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2021 Football

David Dermer

20 Aaron Shampklin

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 195
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Paramount, Calif.
  • High School Long Beach Polytechnic
  • Position RB
  • Concentration Economics
  • House Affiliation Adams

Biography

at Harvard:

2021:
First Team All-Ivy League honors (unanimous)... Phil Steele All-Ivy League First Team... Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy League Second Team...New England Football Writers All-New England Team...Played in 9 games...Rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries in a win over Georgetown for an average of 13.1 yards per carry, including a 59-yard touchdown run ... Named FCS National Honorable Mention Sept. 20 ... rushed for 121 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns for an average on 9.3 yards per carry in a win over Brown... rushed for 72 yards on 20 carries and caught two passes for 22 yards in a win over Holy Cross...rushed the ball 18 times for 92 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Cornell, averaged 5.1 yards per carry...Rushed the ball 20 times for 40 yards and a touchdown, caught four passes for 37 yards at Princeton...Rushed 17 times for 76 yards including a game-high 30 yard run, caught five passes for 21 yards and touchdown against Dartmouth...Had 17 carries for 68 yards and two touchdowns at Columbia...Carried the ball 16 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns, including a 72-yard touchdown run to open the scoring against Penn...At Yale in The Game, rushed the ball 13 times for 67 yards and caught two passes for 16 yards. Finished the season with all team-highs in carries (150), yards (842) and rushing touchdowns (11), averaging 93.6 yards per game (15th FCS), added 16 catches for 117 yards and a touchdown as well. Shampklin finished the year tied for 8th in total touchdowns in the FCS.

2020: Did not compete due to season cancelation by the Ivy League.

2019: Named a HERO Sports FCS Preseason Third-Team All-American ... Phil Steele preseason all-Ivy League first-team selection ... Landed on the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List.

2018: Played in all 10 games ... HERO FCS Sophomore All-America Team ... All-Ivy League first team honoree ... New England Football Writers’ Association All New England-Team selection ... Led the Ivy League in all-purpose yards (118.6 per game) and rushing yards (105.3 per game) ... Finished with 1,053 rushing yards on 173 carries for a 6.1 yards per rush average ... Was the 11th Crimson player to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing in a season; his 1,053 total is ninth most in school history ... Named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 17 ... Scored four touchdowns against San Diego, rushing for a career-high 178 yards on 15 carries ... Rushed 93 yards on 15 carries against Brown ... Led the team with 14 carries for 65 yards against No. 20/22 Rhode Island ... Ran 191 yards on 27 carries and one touchdown at Cornell ... Led the team in carries with 13 for 128 yards and a touchdown in win over Holy Cross ... Led the team in rushing with 22 carries, 123 yards, and one touchdown against 18/23 Princeton ... Rushed 46 yards on 16 carries and scored one touchdown against No. 20/ARV Dartmouth ... Had 22 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown and caught a 74-yard touchdown pass against Columbia ... Ran 16 times for 84 yards at Penn ... Carried the ball 13 times for 53 yards against Yale.

2017: Finished the year with 363 rushing yards and three TDs, averaging 4.5 yards per rush ... Scored his first career touchdown at Rhode Island, rushing for a total of 45 yards on seven carries ... Had 31 yards on the ground, a TD and caught a 17-yard pass in win over Brown ... Averaged 8.1 yards per carry on eight rushes at Georgetown ... Had 23 rush yards on seven carries at Cornell ... Toted the ball for 82 yards in victory over Lafayette ... Scored a touchdown and had 28 rushing yards against Princeton ... Had a touchdown reception and 19 receiving yards in win over Dartmouth ... Gained 15 yards on the ground at Columbia ... Rushed for 39 yards on three carries against Penn ... Had 37 rushing yards at Yale.

Before Harvard
Three-year letterwinner at Long Beach Polytechnic, serving as a captain his senior year … Assisted the freshman squad to a Moore League Championship in 2013, and the varsity squad to two Moore League Championships (2014, 2016) … Named to the All-Moore League team in 2015 and 2016 … Winner of the Iron Man Award in 2016 … Awarded Co-MVP for Long Beach Polytechnic in 2016 … Bestowed with the Century Clubs Student-Athlete Award in 2016, along with the Great American Rivalry Series Student-Athlete Award in 2016. 

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Historical Player Information

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    2017First-Year

    RB
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2020Junior

    RB
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2021Junior

    RB
    5'10" 195 lbs
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