2024 Football Roster

Jeff Helsel
Jeff Helsel
Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel

8 Davis Black

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 230
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Byesville, Ohio
  • High School Meadowbrook

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
  • Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention – 2024 (quarterback)
  • Harlon Hill Trophy Regional Candidate – 2024
  • PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Year – 2024
  • D2CCA First-Team All-Region – 2024 (quarterback)
  • All-PSAC West First-Team – 2024 (quarterback)
  • All-PSAC West Second-Team – 2023 (quarterback)
  • 3x PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Week – 9.16, 9.30, 10.7
  • AD Honor Roll – Fall 2023, Spring 2024
SCHOOL RANKS (at end of career)
  • Single-Season Passing Yards: 8th / 2,948 (2024)
  • Single-Season Total Offense: 3rd / 3,377 (2024)
  • Single-Season Completions: 7th / 231 (2024)
2024 | SENIOR
  • Tabbed Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention
  • Named a regional candidate for Harlon Hill Trophy
  • Selected PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Year
  • Voted D2CCA First-Team All-Region
  • Chosen to All-PSAC West First-Team
  • Named PSAC West Athlete of the Week (Week #2 / Sept. 16, Week #4 / Sept. 30, Week #5 / Oct. 7)
  • Started all 13 games
  • Finished with 2,948 passing yards and 21 touchdowns on 231-of-365 attempts with four interceptions
  • Ranked third in PSAC with 227.2 passing yards per game
  • Finished fourth in league with 260.2 yards of total offense per game and a 147.2 passing efficiency
  • Posted 429 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 139 attempts
  • Ranked second in PSAC in rushing touchdowns and 15.5 points responsible for per game
  • Tallied 248 passing yards and one touchdown on 15-of-24 attempts and added 73 rushing yards and three touchdowns at West Chester
  • Finished with 297 passing yards on 23-of-31 attempts with four touchdowns versus Gannon
  • Set career high with 422 passing yards on 31-of-46 attempts with three touchdowns at Clarion
  • Posted 275 passing yards and three touchdowns on 17-of-27 attempts with one interception against Ashland in NCAA Playoffs
2023 | JUNIOR
  • Voted to All-PSAC West Second-Team
  • Started all 10 games
  • Finished with 2,525 passing yards and 19 touchdowns on 162-of-276 attempts with 12 interceptions
  • Ranked second in PSAC with both 252.5 passing yards, 265.3 yards of total offense per game and 15.4 points responsible for per game
  • Finished third in league with a 149.6 passing efficiency
  • Posted 128 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 73 attempts
  • Established season high with 411 passing yards on 19-of-31 attempts with four touchdowns and two interceptions against nationally-ranked Shepherd
  • Totaled 300 passing yards and four touchdowns on 14-of-23 attempts versus Seton Hill
  • Finished with 364 passing yards on 31-of-46 attempts with one touchdown and three interceptions at East Stroudsburg
2022 | SOPHOMORE
  • Played at Charleston (WV) in NCAA Division II
  • Was coached by Quinn Sanders
  • Team finished 6-5 overall
  • Appeared in eight games
  • Finished with 1,193 passing yards and 12 touchdowns on 118-of-218 attempts with five interceptions
  • Set season high with 247 passing yards on 26-of-46 attempts with one touchdowns at Gannon
  • Totaled 176 passing yards on 12-of-28 attempts with two touchdowns and added 49 rushing yards and two scores against Frostburg State
  • Finished with 216 passing yards on 17-of-28 attempts with season-high four touchdowns versus Alderson Broaddus
2021 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
  • Played at Charleston (WV) in NCAA Division II
  • Was coached by Pat Kirkland
  • Team finished 8-2 overall
  • Appeared in three games
  • Finished with 33 passing yards on three-of-nine attempts at Alderson Broaddus
2020 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN*
  • Played at Charleston (WV) in NCAA Division II
  • Was coached by Pat Kirkland
  • Team finished 3-1 overall
  • Appeared in two games
  • Finished with 31 passing yards and one touchdown on four-of-eight attempts against Glenville State
The asterisk next to the 2020 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020 to 2021 due to this NCAA ruling.

2019 I FRESHMAN
  • Redshirted; did not see game action
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated from Meadowbrook in 2019
  • Was coached by Jeff Twiddy
  • Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior
  • Received second-team all-state status in 2017
  • Tabbed to Ohio North-South All-Star Classic
PERSONAL
  • Son of Trent and Judith Black
  • Has two brothers
  • Brother Parker played basketball at Ohio Valley from 2017-21
  • Brother Addy played basketball at Marietta (Ohio) from 2020-23
  • Majoring in business administration (management information systems) with a minor in management

CAREER HIGHS

NCAA CAREER STATISTICS

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2023Junior

    Quarterback
    6'5" 230 lbs
    5
  • 8

    2024Senior

    Quarterback
    6'5" 230 lbs
    8