Gage Larvadain

* 2021 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year

* 2021 First-Team All-Southland Conference (Kick Returner)

* 2021 Second-Team All-Southland Conference (Wide Receiver)

* 2021 First-Team All-Louisiana (Return Specialist)

* 2021 Southland Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll

Wide receiver and return specialist who began his career at Southeastern Louisiana… spent two years with the Lions before transferring to Miami (Ohio) for the 2023 season… smart and tough player who plays bigger than his measurables… has one year of eligibility remaining.

2023 (Junior)

Played in 10 games in his first season with the Redhawks and head coach Chuck Martin in Oxford, Ohio… caught 42 passes for 679 yards and six touchdowns… averaged 16.2-yards per catch… rushed five times for 59 yards… added five punt returns for 55 yards… best game came at UMass when he caught eight passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns… included was a 99-yard touchdown reception… also had eight catches for 80 yards at Miami (Fla.) and seven catches for 85 yards against Toledo… hauled in a pair of TD passes at Western Michigan… had a 46-yard run and a 23-yard punt return versus Delaware State… missed a pair of games due to injury. 

2022 (Sophomore)

Played in 13 games for Southeastern Louisiana… recorded 59 catches for 731 yards and two touchdowns… averaged 25.1 yards on 20 kickoff returns… rushed for 74 yards on 15 carries… caught eight passes for 122 yards and a touchdown against Murray State… also caught eight passes for 94 yards at Samford… notched seven receptions for a season-high 137 yards against Northwestern State… had a 75-yard kickoff return at Lamar… the Lions went 9-4 and reached the second round of the FCS playoffs.

2021 (Freshman)

Played in 13 games as a true freshman for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions from Hammond, La… named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year… named All-Southland Conference at both wide receiver (second team) and kick returner (first team)… also earned first team All-Louisiana accolades at return specialist… caught 37 passes for 521 yards and five touchdowns… led the Southland and ranked 16th in FCS with a 26.6 kickoff return average with 611 yards on 23 kick returns… logged a pair of 100-yard receiving games, going for 104 on just three catches at Northwestern State, including an 88-yard touchdown reception, and for 115 and a score on a career-high 12 receptions at UIW… named Southland and Louisiana Special Teams Player of the Week after tying a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Nicholls… also had a 76-yard touchdown reception in the win at the Colonels… the Lions went 9-4 and reached the second round of the FCS playoffs… coached by Frank Scelfo… earned a spot on the Southland Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-sport standout at Riverside Academy… played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back on the gridiron for the Rebels… accounted for 2,400 total yards and 33 touchdowns… named the Player of the Year in the New Orleans metro area by Friday Night Football, CrescentCitySports.com and NASH 106.1 FM… first-team Class 1A All-State basketball player… averaged 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists on the way to helping his team to the Division IV state semifinals.

PERSONAL

Dillan Gage Larvadain was born Jan. 3, 2003… is a services management major.