David Chapeau

Photo by: David Sutherland | Louisville Athletics

Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Position:
K
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Athens, Ga.
High School:
North Oconee
Prev School:
Central Michigan

PRONUNCIATION shuh-POE

2025: Made his Louisville debut as a holder against Eastern Kentucky ... Punted five times with one inside the 20 in the win over James Madison.

2024 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN: As a senior punter, saw action in all 12 games … College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection … Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society … Concluded the 2024 ranked No. 10 among top season punting average statistics (41.5) … Averaged 41.5 yards per punt on 56 punts for 2,325 yards … Finished with 10 50-yard punts, 13 were placed inside the 20-yard line with 16 fair catches and three touchbacks … Registered a long punt of 60 yards at Miami (Ohio) (10/26) … Ranked No. 54 in the nation in punt return average (41.5) … Ranked No. 6 in the MAC in average yards per punt (41.5) and No. 4 in 50-yard punts (10) … Kicked four punts for 157 yards (39.2 average) with a long of 55 at Northern Illinois (11/30) … Averaged 39.5 yards per punt (6-237) with a long of 55 yards and three placed inside the 20-yard line vs. Western Michigan (11/19) .. Averaged 42.0 yards per punt (4-168) with two inside the 20-yard line at Toledo (11/12) … Averaged 41.7 yards per punt (6-250) with two placed inside the 20-yard line and a long of 52 vs. Bowling Green (11/5) … Totaled a career-high seven punts for 297 yards (42.4 average) with a career-long of 60 yards and one inside the 20-yard line at Miami (Ohio) (10/26) … Averaged 43.8 yards per punt (4-175) with a long of 53 and one inside the 20-yard line at Eastern Michigan (10/19) … Kicked a career-high tying seven punts for 296 yards (42.3 average) with a long punt of 50 yards and two placed inside the 20-yard line vs. Ohio (10/12) … Kicked five punts for 183 yards (36.6 average) with a long of 46 yards vs. San Diego State (9/28) … Also completed a 23-yard pass to linebacker Justin Whiteside on a fake punt play vs. San Diego State (9/28) … Averaged 47.3 yards per punt (3-142) with a long of 56 yards and one inside the 20-yard line vs. Ball State (9/21) … Averaged 49.5 yards per punt (4-198) with a long of 56 yards at Illinois (9/14) … Kicked four punts for 145 yards with a long of 46 at Florida International (9/7) … Placed one punt inside the 20-yard line, kicked two punts for 77 yards in season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).

2023 AT EAST CAROLINA: Did not see any game action as a punter in second year with the program … Graduated from East Carolina University.

2022 AT EAST CAROLINA: Did not see any game action as a punter … Earned Dean’s List honors during the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023 semesters.

2019-21 AT AIR FORCE: Opened collegiate career at the United States Air Force Academy in 2019 … Enrolled at Air Force in August 2019 … Did not see any game action … Transferred to East Carolina on December 15, 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL: A June 2019 graduate of North Oconee High School in Bogurt, Ga., where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Michael Dowis … Earned Georgia All-State honorable mention accolades as a senior … Named a First Team All-8-4A Region following senior campaign … Named Second Team All-Region as a sophomore before suffering through an injury as a sophomore … Served as the Titans’ punter … Averaged 43.0 yards per punt in nine games as a senior … Of his 28 punts, 15 were placed inside the 20-yard line and five landed inside the 5-yard line … Delivered a career-long 57-yard punt … Also played basketball, baseball and soccer before dedicating his time to football … Outstanding student with a 4.0 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Born David Michael Chapeau on April 22, 2001 … Son of Michael and Kathryn Chapeau of Athens, Ga. … Has two siblings … Sister attends Florida College in Temple Terrace … Also has a brother Zac … Mother competed as a track and field athlete … Originally recruited by Central Michigan Special Teams Coordinator Keith Murphy when he was at Florida … Committed to Central Michigan on December 15, 2023 … Earned his degree in Communications … Pursuing a Master of Business Administration at Central Michigan.