The 2014 Seniors

Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:36 pm

Did my best to pull together info and stats on all of the Seniors. In some cases it wasn't entirely easy (Offensive Linemen don't normally have a lot of direct numbers you can look at, for example), but they all contributed, and they're all Leathernecks.

J.C. Baker - RB from Yuma, AZ; General Studies

1265 yards for the season is the 10th best in Leatherneck history, and puts him at 18th best in the FCS for rushing yards this season.
5.1 yards per carry is 9th on that list (he also has the 8th spot with 5.319 yards per carry during his junior year)
7 100-yard games in 2014 ties with 2 of Herb Donaldson’s seasons, one of Travis Glasford’s seasons, and Baker’s 2013 season for 6th place on the list of most 100-yard games in a season
2414 career yards puts him at 6th in Western History, despite only playing for two years
14 100-yard games in his career is #5 on the list of most 100-yard games
Played in all 24 games over 2 seasons after transferring from Arizona Western CC

Hi-C Scott - WR from Phoenix, AZ; Communication

Finished his senior season with 660 yards receiving for 6 TDs
Career numbers: 1118 receiving yards, 9 TDs
⅓ of the 3-headed passing attack (along with Borsellino and Lenoir) that racked up a total of 2239 yards and 17 TDs over the last season
Played in all 24 games through his two seasons after transferring from Scottsdale (AZ) CC

Sam Kachanuk - OL from Havana, IL; Education Emergency Management

Played in 27 games through 4 seasons as a Leatherneck
Contributed toward 12 100-yard rushing games by Leatherneck RBs

Chip Holtschlag - DL from Quincy, IL; Biology

Played in 32 games over the course of 4 seasons
26 tackles during his senior year (2.5 for loss), 1.5 sacks
Played in 35 games over 4 years, with 79 total tackles (10 for loss). 2 unassisted, 3 assisted sacks for a total loss of 19 yards
The 2nd of 3 Holtschlag brothers to play for Western

Gino Durley Jr. - DL from Detroit, MI; Communication

Played in 43 games over 4 years (only missed 3 games in his career)
31 tackles during his senior year (4 for loss) with 1 sack
141 tackles in his career, including a 7-tackle performance against Southern Illinois in 2013 (Junior year)

Luke Venegoni - LB from Gurnee, IL; Economics

Played in 45 games over 4 years (only missing 1 game during his Junior year)
Senior year, had 79 tackles, 6.5 for loss and 2 interceptions
Had 177 total tackles in his career, 15.5 for loss, 1 forced fumble and recovery, 5 total sacks (for 31 yards), 4 interceptions (for 23 yards)

Kevin Kintzel - LB from New Lenox, IL; Law Enforcement Justice Administration

Played in 43 games over 4 years (only missing 3 games in his career)
Senior year, had 92 total tackles, 6 for loss (for 28 yards) and 3 sacks (for 20 yards)
Through his career, had 217 tackles, 4 forced fumbles (and 4 recoveries), 7.5 sacks (for 54 yards), and 4 interceptions (for 42 yards, including 2 TDs)
Had a stellar junior year, with 3 fumble recoveries (6th on the season records list), 3 interceptions and 3 TDs for 18 points...the best defensive scoring season for any 1 player in Western history

DeAndre Daniels - LB from Oakland, CA; Communication

Played in 17 games over 2 years after transferring from Glendale CC
Had 4 total tackles in his career

Jeremy Curry - DE from Bolingbrook, IL; General Studies

Played in 35 games over 3 years (didn’t miss any games in his time as a Leatherneck) after transferring from Eastern Michigan
Had 51 total tackles in his career, 9 tackles for loss (for 34 yards), 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries and 4 total sacks (for 27 yards)
Had a career-best game at Indiana State in 2013 (Junior year) with 10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss

Martinez Davis - DB from Madisonville, KY; Communication

Played in 40 games through 4 seasons as a Leatherneck
Tied for the most interceptions for TDs in a season (2 during his sophomore year)
Holds the Western record for most INTs for TDs in a career with 3 and is tied for 1st (with fellow Senior Kevin Kintzel) for career defensive scoring by a player with 18 points
Was named to the second team all-conference in 2012 and 2013 (Sophomore and Junior seasons)
In his career, had 154 total tackles, 10 for loss (for 27 yards), 1 forced fumble (and 1 recovery), 9 total interceptions for 176 yards (3 for TDs), and 1 sack

Marquette Privott - DB from Chicago, IL; Law Enforcement Justice Administration

Played in 20 games over 2 years after transferring from the College of DuPage
Had 23 tackles and 1 interception in his career
Career best game was in 2014 against North Dakota State where he recorded 4 tackles and 1 interception

Dallas Nichols - DB from San Diego, CA; Exercise Science

Played in 14 games over two seasons after transferring from Glendale CC
Was injured in 2nd game of senior season, I don’t know medical redshirt rules...if it’s an option for him, if he’s applied for it, etc. so I’m going to go ahead and list him as a senior just in case he’s done
Had 66 total tackles, 2.5 for loss (14 yards), 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. Also had 1 sack (for 13 yards) and 2 interceptions (for 97 yards and 1 TD)

David McDaniel - DB from O’Fallon, IL; Communication

Played in 43 games over 4 seasons (missed 3 games in his career)
Had 192 total tackles in his career, 3.5 for loss (for 8 yards), 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 8 interceptions (for 46 yards)
Had a career-high 10 tackles against Northern Iowa in 2012

Jonathon Rollins - DB from Miramar, FL; Communication

Played in 45 games over 4 seasons (only missed one in his career)
Had 242 total tackles in his career including 10.5 for loss (for 45 yards), 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 sacks (for 27 yards) and had 4 interceptions
Career-high 14 tackles against Youngstown State in 2012 and career-high 2 interceptions against Hampton in 2013

Richard Chungong - DB from Lee’s Summit, MO; General Studies

Played in all 24 games over two years as a Leatherneck (after transferring from Independence CC)
Recorded 60 tackles in his career (53 in his senior season) and 1 fumble recovery
Had 9 tackles and 1 fumble recovery in a game against Northern Iowa in 2014

Outside of a couple of key offensive players, we're losing a ton of defensive talent and experience (6 of the top 7 tacklers on this year's team are seniors), so it's going to be time for the young guys to step up.
I don't know what the likelihood is of any of these guys continuing to play at the professional level, although the best chances for that probably lie with Kevin Kintzel and Martinez Davis. Baker is obviously a great RB, but for an FCS RB to get any looks from the professional teams, you pretty much have to be one of the very best in the FCS (even Herb Donaldson never made it further than being on an NFL practice squad). I don't see anyone being drafted out of this class, but I could see Kintzel and Davis maybe getting some looks as potential free agents post-draft next year if either of them chose to go that route.