CAREER HONORS
- 2020 Third Team All-Big Ten
- 2020 Phil Steele Second Team All-Big Ten
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2017-19)
As a Senior (2020): Third Team All-Big Ten ... Second in FBS and first in Big Ten, averaging 8.60 yards per carry ...Third all-time in single season rush yards per carry in program history ... 8th in FBS and second in Big Ten, averaging 129.0 rushing yards per game ...17th in FBS and second in Big Ten, averaging 146.0 all-purpose yards per game ... Started in all four games he appeared during senior season ... Totaled 516 rushing yards on 60 carries and three rushing touchdowns, while catching 10 passes for 68 yards and another receiving touchdown ... Posted 180 yards rushing on 17 carries (10.6 ypc) and a touchdown run to go with four receptions for a career-best 33 yards on Senior Day vs. Rutgers (12/12) ,,, Tallied 80 yards on 16 carries including a 38-yard touchdown run in the second quarter in win at Penn State (11/7) ... Had career day vs. Minnesota (10/30), rushing 21 times for 221 yards and a touchdown, while catching a career-best five receptions for 31 yards and another touchdown ... 221 yards are the 11th-most ever by a Terp in a single game and only the 21st 200-yard rushing game all-time by a Terp.
As a Redshirt Junior (2019): Appeared in first three games of the season before tearing ACL at Temple (9/14) ... Tallied 183 rushing yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns ... Caught four passes for 16 yards ... Ran for a career-best 94 yards and a touchdown on five carries in win over #21 Syracuse (9/7), including a 54-yard scamper ... Posted 79 yards rushing on 12 attempts and a touchdown in season opening win over Howard (8/31).
As a Junior (2018): Missed all but the Texas (9/1), Indiana (11/10) and Ohio State (11/17) games ... Caught one pass for four yards vs. #23 Texas (9/1).
As a Sophomore (2017): Appeared in all 12 games, totaling 145 rushing yards and four touchdowns ... His four touchdowns carries ranked second on the team ... Named the team’s Special Teams Player of the Year ... Carried five times for career-high 61 yards, including a career-long 53-yard scamper at Rutgers (11/4) ... Scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to lock up a win against Indiana (10/28) ... Caught a 4-yard touchdown at Minnesota (9/30) ... Carried three times for 32 yards vs. Towson (9/9), including a 25-yard TD ... Rushed twice for 15 yards at #23 Texas (9/2), including a 12 yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
As a Freshman (2016): Appeared in all 13 games, totaling 136 rush yards (4.7 yards/carry) and a touchdown ... Also had seven catches for 42 yards and a touchdown ... Had two carries for 11 yards against Rutgers (11/26) ... Carried four times for 13 yards vs. #6 Ohio State (11/12) ... Rushed five times for 20 yards at #2 Michigan (11/5) ... Made three special teams tackles at Indiana (10/29) ... Rushed six times for 33 yards vs. Purdue (10/1), and caught first career touchdown - a 9-yard pass from Tyrrell Pigrome ... Rushed twice for four yards at FIU (9/9) ... Made collegiate debut against Howard (9/3), rushing eight times for 59 yards and a touchdown.
At Damascus High School: 2015 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year … Washington Post All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year … co-winner of the 2016 Herman Boone High School Player of the Year award ... a two-time consensus all-state selection … rushed for 2,866 yards and a Maryland single-season record 57 touchdowns on 249 carries in 2015 … led Damascus to an perfect 14-0 season as a senior, capturing the Maryland 3A State Championship … scored a record seven touchdowns in the state championship win over Dundalk, in addition to gaining 270 yards on the ground … rated a 3-star prospect by 247sports.com and Scout … coached by Eric Wallich.
Personal: Son of Jim and A'Lisa Funk ... father played football at Penn State ... mother was a phenomenal swimmer at Clarion, earning the following achievements: 3-time Division II National Team Title winner, 22-time All-American and 5-time individual NCAA Relay National Champion ... mother is a member of the Clarion Athletics Hall of Fame ... grandfather, Walter, played on the men's basketball team at Penn State ... grandmother, Jean, was one of the first female athletes at Penn State, competing for the men's rifle team ... older brother, Josh, was captain of the men's lacrosse at Ohio State (2005-08) and played two professional lacrosse seasons for the Minnesota Swarm ... also has a younger brother, Jordan ...Uplifting Athletes Maryland Chapter President.
FUNK'S CAREER HIGHS:
Rushes - 21 (Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Rushing Yards - 221 (Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Rushing Touchdowns - 2 (Indiana, 10/28/17)
Long Rush - 54 yards (#21 Syracuse, 9/7/19)
Receptions - 5 (Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Receiving Yards - 33 (Rutgers, 12/12/20)
Receiving Touchdowns - 1 (3x, Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Long Reception - 22 yards (Howard, 8/13/19)
