NFF National Scholar-Athletes
RB – University of Dayton
3.98 GPA – Pre-Medicine
Head Coach: Rick Chamberlin | Athletics Director: Neil Sullivan
Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Kimberly Trick
Described by head coach Rick Chamberlin as "everything you would want in a college football player," Jake Chisholm boasts a near perfect GPA while becoming Dayton's career leader in all-purpose yards. The future doctor and becomes Dayton's eighth NFF National Scholar-Athlete.
A three-time Academic All-American, Chisholm earned First Team honors in 2020 and 2021 after receiving Second Team laurels in 2019. He was the only junior to earn First Team Academic All-America honors in 2021. The 2021 Pioneer Football League Scholar-Athlete of the Year is a two-time First Team Academic All-PFL selection and a four-time conference academic honor roll member. The Union, Kentucky, native plans to attend medical school after graduating with his degree in pre-medicine this fall.
This season in the PFL, Chisholm ranks first in rushing attempts (138), second in rushing yards per game (72.3), third in all-purpose yards (698), fourth in rushing yards (506) and fifth in rushing touchdowns (4) – all marks that lead all Flyers players. He is also second on the team with 175 receiving yards, and he leads Dayton (5-2) with three receiving touchdowns and 17 catches.
A two-year team captain, Chisholm was a Walter Payton Award finalist and earned STATS Second Team All-America honors in 2021 after leading the nation with 11 points per game. The two-time First Team All-PFL running back (2019, 2021) also earned first team all-conference laurels as an all-purpose player in 2021. In 2019, Chisholm was a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American after leading the FCS with 204.3 all-purpose yards per game. Dayton's career all-purpose yards leader (4,953), he ranks fifth in school history with 2,704 rushing yards and third with 1,463 kick return yards. His 786 career receiving yards are the second most by a Flyer running back.
Chisholm has volunteered 99 hours with the Hospital Elder Life Program, working to prevent hospital-delirium in the elderly population. He has also participated in the "Rebuilding Together Dayton" clean-up efforts, and he is a volunteer and registered donor with the Be the Match bone marrow registry.
