Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker

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No. 15 – Undrafted
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1997-25-07)January 7, 1997 (aged 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Parkland High School
College:	University of Michigan
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Luke Lee Skywalker (born January 7, 1999) is an American football quarterback who is currently signed to the Honolulu Hahalua. He played college football for University of Michigan and spent his DSFL season with the Norfolk Seawolves, where he won DSFL S21's Performance of the Year.

Early years

Luke Skywalker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dr. Lee, a electrical engineer, and Kim Skywalker, a piano teacher. Both of his parents graduated from the University of Michigan, and his childhood Saturdays were spent cheering on his parents' alumni with his parents. Skywalker developed an interest in football as a youth, and joined little leagues until he entered high school at Parkland High.

Tragedy struck in high school when the Skywalker family discovered that Kim had brain cancer. Skywalker took a short break from football to be with his family, but his mother encouraged him to find his joy on the field. He returned to football his sophomore year in high school, and eventually brought his team to multiple Division I championship games. Skywalker often said that his high school football career was dedicated to his mom, and his skills as a leader on and off the field earned him a full ride to Lehigh Valley University, Ohio State, University of Michigan, and several other schools.

Due to his mother's illness, Skywalker decided to stay near to his family and chose to start his freshman year at Lehigh University before ultimately transferring to Michigan after his mother made a full recovery.

College career

Freshman year

Skywalker started his freshman year at Lehigh University as a backup to Tyler Monaco where, like most freshmen, he saw little in-game play, but was known as a force in the locker room. He played for one game when Monaco became ill with the flu, where he threw for a total of 140 yards and 3 touchdowns to overwhelm Lafayette University 40 - 3.

Sophomore year

After his freshmen year, Skywalker transferred to his dream school, the University of Michigan, where he served backup to Shea Waterson until he replaced an injured Waterson during the third quarter of the Ohio state game. He went 16-or-21 for 190 yards and two touchdowns to bring his team to victory.

Junior year

Skywalker started his junior year as the starter for the Wolverines. Harbaugh would go on to praise Skywalker as a great leader, citing the final game of the season against Ohio State. The Wolverines entered halftime losing 3 - 21 due to a combination of bad play calls and an injured defensive line. Skywalker rallied his team to overcome the deficit, throwing 5 touchdowns and running in 1 to eventually win the game 42 - 28. He would lead his team to an undefeated season, leading his team to their first Rose Bowl game (and win) in his junior year where he was named MVP of the game.

Senior year

His senior year would be the best season ever, breaking 3 Michigan records (most passing yards in a game, most touchdowns in a game, most yards run by a quarterback in a season). He would bring the Wolverines to the first College Championship game where he set a school record for passing yards in a game (505 yards, record previously held by Devin Gardner), although his team would ultimately fall to Alabama in a heartbreaking OT.

DSFL Professional Career

During Skywalker’s rookie season in S21 at the DSFL, Luke showed great skills in both leadership and being a quarterback. Skywalker's best week came in Week 4 (vs Minnesota 42 - 10) with 11/15 completions, 3 of which were touchdowns, and a quarterback rating of 129.7. Luke and the Seawolves closed their regular season with a winning record of 8 - 6 - 0 which earned them a spot in the DSFL playoffs. This would be Norfolk's first time in the playoffs, and, unfortunately, it showed. Although they put up a valiant effort, the Seawolves were defeated in the first round by the S21 DSFL champions the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers.

Skywalker finished his first year as the co-quarterback for the Norfolk Seawolves with 1364 yards, 12 touchdowns, and a passer rating of 73.4. While Skywalker did have 7 interceptions in his rookie year, Luke has been quoted for saying that he is working on increasing his intelligence in the game to try and drive down that number for future seasons.

At the end of the regular season, Skywalker was nominated to be the DSFL All Pro Second Team QB. His impressive work during his rookie year also yearned him several nominations in the DSFL Season 21 Awards, and his amazing game in Week 4 earned him Performance of the Year.

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Passing								Rushing
Season	Team	Games	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
S21	Seawolves	14	148	268	55.2	1364	--	12	7	73.4	2	40	20	0

NSFL Profession Career

In S22, Luke Skywalker was drafted in the 6th round, 1st pick to the Honolulu Hahalua. When asked about his draft, Skywalker commented "Well, Brady got drafted in the 6th round and look what he did. We were both underdogs at Michigan, and maybe were considered underdogs in the pro leagues, but we showed them at Michigan, and I'll do it again at the NSFL!"

Achievements and records

bold = won

DSFL Season 21

Performance of the Year, W4

Quarterback of the Year (nominated, 2nd place with 33% of the votes)

Offensive Rookie of the Year (nominated, 2nd place with 26% of the votes)