2015
• Played in 13 games, starting all but one.
• Finished with 63 tackles, fifth on the NIU defense and top among freshmen.
• Made 40 solo stops with 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks.
• Had a career-high nine total tackles in his collegiate debut against UNLV (9-5).
• Recorded five tackles or more in seven separate games.
• Led NIU with six tackles and recorded a sack vs. Murray State (9-12).
• Tallied eight tackles at Ohio State (9-19).
• Had seven stops versus Ball State (10-10), Ohio (11-24) and against Bowling Green (12-4) in the MAC Championship Game.
• Amassed 1.5 tackles for loss at Boston College (9-26) and versus Bowling Green.
2014
• Redshirted
High School
• Four-year letterwinner at Park Vista.
• In three years starting at linebacker, Cheren compiled 248 tackles with 91 stops during his senior year.
• 2013 All-South Florida Regional Elite Team Honorable Mention selection by FloridaHSFootball.com.
• Three-time All-District 10 honoree for the Cobras.
• Also scored eight touchdowns as a wide receiver in high school.
• Helped lead his team to an 8-3 record and the Florida Class 8A regional quarterfinals as a senior at Park Vista in 2013.
Personal
• Born Nov. 7, 1995, in Deerfield Beach, Fla.
• Son of Renard Cheren Sr. and Nancy.
• Journalism major.
CHEREN'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9, vs. UNLV, 9-5-15
Sacks: 1, vs. Murray State, 9-12-15
Tackle For Loss: 1.5, twice, last vs. BGSU, MAC Champ. Game, 12-4-15
