Charles Chapman
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No. 77 – Dallas Birddogs | |||||||||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. | June 10, 2027 (aged 37)||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 345 lb (156 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Username: | Charple | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Morgantown High School | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Slippery Rock University | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
Career DSFL statistics | |||||||||||||||||
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Player stats at ISFL.net |
Charles Chapman (born June 10, 2027) is an American football defensive tackle for the Dallas Birddogs of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL).
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Early years
Charles Chapman was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, as of 5 children to father David Chapman, a local electrician, and mother Teresa Chapman (née Roberts), a homemaker. Charles described himself as a 'highly active kid" always playing outside with his siblings, but that he "wasn't as active in academics". In Middle School, Charles was a competent athlete, participating in Track & Field, Basketball, and Football. During this time he struggled to stay academically focused juggling the three extracurriculars and decided to focus on Football, dropping the others in order to study. He attended Morgantown High School and continued to solely play Football as an extracurricular sport, with tutoring after practice and during the off-season to keep up. He stated "as much as I would have liked to continue to playing the other sports, I had to make sacrifices to keep playing the one sport I loved". In Morgantown High School he lettered in Football, playing as both Defensive End and Right Guard.
College career
Charles was not a highly recruited athlete coming out of high school, and although West Virginia University was close by, he decided to attend Slippery Rock University. During his Freshmen year, Charles played his first half of the season as a starting defensive end. An unexpected increase in weight deteriorated his performance, causing him to be benched and moved to reserve defensive tackle for the rest of the season. Although demoralizing, Charles consistently kept up with the workouts and did not lose hope that he could re-acquire a starting position with The Rock. His hard work did eventually pay off the following year, and Charles was able to move to a starting Defensive Tackle position beginning his Sophomore year and held that until his Senior year, where his Slippery Rock career was complete. Charles Chapman graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. Charles decided to spend several months after graduation in order to improve himself to play Football professionally.
College career statistics
Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
2045 | The Rock | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2046 | The Rock | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2047 | The Rock | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2048 | The Rock | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
Professional career
DSFL career
Season 34
Shortly after Week 12 of the 34th Season of the DSFL, the Bondi Beach Buccaneers picked Charles Chapman off waivers. Chapman got his first start for the Buccaneers during Week 13 against the Tijuana Luchadores, finishing the Buccaneer's victory with one tackle. During Week 14, the last game of the Buccaneers season, Chapman got one tackle in a loss against the Minnesota Grey Ducks.
After the completion of Season 34, Chapman was dropped by the Bondi Beach Buccaneers in preparation for the Season 35 DSFL Draft. Going into his first full season, Charles was quoted "I was very happy to be able to join the Buccaneers for those last couple of games, I learned a lot from my experiences there and will be putting all of that into making a proper introduction for my first full season."
Chapman has been making sure to add plenty of speed and agility drills in order to fill gaps and chase down his opposition quicker.
Season 35
For the 2050 DSFL Draft, the Dallas Birddogs selected Charles Chapman in the 2nd Round at Pick 16.
Chapman played in and started all 14 games of the regular season with the Birddogs. He was a major improvement with his skills set accruing 52 tackles across the 14 games, along with 4 sacks and a forced fumble. Charles heavily credited his teammates both in the Bondi Beach Buccaneers and the Birddogs for his improvements in defensive play and play recognition. The Birddogs ended with a 3-11 record and did not make the playoffs. The Birddogs placed last in all league Defensive metrics, aside from Rushing Defense, which they placed seventh of eight. Charles has stated that this will be a major motivation in the coming season.
For the 2051 ISFL Draft, the New Orleans Second Line selected Charles Chapman in the 3rd Round at Pick 32. For the 2051 Season, Chapman will be playing alongside his Birddog teammates with high hopes.
Season 36
Chapman was not called up to play with the New Orleans Second Line for the 2051 Season and continued to be a part of the Birddog's Defensive Line.
Chapman started all 14 games of the regular season with the Birddogs and continued his fairly stable play with them, retaining a similar stat-line as with the 35th Season. While seeing a decrease in total tackles, sacks, and an increase in missed tackles, Chapman did double the amount of Tackles for Loss this season, from four to eight. One highlight game for Chapman was the Week 9 game against the Bondi Beach Buccaneers where Chapman reached a record high of three Tackle for Losses against his former team.
Unfortunately the Birddog's ended with a 3-11 record and did not make the playoffs. The Birddog's did see an improvement in their defense stats compared to their previous season, no longer placing last in the majority of the defensive metrics.
Chapman was placed into the Season 36 DSFL All-Pro team for his play as a Defensive Tackle. As one member of the committee put it, "Charles was the only Defensive Tackle to actually play his position". Chapman commented on his Twitter Feed that "A win on a technicality is still a win".
Chapman was not called up to play with the New Orleans Second Line for the 37th Season, and will continue to play for the Birddog's.
Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
345 lb (156 kg) |
Professional career statistics
Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
2049 (S34) | Buccaneers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2050 (S35) | Birddogs | 14 | 52 | 4 | 1/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
2051 (S36) | Birddogs | 14 | 50 | 8 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
Achievements and records
- Individual
- DSFL All-Pro Team: 2051