5 Steele Fortress
Steele Fortress
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    226
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Spring Arbor, Mich.
  • High School:
    Parma Western
  • Position:
    QB
  • gp
    5
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

College: 2022: GLIAC All-Academic Team... Appeared in five games and completed 11 passes for 139 yards... with one touchdown (31 yards)... 2021: GLIAC All-Academic Team... Appeared in three games and had one rush attempt... 2020: Season Cancelled (Covid19)... 2019: Played in all 10 games... Completed 45 passes for 504 yards... First career touchdown pass came at Wayne State (Nov. 9)... First career rushing touchdown at Ashland (Oct. 26)... 2018: Redshirted...

High School: Three-time All-State and All-Conference honoree… Team MVP for three seasons… Owns 4,155 career passing yards with 1,776 being a single-season high… 50 career passing touchdowns… Named to the Academic All-Conference Team four times…

Personal: Prepped at Parma Western High School... Birthday is December 22... Son of Marty and Gina... Two siblings, Hayden (19) and Palmer (15)... Majoring in Construction Management...

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 0 -
Assists 0 -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 -
Sack yards 0 -
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 8 12 66.7% 131 10.9 1 0 1 7
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 1 7 14.3% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 2 4 50.0% 8 2.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 2 -4 -2.0 3 1 - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 3 1 0.3 2 0 - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 1 -4 - - - -4
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 1 1 - - - 1
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 45 95 47.4% 504 50.4 5.3 1 2 38 91.2
2021-22 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 5 11 24 45.8% 139 27.8 5.8 1 0 31 108.2
Total 18 56 119 47.1% 643 35.7 5.4 2 2 38 94.6

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 24 -1 -0.1 -0.0 1 15 - -
2021-22 3 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
2022-23 5 5 -3 -0.6 -0.6 1 3 - -
Total 18 30 -4 -0.2 -0.1 2 15 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2021-22 3 - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - -
Total 18 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2021-22 3 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - 0
Total 18 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 5 191 38.2 48 3 0 0 1
2021-22 3 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - -
Total 18 5 191 38.2 48 3 0 0 1

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 - - - - - 0 -
2019-20 10 -1 - - - -1 -.1
2021-22 3 0 - - - 0 .0
2022-23 5 -3 - - - -3 -.6
Total 18 -4 - - - -4 -.2

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 6 0.6 1 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2021-22 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Total 12 0.7 2 - - - - - 0 - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 5 11 24 45.8% 139 27.8 5.8 1 0 31 108.2
Conference 1 2 4 50.0% 8 8.0 2.0 0 0 4 66.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 3 10 17 58.8% 139 46.3 8.2 1 0 31 146.9
Away 2 1 7 14.3% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 14.3
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 1 8 12 66.7% 131 131.0 10.9 1 0 31 185.9
Losses 4 3 12 25.0% 8 2.0 0.7 0 0 4 30.6
Month September 4 9 20 45.0% 131 32.8 6.5 1 0 31 116.5
October 1 2 4 50.0% 8 8.0 2.0 0 0 4 66.8

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 5 5 -3 -0.6 -0.6 1 3 - -
Conference 1 3 1 1.0 0.3 0 2 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 5 -3 -1.0 -0.6 1 3 - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 2 -4 -4.0 -2.0 1 3 - -
Losses 4 3 1 0.3 0.3 0 2 - -
Month September 4 2 -4 -1.0 -2.0 1 3 - -
October 1 3 1 1.0 0.3 0 2 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 5 - - - - - - -
Conference 1 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 5 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 1 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 1 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 5 -3 - - - -3 -.6
Conference 1 1 - - - 1 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 3 -3 - - - -3 -1.0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 1 -4 - - - -4 -4.0
Losses 4 1 - - - 1 .3
Month September 4 -4 - - - -4 -1.0
October 1 1 - - - 1 1.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 6.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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