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Jersey Number 6
Chris D'Appolonia
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cranberry Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Seneca Valley
- Prev School:
- Toldeo
Career Overview: All-MAC linebacker at Toledo, who transferred to Syracuse in January, 2026 … Appeared in 26 games with 12 starts at linebacker, including starting every game of the 2025 regular season … Has 80 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble in his career … Was named to Bruce Feldman’s ‘Freaks List’ for being able to sprint 21.94 miles per hour, squad 555 pounds and having an over 34” vertical.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2025 at Toledo): Third Team All-MAC linebacker … Started all-12 regular season games before entering the transfer portal … Made 68 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and forced a fumble on the season … Finished third on the Rockets, who had the nation’s No. 2 defense, in tackles with 68 … Led the team with 10 tackles and added a pass breakup ast Central Michigan (11/29) … Had seven tackles, 1.0 sack and a quarterback hurry vs. Ball State (11/22) … Led the team for the second-straight game with eight tackles at Miami (Ohio) (11/12) … Posted a team-leading nine tackles against Northern Illinois (11/5) … Had five tackles and a pass breakup at Washington State (10/25) … Notched a pair of tackles and a pass breakup against Kent State (10/18) … Had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Bowling Green (10/11) … Made six tackles and a tackle for loss against Akron (9/27) … Tallied eight tackles, seven solo, against Western Michigan (9/20) … Forced a fumble and added two tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Morgan State (9/13) … Had three tackles against Western Kentucky (9/6) … Made five tackles and broke up a pass in his first collegiate start at Kentucky (8/30).
Redshirt Year (2024 at Toledo): Appeared in two games, missing much of the season due to injury … Had four tackles on the season … Made two tackles in six overtime win in the GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Pittsburgh (12/26) … Had two tackles in the season opener against Duquesne (8/29).
Freshman Year (2023 at Toledo): Appeared in 12 games, primarily on special teams … Made eight tackles on the season … Had a solo tackle in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl against Wyoming (12/30) … Had four-straight games with a tackle to close the regular season, with one against Eastern Michigan (11/8), at Bowling Green (11/14) and at Central Michigan (11/24) and a season-high two against Buffalo (10/31) … Made one tackle at Ball State (10/14) … Had a solo tackle in his collegiate debut vs. Texas Southern (9/9).
High School: Big 56 First Team All-Conference Selection while playing for head coach Ronald Butschle at West Seneca Valley … Named as a member of the Sweet 16 Defense by Butler Eagle Newspaper.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2025 at Toledo): Third Team All-MAC linebacker … Started all-12 regular season games before entering the transfer portal … Made 68 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and forced a fumble on the season … Finished third on the Rockets, who had the nation’s No. 2 defense, in tackles with 68 … Led the team with 10 tackles and added a pass breakup ast Central Michigan (11/29) … Had seven tackles, 1.0 sack and a quarterback hurry vs. Ball State (11/22) … Led the team for the second-straight game with eight tackles at Miami (Ohio) (11/12) … Posted a team-leading nine tackles against Northern Illinois (11/5) … Had five tackles and a pass breakup at Washington State (10/25) … Notched a pair of tackles and a pass breakup against Kent State (10/18) … Had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Bowling Green (10/11) … Made six tackles and a tackle for loss against Akron (9/27) … Tallied eight tackles, seven solo, against Western Michigan (9/20) … Forced a fumble and added two tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Morgan State (9/13) … Had three tackles against Western Kentucky (9/6) … Made five tackles and broke up a pass in his first collegiate start at Kentucky (8/30).
Redshirt Year (2024 at Toledo): Appeared in two games, missing much of the season due to injury … Had four tackles on the season … Made two tackles in six overtime win in the GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Pittsburgh (12/26) … Had two tackles in the season opener against Duquesne (8/29).
Freshman Year (2023 at Toledo): Appeared in 12 games, primarily on special teams … Made eight tackles on the season … Had a solo tackle in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl against Wyoming (12/30) … Had four-straight games with a tackle to close the regular season, with one against Eastern Michigan (11/8), at Bowling Green (11/14) and at Central Michigan (11/24) and a season-high two against Buffalo (10/31) … Made one tackle at Ball State (10/14) … Had a solo tackle in his collegiate debut vs. Texas Southern (9/9).
High School: Big 56 First Team All-Conference Selection while playing for head coach Ronald Butschle at West Seneca Valley … Named as a member of the Sweet 16 Defense by Butler Eagle Newspaper.
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