2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 76
Chase Behrndt
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Wildwood, Mo.
- High School:
- Lafayette HS
- Played in 33 career games, including 22 starts
- Participated in The College Gridiron Showcase in January 2021
2020 (r-Sr.)
- Started all nine games in which he played at center
- Earned All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
- Earned All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Week (Baylor, Kansas)
- Saw action on 676 offensive snaps, including 70 or more snaps in seven games
- Season-high 85 snaps against Baylor
- Didn’t allow a sack in nine games
- Finished with 19 knockdowns for the season, including a season-high four against Baylor and Kansas State
- Had 16 great blocks, including a season-high seven against TCU
- Finished with 246 positive points for the season, averaging 27.3 per game
2019 (r-Jr.)
- Played in 11 games, including 10 starts
- Started six games at right guard and four at center
- Saw action on 605 offensive plays, including a season-high 85 at Missouri
- Used on 50 or more plays in eight games
- Registered 12 knockdowns for the season, including a season-high four at Kansas State
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Kansas
- Finished with nine great blocks, including season-high six at Kansas
- Had 176 positive points for the season, averaging 16 per game
- Did not give up a sack in 10 games
- Did not miss an assignment in four games
2018 (r-So.)
- Added depth at both tackle and guard, seeing action in 11 games, including three starts
- Saw action on more than 350 plays, including more than 325 on offense
- Paved the way for the offense to average 512.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 8 nationally
- Part of the offense that averaged 40.3 points per game, No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally
- Member of an offense which was No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally for most passing yards per game (351.3)
2017 (r-Fr.)
- Saw action against East Carolina and Delaware State
- Used on a season-high 17 plays against East Carolina
2016 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for Coach Boyd Mannes at Lafayette High
- Played guard, tackle, defensive tackle and long snapper
- Two-time All-State Class 6A First-Team by Missouri Media
- Two-time All-State Class 6A First-Team by Missouri Football Coaches’ Association
- An All-State Honorable-Mention selection as a sophomore
- As a senior, helped lead Lafayette to a 7-4 record and the third round of the state playoffs
- As a junior, helped lead Lafayette to a 6-6 record and the third round of the state playoffs
- Ranked No. 45 offensive guard nationally, No. 2 offensive guard in Missouri by Scout
- Ranked No. 55 offensive guard nationally, No. 11 overall in Missouri by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 58 offensive guard nationally, No. 10 overall in Missouri and No. 163 regionally by ESPN.com
- Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar
- PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking
- Two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler, including advancing to the state championship round as a junior
Personal
- Birthday is February 22
- Son of James and Sheree Behrndt
- One of four children
- Graduated in August 2020 with a bachelor's degree in advertising and public relations
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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