Lek Powell

2024 at Shepherd: Moved into the starting quarterback role for the first time in his career ... Finished the year with 2088 passing yards to go with 15 touchdowns through the air ... Had a 69.7% completion percentage on the fall as he went 216-310 ... Finished third nationally in the and first in the PSAC with his completion percentage ... Averaged 19.6 completions per game which ranked in the top-20 nationallly and 4th within the PSAC ... Had five games with multiple touchdowns including a career-best three against Millersville (10/19) ... Set his career-high in passing yards against Clation (9/21) with 248 ... Threw the most completions and attempts on the year at Kutztown (10/26) as he went 37-53 in the contest ... Led the squad to a 6-5 winning record on the year 2023 at Shepherd: Saw time in two games ... Medically redshirted season. 2022 at Shepherd: Appeared in first career game against Lock Haven ... Went 3-4 on passing attempts to go for 23 yards in his career debut. 2021 at Shepherd: Redshirted season ... Did not play. High School: Graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School where he played football for head coach Jeff Weachter ... Lettered in football and basketball ... Was a two-time All-State selection ... Earned a spot to play in the East-West All-Star Game as a senior ... Averaged 270 passing yards per game with 20 touchdowns and 0 interceptions as a senior in just six games due to the COVID-19 pandemic shortening the season ... Had a 71 percent completion percentage in his senior season ... As a junior, he threw for over 2100 yards and 22 touchdowns with a 70% completion percentage ... One of the top games of his high school career came against Cedar Cliff High School his senior year when he threw for five touchdowns and over 330 yards ... Personal: The son of Kimberly and Chance Powell ... Majoring in recreation and sport studies ... His father, Chance, played football and also coached at Shippensburg ... His mother, Kimberly, played volleyball at Bryant ... His sister, Teddi, participates in cross country and track at Messiah ... His sister, Kari, is a soccer player at High Point University.