2015 Football Roster
Lamont McPhatter
- Position:
- Cornerback/Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New Castle, Pa.
- Prev School:
- New Castle HS
- High School:
- New Castle
2015 Ball State Tom Hodge Award (most valuable freshman)
2015 (R-Fr.): Played in all 12 games with three starts at safety … notched his first collegiate start at Texas A&M on Sept. 12 … tallied double-digit tackles in two contests including a game-high 14 stops in the win over UMass on Oct. 31 … picked up a third quarter sack against Central Michigan on Oct. 24, the first of his career … forced a fumble on Northwestern’s opening drive on Sept. 26, which led to a Ball State field goal … recorded pass break-ups in three games – vs. VMI on Sept. 3, versus Toledo on Oct. 3 and at Northern Illinois on Oct. 10.
2014 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in football for coach Joe Cowart at New Castle High where he played his final two seasons … helped team to a 7-3 record, including a 5-2 mark in the Parkway Conference … helped team to the school’s first playoff appearance in four years … team captain as a senior … all-conference second team honors as a junior and senior … managed 47 tackles and three interceptions as a senior … notched 400 rushing yards with eight scores plus 41 catches for 600 yards and seven touchdowns in his two seasons at New Castle … helped basketball team to conference title as a junior … played his first two years at Kennedy Catholic High.
PERSONAL: Son of Jake Sr. and Kiley McPhatter … born Aug. 9, 1996, in New Castle, Pennsylvania … one brother and three sisters … grandfather, Jesse Moss, played football at Colorado State … posted a 3.2 GPA this past spring semster… full name is Jake Lamont McPhatter II.
