Dion Earls
4 Dion Earls
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    183
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Simeon
  • Position:
    SL

Bio

FSU: Key member of Bulldog team that reached the NCAA Division II National Championship game and matched an all-time NCAA wins record with 15 victories in 2018 ... Part of 2018 team that captured the GLIAC Championship and won Super Region Three in the NCAA Division II Playoffs en route to the title game ... Caught 42 passes for 492 yards and five scores as a starting slot receiver in 2018 ... Also ran the ball 24 times for 184 yards and a TD ... Served as one of squad's primary returners on special teams ... Helped team to a second-straight national quarterfinal appearance in 2017 ... Saw significant action ... Finished with 17 catches for 195 yards in 10 games ... Also ran 19 times for 62 yards ... Was team's top return man ... Member of the Bulldogs' 2016 team that advanced to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals ... Played in five games and had one catch for 14 yards in 2016 ... Redshirted during the 2015 season ... Member of FSU squad that won a second-straight GLIAC Championship and reached the NCAA Division II Playoffs ... High School: Standout football and baseball player at Chicago Simeon … Coached by Dante Culbreath … Talented Division I baseball prospect … Dangerous return man on special teams … Four-year varsity player … Two-year starter … Claimed All-State laurels … Was also an all-conference, all-region and all-county choice … Led team to third place state finish … Squad also won a conference, sectional and regional crown in 2014 … Guided his team to four-straight conference titles and three sectional championships … Tallied 1,432 rushing yards, 700 receiving yards and 634 return yards as a senior … Scored 30 TD's in his final season … Also ran for nearly 1,000 yards as a junior in 2013 … Earned Chicago Sun-Times Athlete of the Week laurels … Played travel baseball for the White Sox Amateur City Elite organization … Team was ranked among the state's top 25 teams in the CSN Power Rankings … Guided team to a state playoff berth … All-Chicago honoree … Claimed Illinois Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State kudos.