Michael Appel Jr.

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Springboro, Ohio
Prev School:
Valparaiso

2025: Graduate transfer from Valparaiso ... Academic All-Pioneer Football League selection (2022) ... in 18 career games (16 starts), completed 243-of-428 (.568) passes for 2,776 yards with 16 TDs and 16 INTs ... rushed 96 times for minus-243 yards (-2.53) and four TDs ... compiled 2,533 yards of total offense ... threw for 200+ yards in four games including a career-high 323 yards at Dayton in 2022 … accounted for 2+ TDs in 11 games with a personal-best four against Marist in 2023 ... threw for 2+ TD passes in six contests, including a career-high three against Marist in 2023 … completed 20+ passes three times with a career-high 22 versus Dartmouth and Dayton in 2022 … connected on a career-long 67-yard TD strike to WR Solomon Davis against Dayton in 2023 … registered 5+ rushing attempts in 10 games, including a personal-best 10 against Southwest Minnesota State in 2023 … scored one rushing TD against Morehead State (2022), Marist (2022), Marist (2023) and Southwest Minnesota State (2023).

PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year member of the football program at Valparaiso in 2021-22-23-24 … Academic All-Pioneer Football League selection (2022) ... in 18 career games (16 starts), completed 243-of-428 (.568) passes for 2,776 yards with 16 TDs and 16 INTs ... rushed 96 times for minus-243 yards (-2.53) and four TDs ... compiled 2,533 yards of total offense ... threw for 200+ yards in four games including a career-high 323 yards at Dayton in 2022 … accounted for 2+ TDs in 11 games with a personal-best four against Marist in 2023 ... threw for 2+ TD passes in six contests, including a career-high three against Marist in 2023 … completed 20+ passes three times with a career-high 22 versus Dartmouth and Dayton in 2022 … connected on a career-long 67-yard TD strike to WR Solomon Davis against Dayton in 2023 … registered 5+ rushing attempts in 10 games, including a personal-best 10 against Southwest Minnesota State in 2023 … scored one rushing TD against Morehead State (2022), Marist (2022), Marist (2023) and Southwest Minnesota State (2023) ... the team's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 2021 ... team's most improved player in 2022 … a three-year letterman at Springboro High School … named the Springboro Offensive Back of the Year, Springboro Scholar-Athlete Award (highest GPA), conference special mention and conference all-academic team ... member of first Springboro football team to win an Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I home playoff game … completed 29-of-37 passes for 344 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions on Oct. 24, 2020, versus Miamisburg … also played baseball all four years of high school … member of National Honor Society … Principal’s List (honor roll) every quarter of high school.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Valparaiso in May 2025 with a degree in computer engineering … currently pursuing a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... son of Melanie and Mike Appel … brother Matthew is a member of the Dayton football program ... father (1993-97) and uncle, Jim (1989-92), played football at Morehead State University … the Morehead State annual academic award is named after his father and uncle as both were Academic All-America honorees at MSU.