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Pioneer League Football

2021 Football Roster

Chandler Hart
Chandler Hart
Brent Smith
Jimmy Lafakis

81 Austin Schwantz

  • Position TE
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 245
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Palatine, Ill.
  • Highschool Fremd

Biography

2021 Season (Redshirt-Senior): 2021 All-PFL honorable mention… Played in all 11 games… Caught two passes for 52 yards and a touchdown… Came up with a 43 yard touchdown reception in the win at Taylor (Sept. 18)… Caught a nine-yard pass vs. Davidson (Oct. 23).

2021 Spring Season (Redshirt-Junior): Played in all six games, making four starts… Caught three passes for 26 yards… Pulled in one touchdown… Against Morehead State (April 3) made two catches for 15 yards and one touchdown… Longest reception was for 11 yards, twice… Averaged 8.7 yards per catch… Made a tackle at Valpo (March 27).

2019 Season (Redshirt-Sophomore): Started in all 12 games… Caught eight passes for 51 yards… Averaged 6.4 yards per catch… Caught a two-point conversion vs. Jacksonville (Oct. 26)… Caught two passes for a season-high 22 yards vs. Indiana Wesleyan (Sept. 7)… Hauled in three catches for five yards at Marist (Nov. 2)… Pulled down two passes in the season opener vs. North Dakota State (Aug. 31).

2018 Season (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games… Caught six passes for 72 yards and one touchdown… Longest catch of the season was 22 yards vs. Dayton (Oct. 27)… Made one catch at Youngstown State for 14 yards (Sept. 1)… Caught two passes for 22 yards in the win at Taylor (Sept. 8)… Grabbed two balls for 32 yards and a TD vs. Dayton (Oct. 27)… Ended the year with 74 all-purpose yards, adding a kick return for two yards… Averaged 12.0 yards per catch.

2017 Season: Redshirt.

High School:  Three-year varsity starter... Made 46 catches for 580 yards and six touchdowns in 2016... Named 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-Area... Earned All-State Academic honors.

Personal:  Son of Jim and Brenda Schwantz...has one sister.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2017Freshman

    TE
    6'2" 245 lbs
    80
  • 81

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    TE
    6'2" 245 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    TE
    6'2" 245 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    TE
    6'2" 245 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2021Redshirt Senior

    TE
    6'2" 245 lbs
    81
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