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2024 Football Roster

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Copyright 2024 Butler University. All Rights reserved.
Copyright 2024 Butler University. All Rights reserved.
Chandler Hart
Damon Rector
Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger
Zach Bolinger

22 Joey Suchy

  • Position RB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Mayfield Heights, Ohio
  • Highschool Mayfield

Biography

2024 Season (Senior): All-Pioneer Football League Honorable Mention selection... Academic All-PFL Second Team Selection... CSC Academic All-District... Phil Steele All-PFL Second Team selection... Played in all 12 games, making nine starts… Rushed the ball 60 times to pick up 343 yards… Scored five rushing touchdowns… Longest rush covered 46 yards… Average 5.7 yards per rush and 28.6 yards per game… Caught 14 passes to record 83 receiving yards… Longest completion covered 23 yards… Ran the ball eight times for a season-high 80 yards and two touchdowns vs. Virginia Lynchburg (9/28)… Took a season-high nine handoffs in the season finale at Presbyterian to rush for 25 yards (11/23)… First TD came on a six-carry, 68-yard game against Hanover (9/14)… Scored a TD at Drake and at Valpo… Had a season-high 23 receiving yards in the win at Murray State (9/7)… Caught three passes at Drake and three more at Presbyterian.

2023 Season (Junior): Played in nine games… Finished the year ranked fourth on the team in rushing yards with 152… Carried the ball 41 times, averaging 3.7 yards per rush… Caught 11 passes to gain 63 yards… Averaged 5.7 yards per catch… Had a season-long 14-yard rush at Morehead State (11/4)… Caught a 25-yard pass at Dayton (10/21)… Carried the ball eight times to gain a season-high 34 yards vs. Taylor (9/9)… Matched his season-high with eight rushes vs. Valpo to gain 25 yards… Caught a season-high three passes at St. Thomas (10/7).

2022 Season (Sophomore): PFL Academic Honor Roll selection… Played in all 11 games, making three starts… Rushed for 441 yards and four touchdowns on 109 carries… Ranked 10th in the PFL in rushing yards… Caught 19 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown… Longest rush covered 24 yards… Longest reception went for a gain of 31… Averaged 4.0 yards per rush… Averaged 8.8 yards per reception… Rushed the ball 16 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns vs. Marist (10/22)… Added two receptions for 20 yards and a score vs. the Red Foxes… Gained 99 yards on the ground and scored a touchdown on just 13 carries vs. Morehead State (10/29)… Ran for 25 yards and a touchdown vs. Taylor (9/10)… Caught two passes for 45 yards in the season opener vs. St. Thomas Florida (9/3)… Caught a season-high five passes for 30 yards vs. South Dakota State (9/17)… Took a season-high 19 handoffs at Drake to record 50 rushing yards (11/12)… Scored 30 points for the Bulldogs.

2021 Season (Freshman): Played in all 11 games… Rushed the ball 56 times for 278 yards and three touchdowns… Caught two passes for 15 yards… Returned two kick-offs for 21 yards… Ended the year with 314 all-purpose yards… Recorded eight tackles… Rushed the ball 19 times for 75 yards and two touchdowns at Marist to set new season-high totals (Nov. 20)… First touchdown came at Morehead State on nine carries for 58 yards… Longest rush covered 23 yards at Taylor (Sept. 18)… Each reception came in the finale at Marist (Nov. 20)… Returned a kick-off 12 yards vs. Valpo (Nov. 13)… Made a season-high four tackles at Taylor (Sept. 18).

2021 Spring Season (Redshirt): Offensive Unsung Hero Award (Scout Offensive Player of the Year)… Played in the last three games of the season.

High School: Four-year starter under the guidance of head coach Ross Bandiera… Helped his team post an 11-1 record on their way to a conference championship… Went undefeated in conference play (7-0)… First undefeated regular season at Mayfield in 35 years… Played defense until his senior season… Recorded 85 tackles as a sophomore and junior… Switched to offense and rushed for 1,364 yards and 12 touchdowns… Named First Team All-Conference and First Team All-District… Third Team All-State… Offensive Team MVP… Top individual performance came in the regional quarterfinals when he rushed for 166 yards… Also played baseball.
 
Personal: Son of Ron and Helen Suchy… Has one sibling; Annabeth.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2020-21Freshman

    RB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    30
  • 22

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    RB
    6'0" 225 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2023Redshirt Junior

    RB
    6'0" 224 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2024Redshirt Senior

    RB
    6'0" 225 lbs
    22
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