#85 Luke Lachey Season 2023-24

2024 Honors - - Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media)... Forest Evashevski Academic Achievement Award... Permanent Team Captain, offense... Comeback Player of the Year... Academic All-Big Ten... William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist... Athlon Sports preseason second-team All-Big Ten... Phil Steele preseason fourth-team All-Big Ten... Comeback Player of the Year and Senior Bowl preseason Watch Lists... one of eight seniors named to 2024 Player Council... 2024 - - Started at tight end in 10 games, marking his 23rd career start, and saw action in 11 games... has 27catches for 227 yards (8.4 yards per catch avg.) with a long reception of 28 yards on the season... led team with six receptions for 63 yards (long of 19 yards)in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State... led team with five catches for 39 yards (long of 13 yards) in 7-35 loss at #3/3 Ohio State... led team with three catches for nine yards (long of six yards) in 31-14 win at Minnesota... led team with three catches for 17 yards (long of 10 yards) in 40-14 win over Northwestern... caught three passes for 25 yards (long of 13 yards) in 38-21 win over Troy... caught two passes for 36 yards, including a season-high long of 28 yards, in 20-32 loss at Michigan State... caught two passes for 20 yards (long of 11 yards) in 40-16 win over Washington... caught two passes for nine yards (long of seven yards) in 13-10 win over Nebraska... caught one pass for nine yards in 29-13 win at Maryland.

2023 Honors – – Preseason second-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele… preseason third-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports… named to John Mackey Award preseason Watch List… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… President’s List and Dean’s List student (2023 fall)… Permanent Team Captain, offense and Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award, offense… one of six juniors named to 2023 Player Council… 2023 – – Caught 10 passes for 131 yards (long of 35) before sustaining season-ending injury in third game of the season… started at tight end in first three games… caught a team and career-high seven passes for 73 yards in season-opening 24-14 win over Utah State… had three receptions for 58 yards in 20-13 win at Iowa State, including a career-high 35-yard catch… left in first quarter during 41-10 win over Western Michigan due to injury, recording no statistics… letterwinner.

2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for second year… honorable mention All-Big Ten by league media… named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators… Dean’s List student (2022 fall, 2023 spring)… 2022 – – Played in all 13 games, earning six starts at tight end… caught 28 passes for 398 yards (14.2 yard avg.) and four touchdowns… had career-best seven receptions for career-best 89 yards and one touchdown in 24-17 loss to Nebraska, with a long of 15 yards… scoring reception covered 14 yards… posted five receptions for 77 yards in 13-10 win at Minnesota, with a long of 33 yards… 33-yard reception in final two minutes led to game-winning field goal… had four receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan with a long of 34 yards… first career touchdown came on five-yard reception… collected three receptions for 36 yards and one touchdown in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky.. grabbed 15-yard scoring reception to give team a 7-0 advantage… letterwinner.

 

2021 Honors – – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Coaches Appreciation Award, offense… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (2021 fall)… 2021 – – Played in 13 games, earning three starts at tight end… caught eight passes for 133 yards (16.6 yard avg.)… posted season-high two receptions for 25 yards in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State., with a long of 14 yards… matched season-high two receptions for 27 yards in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky, with a long of 15 yards… caught first career pass for 15 yards in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana… letterwinner.

2020 – – Redshirted… saw first action of career in 49-7 win over Michigan State, but had no statistics… one of eight true freshmen to see action

High School Honors – – Earned first-team all-state, all-conference, and all-district honors as a senior… named to all-metro team as a senior… second-team all-state as a junior, as well as honorable mention on Super 25 team… first-team all-conference and all-district as a junior and sophomore… honorable mention all-state as a sophomore… two-time Back of the Year at Grandview and conference Most Outstanding Player… National Honor Society member and Honor Roll student… earned Academic All-Ohio recognition… Career – – Four-year football letterman as wide receiver, tight end and defensive back… helped prep team reach state playoffs as a junior and senior… team captain as a junior and senior… had 57 receptions for 741 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, along with 43 rushing attempts for 357 yards and three touchdowns… had five interceptions on defense as a senior… had 45 receptions for 763 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, with three interceptions on defense and 13 kickoff returns for 387 yards and two touchdowns… had 15 receptions for 416 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore… had three interceptions on defense and eight punt returns for 76 yards and one touchdown… had one reception for 28 yards and a touchdown as a freshman… also earned four letters in basketball and two letters in track.

Personal – – Born 6/29/2001… CLAS non-degree major… earned a bachelor’s degree in enterprise leadership… parents are Ann and Jim Lachey… father played college football at Ohio State… high school coach was Jason Peters.