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2025 NIU Football Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

10 Chavon Wright

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 212
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Running Back
  • Hometown Opa Locka, Fla.
  • High School Cedar Grove
  • Prev School University of Charleston

Biography

2025
  • Led the Huskies in rushing in first season, playing in all 12 games and starting six.
  • Recorded 196 carries for 875 rushing yards and five touchdowns in 2025.
  • Earned Third Team All-MAC honors, ranking sixth in the conference in rushing yards and fifth in attempts.
  • Most rushing attempts in a single season by NIU player since 2023 and third most since 2020 season.
  • Opened season with 77 rushing yards on 11 carries while adding a touchdown vs. Holy Cross (8-30).
  • At Maryland (9-5), rushed 27 times for 90 yards.
  • Recorded 50 rushing yards on 14 attempts at Eastern Michigan (10-11).
  • Had a rushing touchdown at Ohio (10-18), the 77th of his career.
  • Led the team in rushing vs. Ball State (10-25), going for 166 rushing yards on 37 carries. The 37 carries were the most by an NIU player since 2013, tied for the third-most since 2005 and most by any player in the MAC in 2025.
  • Posted 86 rushing yards on 12 carries and a touchdown against UMass (11-12).
  • Led NIU in rushing with 92 yards on 21 carries vs. Western Michigan (11-18).
  • Capped final game of college career with a standout performance, running for a season-high 188 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 30 attempts. Most rushing yards in a single game by an NIU player since 2023 and fourth most by an NIU player since 2015.
  • Led all active NCAA football players with 80 career rushing touchdowns, 17 more than second on the list.
  • Finished career with 5,801 rushing yards, second among all active players during the 2025 season.
  • Had 1,021 carries in stellar career.
Prior to NIU (2022-24 at University Of Charleston)
Rushed for 4,926 yards in three seasons at University of Charleston with 77 total touchdowns…Led NCAA Division II in 2024 with 2,233 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns.. His 38 touchdowns set a single season Division II record… Also led the nation with 193.33 all-purpose yards per game… Named the Mountain East Conference Offensive Player of the Year and Co-Male Athlete of the Year… Earned All-American honors from the AFCA and D2CCA and was the D2CCA All-Super Region I Offensive Player of the Year… Finished second in the voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy, given to the Division II National Player of the Year… Was also named the MEC Offensive Player in the Year in 2023 after leading the league with 1,231 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Statistics

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