Mar'Kel Wade

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Mar'Kel Wade
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    189
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Ohio
  • Position:
    TE
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Springfield
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    120
  • yds/g
    10.9
  • td
    5
Bio

Sophomore (2025)

  • Started all 11 games at tight end
  • Caught 7 passes, 5 of which were touchdowns to lead the team
  • Secured 2 touchdown receptions in a loss to Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 11
  • Tallied a career-high 46 yards receiving on 3 catches and one score at Indiana Wesleyan on Oct. 25

Freshman (2024)

  • Caught four passes for 32 yards and one touchdown, a 10-yard connection on Sept. 14 at Saint Francis

Personal

  • Majoring in sport management with a business minor
  • Graduated from Springfield High School in 2024
  • Played in state title game three times during football career 
  • Son of Monique Coleman and Kevin Wade
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 7 5
Yards 120 93
Yards per game 10.9 18.6
Yards per catch 17.1 18.6
Touchdowns 5 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 2 27 13.5 17 2 - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 1 6 6.0 6 1 - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 3 46 15.3 30 1 - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 1 41 41.0 41 1 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 1 - 27 - - 27
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 1 - 6 - - 6
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 1 - 46 - - 46
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 1 - 41 - - 41
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 12 - 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 8 - 1 - - - - 0 - - 0 1
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 2 0 2.0 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 20 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 9 4 0.4 32 3.6 8.0 1 12
2025-26 11 7 0.6 120 10.9 17.1 5 41
2026-27 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 11 0.6 152 7.6 13.8 6 41
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 20 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 2 10 5.0 0 8 - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 2 10 5.0 0 8 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 9 - 32 - 10 42 4.7
2025-26 11 - 120 - - 120 10.9
2026-27 - - - - - 0 -
Total 20 - 152 - 10 162 8.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 6 0.7 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
2025-26 32 2.9 - 5 - - - - 0 - 1 0
2026-27 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 38 1.9 - 6 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 3 2 5.0 .5 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 3 2 5.0 .3 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 7 0.6 120 10.9 17.1 5 41
Conference 5 5 1.0 93 18.6 18.6 3 41
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 0.2 6 1.2 6.0 1 6
Away 6 6 1.0 114 19.0 19.0 4 41
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 1 0.3 41 10.3 41.0 1 41
Losses 7 6 0.9 79 11.3 13.2 4 30
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 6 1.5 79 19.8 13.2 4 30
November 3 1 0.3 41 13.7 41.0 1 41
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - 120 - - 120 10.9
Conference 5 - 93 - - 93 18.6
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - 6 - - 6 1.2
Away 6 - 114 - - 114 19.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - 41 - - 41 10.3
Losses 7 - 79 - - 79 11.3
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - 79 - - 79 19.8
November 3 - 41 - - 41 13.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 32 2.9 - 5 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Conference 20 4.0 - 3 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 26 4.3 - 4 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 8 2.0 - 1 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Losses 24 3.4 - 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 24 6.0 - 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 8 2.7 - 1 - - - - 0 - 1 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 3 2 5.0 .5 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 3 2 5.0 1.0 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 2 3.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 3 2 5.0 1.3 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 3 2 5.0 1.7 - - 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
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