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2025 Football Roster

24 Ernest Temple

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 215
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Chicago, IL
  • Highschool Thornton Fractional South HS

Biography

2024 Junior (DuPage):
  • In 2024, Temple was the Division III touchdowns leader and ranked sixth in rushing yards
  • In the NJCAA title game, he recorded 51 rushing yards and 69 receiving yards
  • Earned NJCAA Special Teams Player of the Week honors
  • Earned second-team NJCAA All-American honors.
2023 Sophomore (DuPage):
  • Appeared in all 12 games
  • helped the Chaparrals win an NJCAA championship
  • Recorded 480 rushing yards on 71 carries
  • Earned NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week honors. 
2022 Freshman (Upper Iowa)
  • Appeared in two games in 2022
High School
  • Graduated in 2022
  • Earned first-team all-state honors
  • A two-time all-conference selection
  • Named all area
Personal
  • Son of Ernest and Tanisha Temple
  • Favorite NFL team is the Chicago Bears
  • Enjoys skating, bowling and playing video games
  • Says "The Princess and the Frog" is his favorite movie
  • Listens to Juice World and Whitney Houston

Statistics

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