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Lafayette College Athletics

2025 Football Roster

Rick Smith

1 Elijah Steward

  • Pos. WR
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 5-10
  • Weight 182
  • Hometown Galloway, N.J.
  • High School Holy Spirit
  • Major Economics

Biography

2025: Selected to the All-Patriot League Second Team…started six of his eight games at wide receiver…caught 35 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns averaging 64.1 receiving yards per game…had six receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns against Bucknell (10/11)...led the team in yards per catch averaging 14.37 yards per reception…selected as a team captain...selected for the Preseason All-Patriot League Team...entered the season ranked ninth in career receiving yards (1,743) and eighth in career receptions (141)...ended the season fourth all-time in receiving yards (2,246) and second in career receptions (176)...selected as one of 50 Leopard players who earned Academic Honor Roll laurels by achieving a 3.43 GPA.

2024: Selected to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team...earned All-Patriot League Second-Team honors for a second consecutive season…started in eight games at wide receiver…caught 46 passes for 635 yards and a touchdown, averaging 79.4 receiving yards per game…set school records with 15 receptions for 244 yards against Monmouth (09/07)...longest reception of 46 yards on the season, coming against Georgetown (10/12)...selected as one of 54 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels after achieving a 3.43 GPA.


2023: Named an All-Patriot League Second-Team honoree, finishing seventh in the conference in receiving…started all 12 games in his second year on College Hill…led the team with 52 receptions for a team-high 738 receiving yards and five touchdowns…had touchdowns in five different games and five or more total receptions in six games…hauled in a career-long 63-yard reception for a touchdown against Bucknell (9/30)…managed five catches for a career-high 99 yards in a win over No. 11 Holy Cross (10/21)…averaged 61.5 yards per game…had nine games in which he caught three or more passes…rushed twice for 10 yards.

2022: Played in 11 games with six starts at wide receiver as a rookie...finished the season with 43 catches for 370 yards and two touchdowns to lead the team in receiving...made first career start at Penn (9/24) when he had five catches for 49 yards...secured seven passes for 74 yards (both season highs) and a touchdown vs. No. 6 Holy Cross (10/22)...racked up 81 receiving yards on four receptions vs. Georgetown (10/29). 

AT HOLY SPIRIT: All-state first-team selection who led the state in receiving touchdowns as a senior while amassing more than 1,000 receiving yards…school record holder for career receiving yards (2,079), receptions (131) and touchdowns (30)…two-year captain in football, helping to lead school to a pair of state titles…three-sport athlete who played two seasons at point guard on the basketball team and was a sprinter and jumper in track and field…garnered all-state first-team recognition in track, winning the 400m and long jump state titles (23’4”) while serving as a captain for three seasons…academic honor roll selection…worked as a camp counselor for two years.

Personal: Son of Bill and Mary Chamberlin…has an older brother, Sean Steward, and a younger brother Caleb Chamberlin...born 1/8/04.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
  • 86

    2022Freshman

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2023Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 171 lbs
    86
  • 1

    2024Junior

    WR
    5'10" 179 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2025Senior

    WR
    5'10" 182 lbs
    1