2017 Football Roster
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Gianacakos, Chase
CB
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/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDE
/ FootballK
/ FootballS
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/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
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/ FootballQB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballS
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballCB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballWR
/ FootballCB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballP
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDE/LB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballFB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballDB
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/ FootballLB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
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/ FootballFB
/ FootballDL
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/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
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/ FootballOL
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/ FootballOL
/ FootballOG
/ FootballOL
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/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
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Jersey Number 94
Chase Gianacakos
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 296
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Charles, Ill.
- High School:
- St. Charles North
Bio
Final Bio (PDF)
Three-year letterwinner played in 36 career games, including nine starting assignments at tight end . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2017 and 2018 . . . made the position switch from guard to tight end in 2017 . . . was primarily used as a blocking tight end . . . earned his master’s degree in marketing research in December 2018 and his bachelor’s degree in supply chain management in May 2018.
2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games with a career-best seven starts (Indiana, Central Michigan, Penn State, Purdue, Maryland, Nebraska, Rutgers) . . . played 200 total snaps . . . started game at Maryland at blocking tight end, helping block for offense that rushed for season-high 269 yards on 46 attempts, for most rushing yards by MSU since it had 271 against UMD last season, and 36:56 time of possession . . . started Purdue game and helped block for offense that threw for 318 yards and rushed for 108, and had a 38:13 time of possession, a season-high for MSU . . . started at Penn State and blocked for offense that amassed 418 yards of total offense, including 123 yards rushing and 34:12 time of possession.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 12 games to earn his second letter . . . made the transition from guard to tight end . . . started in two games (Penn State, Washington State) . . . played 178 snaps . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second straight year.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . played 14 snaps vs. Rutgers . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten team . . . Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played vs. Penn State in his only action of the season.
2014 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the 2014 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Jan. 3 in Orlando, Florida . . . ranked among the nation’s top offensive tackles by Scout.com (No. 45) and Rivals.com (No. 62) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by Rivals.com (No. 26) and ESPN.com (No. 43) . . . three-year starter at St. Charles (Illinois) North High School . . . first-team Class 7A all-state selection as a senior by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association . . . special mention all-state selection in 2013 by the Chicago Tribune . . . first-team all-area pick as a senior by the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Kane County Chronicle . . . unanimous first-team All-Upstate Conference selection in 2013 . . . anchored an offensive line that helped produce 2,010 rushing yards (198.1 yards per game) and 30 rushing touchdowns in 2013 . . . recorded 34 pancake blocks and allowed just three sacks as a senior . . . credited with seven pancakes each vs. Elgin and Larkin . . . also lettered in basketball for the North Stars . . . son of Richard and Stephanie Gianacakos . . . his father, Richard, lettered as an offensive tackle in 1990 at Illinois . . . his mother, Stephanie, was a volleyball letterwinner at Illinois . . . born Feb. 17, 1996.
Three-year letterwinner played in 36 career games, including nine starting assignments at tight end . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2017 and 2018 . . . made the position switch from guard to tight end in 2017 . . . was primarily used as a blocking tight end . . . earned his master’s degree in marketing research in December 2018 and his bachelor’s degree in supply chain management in May 2018.
2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games with a career-best seven starts (Indiana, Central Michigan, Penn State, Purdue, Maryland, Nebraska, Rutgers) . . . played 200 total snaps . . . started game at Maryland at blocking tight end, helping block for offense that rushed for season-high 269 yards on 46 attempts, for most rushing yards by MSU since it had 271 against UMD last season, and 36:56 time of possession . . . started Purdue game and helped block for offense that threw for 318 yards and rushed for 108, and had a 38:13 time of possession, a season-high for MSU . . . started at Penn State and blocked for offense that amassed 418 yards of total offense, including 123 yards rushing and 34:12 time of possession.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 12 games to earn his second letter . . . made the transition from guard to tight end . . . started in two games (Penn State, Washington State) . . . played 178 snaps . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second straight year.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams, to earn his first letter . . . played 14 snaps vs. Rutgers . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten team . . . Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played vs. Penn State in his only action of the season.
2014 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the 2014 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Jan. 3 in Orlando, Florida . . . ranked among the nation’s top offensive tackles by Scout.com (No. 45) and Rivals.com (No. 62) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by Rivals.com (No. 26) and ESPN.com (No. 43) . . . three-year starter at St. Charles (Illinois) North High School . . . first-team Class 7A all-state selection as a senior by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association . . . special mention all-state selection in 2013 by the Chicago Tribune . . . first-team all-area pick as a senior by the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Kane County Chronicle . . . unanimous first-team All-Upstate Conference selection in 2013 . . . anchored an offensive line that helped produce 2,010 rushing yards (198.1 yards per game) and 30 rushing touchdowns in 2013 . . . recorded 34 pancake blocks and allowed just three sacks as a senior . . . credited with seven pancakes each vs. Elgin and Larkin . . . also lettered in basketball for the North Stars . . . son of Richard and Stephanie Gianacakos . . . his father, Richard, lettered as an offensive tackle in 1990 at Illinois . . . his mother, Stephanie, was a volleyball letterwinner at Illinois . . . born Feb. 17, 1996.
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