFL and a sack vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 7)
- Also tallied five tackles with a sack, forced fumble and PBU vs. Ball State (Sept. 28)
- Registered first career interception with a PBU in opener at Charlotte (Aug. 31)
- Had four tackles and a half TFL at ULM (Oct. 5) and vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9)
- Made three or more tackles in six games
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society Member
Prior to JMU:
- Transferred to JMU after five seasons at Youngstown State (2019-23) and three as a starter
- Played in 41 career games with 34 starts for the Penguins
- 2022 Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference
- Had 99 career tackles with 15.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, one pass breakup and two forced fumbles
- In 2023, posted 36 tackles with 5.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble
- In 2022, tallied 29 tackles with 6.5 TFL and 2.0 sacks
- In 2021, produced 26 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one PBU and one forced fumble
- In 2020, accrued eight tackles with 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack
- Redshirted 2019 season
- MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
- MVFC Football Honor Roll
- Career-high seven tackles at North Dakota State (2022)
- Career-high 2.0 TFL vs. Southern Illinois (2023)
- Career-high 1.0 sack in seven games, including three games in 2023
- 2023-24 recipient of Dr. Ray Bernat Athletic Scholarship, the Robert F. Thomas, Ebony Lifeline Support Group, Inc., Minority and Athletic Scholarship, the Gary and Ginny Neville Scholarship and the Arnold D. Stambaugh Scholarship
High School:
- First Team All-Ohio Division IV as a senior
- All-American Conference Red Tier Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team Division IV All-Northeast Inland District as a senior
- Three-time First Team All-Conference selection
- Produced 20.0 career sacks in high school
- Helped East to Division IV quarterfinals in 2018
- Played defensive end and offensive tackle for East
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