MOBILE, Ala. — The path to the 2025 NFL applies to Eastern Washington as wide receiver
Efton Chism III has been named to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist. The game will be held on Saturday February 1, 2025 at Hancock Whitney Stadium, home to the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Ala.
This will be the second pre-draft recognition for Chism after being included in the East-West Shrine Bowl's top 1000 prospects list earlier this summer.
Chism is preparing for his final season at Eastern and has already garnered numerous preseason recognitions. The Monroe, Wash. native was named to the preseason FCS Stats Perform and Phil Steele's All-American first team. Chism also earned first team
All-Big Sky honors, receiving the most votes of any wide receiver in the conference. He also appeared on the 2024 Walter Payton Award watch list.
In the 2023 season, Chism recorded 932 receiving yards that ranked third in the conference and 14th in the FCS. He had 84 total catches and scored eight touchdowns. The nationally-ranked season led Chism to earning AP All-American third team and first team Big Sky All-Conference honors. Chism added third team selections from Stats Perform and FCS Football Central, along with fourth team on Phil Steele's All-Big Sky.
For his last season in Cheney, Chism ranks second all-time in EWU history with 5.5 receptions per game, totaling 226 that ranks third. With 2,541 career receiving yards, Chism sits at 12th in program history. His 24 career touchdowns places him ninth all-time.
The Eagles will be at home for the first two games of the 2024 season, starting with Monmouth on Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. Eastern then hosts Drake on Sept. 7 at 4 p.m.
About the Reese's Senior Bowl
The Reese's Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama the past 75 years. More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and over 1100 media members from around the country were credentialed this year. This past April, the game produced 110 total picks, representing 43 percent of the entire NFL draft.
The Eagles open the 2024 regular season on Aug. 29 vs. Monmouth! Season tickets for the 2024 football season are now available. Ticket packages can be purchased online via your Paciolan account, over the phone at 509-359-6059, or by emailing tickets@ewu.edu.
ABOUT EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
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