*** 2019 Honors Candidate ***

Career: He has started in each of EWU's 40 games in his first three seasons as an Eagle to lead the team in starting experience. He started all 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016, all 11 in 2017 and all 15 in 2018.
 
2019: Listed as a starter at right offensive tackle on the preseason depth chart.

2018: Earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors after starting all 15 of EWU’s games. Eastern finished as the only school to rank in the top 20 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense, rushing and passing. The Eagles averaged 528.2 yards on offense to rank third in FCS, including 255.9 rushing (10th) and 272.3 passing (20th). Eastern was also ranked fourth in scoring (43.1). En route to a 12-3 finish overall and runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, the Eagles as a team finished the 2018 season with a school-record 6.62 average per rush on the season to break the previous record of 6.41 set in 2001. The Eagles set team records for rushing yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41).

2017: Started Eastern’s last nine games as a right offensive tackle and the first wo at left tackle. He helped Eastern rank fifth in FCS in total offense (476.7 per game), and was also eighth in passing (320.5), 14th in scoring (34.5) and 11th in third down conversions (46.1 percent).

2016: He started all 14 games, including 12 at left offensive guard and the other two at right tackle as an injury replacement for Nick Ellison. Schlichting made his debut as an Eagle starter versus Washington State (9/3/16) in EWU’s thrilling 45-42 win. The offensive line shared the team offensive player of the week honor in a 35-16 win over Montana (10/29/16) and again in a 38-0 win over Richmond (12/10/16) in the FCS Playoffs. He helped Eastern rank second in FCS in total offense with an average of 529.6 yards per game, trailing only Sam Houston State at 547.3 per outing. Eastern was the FCS leader in passing offense (401.0 yards per game), and was third in third down conversions (52.1 percent), third in completion percentage (.679), third in scoring offense (42.4), and third in passing efficiency (168.2). Eastern quarterbacks were sacked only 24 times in 620 passing attempts (one sack per 25.8 attempts).

2015: Redshirted. Was selected as the team’s offensive scout team player of the week once.

HS: Graduated from Mount Si HS in 2015. As a senior in 2014, Schlichting was a second team All-4A KingCo selection as an offensive lineman. He was nominated to play in the Washington All-State game. Rated as a two-star recruit and was ranked as the #25 recruit (second-best offensive guard) in the state of Washington by Scout.com. He was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Was also a senior team captain. As a junior in 2013, Schlichting was a second team All-3A KingCo selection as an offensive lineman. He helped protect quarterback Nick Mitchell, an Oregon State recruit who had over 2,000 yards passing and was the KingCo Offensive Player of the Year. He was a starter on the offensive line for Mount Si since mid-way through his sophomore season.

Personal: Communication studies major. Born 10/26/96 in Bellevue, Wash. Will turn 22 one day before EWU plays Idaho. Parents are Daniel and Michelle Schlichting.