2020 Football Roster
Kalil Pimpleton
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Muskegon, Mich.
- High School:
- Muskegon
- Previous School:
- Virginia Tech
Signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Lions in April, 2022.
2021: Named Mid-American Conference Special Teams Player of the Year … selected to the All-MAC First Team as both a wide receiver and a punt return specialist … named to Phil Steele’s All-MAC First Team as both a receiver and a punt returner … collected first team all-conference honors as a punt returner and second team recognition as a receiver from Pro Football Focus … staked his claim as one of the nation’s most dynamic threats as both a receiver and a punt returner … led the Chippewas in both receptions (62) and receiving yards (960) … posted five 100-yard receiving games … averaged 19.1 yards on 16 punt returns … one of just four players in nation to return two punts for touchdowns during 2021 season … also carried 16 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns … was dominant in 42-30 win over Western Michigan (11/3), catching five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown while also returning two punts, a 70-yarder and a MAC-record 97-yarder, for touchdowns … all three of his touchdowns came in the final six minutes of the first half, giving the Chippewas a 21-14 halftime lead … named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for performance vs. WMU … caught a season-high eight passes for 117 yards vs. FIU (9/25) … made six receptions for 103 yards vs. Toledo (10/16) … had six catches for 130 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown, vs. Northern Illinois (10/23) … caught seven passes for 144 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown, at Ball State (11/17) … against Washington State in the Sun Bowl (12/31), returned a punt 45 yards to the WSU 9-yard line; CMU scored three plays later to build a 21-0 halftime lead … selected to play in the 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
2020: Named second team All-MAC at wide receiver … named to Phil Steel All-MAC team as both a wide receiver and as a punt returner ... versatile talent led CMU with 26 receptions for 277 yards and two touchdowns … also rushed 16 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns … averaged 8.4 yards per carry … completed 5-of-8 pass attempts for 149 yards and a touchdown … accounted for six touchdowns in total … returned eight punts and two kickoffs for a total of 81 return yards … averaged 82.0 yards per game in all-purpose yardage … carried seven times for 108 yards and three touchdowns, including a season-long run of 65 yards for a score, vs. Western Michigan (11/18) … also caught three passes for 42 yards vs. WMU … caught a season-high seven passes for 66 yards vs. Ball State (12/5) … threw for 64 yards on 3-of-5 passing and caught three passes for 36 yards at Toledo (12/12) … was named to Hornung Award Honor Roll after performances at Toledo (12/12) and vs. Western Michigan (11/18).
2019: Earned first team All-MAC honors as a wide receiver and punt returner … started 14 games … named a team captain … recorded 82 catches for 894 yards and six touchdowns … led the MAC in both total receptions and receiving yards … ranked sixth in program history for catches in a single season … ranked 29th in the nation in receptions per game … returned 24 punts for 208 yards … ranked second in the MAC and 20th in the country in punt return average (9.68 yards) … posted a 40-yard return vs. New Mexico State (10/12); it was the longest punt return by a MAC player in 2019 … rushed the ball seven times for 81 yards … completed one pass for 28 yards vs. Albany … had 1,211 all-purpose yards (receiving, rushing, passing, returns) … had a season-high 116 yards on seven catches with a touchdown vs. Akron (9/14) … caught a season-high 11 passes for 73 yards at Miami (Fla.) (9/21) … had five catches, including one for a season-long 80 yards, for 112 yards and a TD vs. Eastern Michigan (10/5) … tallied three catches for 71 yards, including a 61-yard grab, against San Diego State in the New Mexico Bowl (12/21).
2018: Sat out due to NCAA transfer requirements.
2017 (Virginia Tech): Played in five games …ran once for four yards.
High School: 2015 and 2016 Muskegon Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year … helped lead Muskegon to a 12-2 record and state championship game appearance in 2016 … played under coach Shane Fairfield.
