Eric Meeks, II

Eric Meeks, IIEric Meeks, IIEric Meeks, II

Eric Meeks, II

Eric Meeks, IIEric Meeks, IIEric Meeks, II
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Performance & Achievements

  • Highest-graded center in Week 11 (JMU game) with a 93.6 rating by PFSN College.
  • Consistently highest-graded starting o-lineman (2025) and o-lineman (2024).
  • Versatile experience in center, left/right guard, kick-off return hammer, punt shield (play caller), and PAT/FG.
  • Played over 90% of the entire 2022 spring game for both teams.
  • 2023: 17-yard kick-off return ranked 409th out of 908 FBS returners by ESPN.
  • Awarded the Luke’s Game Ball for best special teams play during Arkansas State game (2023).


Awards & Recognition

  • Marshall Football 2025: The Herd Mentality Award (for impact on team through attitude/performance), 2024 Academic Excellence Award.
  • Honored to be featured in the 75th-game uniform reveal video and escort surviving daughter of former athletic director.
  • Only player at Marshall awarded the Blazer Club for Effort, Academics, and Community Service.
  • First player in school history to earn 4 Gold Star Awards for Effort, Academics, and Community Service.


Community Service

  • Participated in fundraising dinners/events, community service like smoke detector installations, food bank volunteering, and reading at local schools.


Other Honors

  • Named Student Athlete of the Weekand Scout Team Player of the Week multiple times.
  • Player of the Game in the 2025 Old Dominion University game.


Team Success & Bowl Appearances

  • 2024: Sun Belt Conference Champion.
  • Bowl Appearances: 2021 New Orleans Bowl, 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl, 2023 Frisco Bowl, 2024 Shreveport Bowl (cancelled).


Academic Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts in Accounting (2024)– Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.60-3.84).
  • Masters in Business Administration (2025).
  • Honor Societies & Recognition:
  • Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma(The Smith Schools of Business academic honor society) for top 7% juniors, top 10% seniors, and top 20% master's students.
  • Dean’s List & President’s List:
  • Dean’s List (4x): GPA of 3.3 or higher for 12 graded hours (Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022).
  • President’s List: 4.0 GPA for at least 12 graded hours (Fall 2021).


Sun Belt Conference Honors

  • 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List: GPA of 3.5 or better.
  • 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List: GPA of 3.5 or better.
  • 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List: GPA of 3.5 or better.


Conference USA Academic Honors:

  • 2021-22 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA of 3.75 or better.
  • 2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA of 3.00 or better.

High school

High school

High school

  Football Experience & Versatility

  • 4-year varsity starter at the largest school division, playing all offensive line positions, long snapper, nose guard, and defensive tackle.
  • Long Snapping Achievements:
  • Ranked 4.5-star Kohl’s long snapper, 33rd in the country and 3rd in Ohio at one point.


Awards & Recognition

  • First Team All-State.
  • Special Teams MVP.
  • All-Conference First Team (3x).
  • All-Southwest Ohio (2x).


· Active Leader & Volunteer

  • Received 2020 USA Today/Cincinnati.com “I am Sport” award recognizing student-athletes for their community service work.
  • Servant leader, student-athlete, 4-year band member, and Eagle Scout.
  • Actively volunteers through Boy Scouts of America and other community activities.
  • Participates in multiple sports: football, wrestling, basketball, baseball, and track (shot put & discus).
  • Eagle Scout: Earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout.
  • Merit Badges: Completed all 138 merit badges available.


Historical Achievement

  • First Scout in the Cincinnati area to earn all merit badges.
  • 8th Scout in Ohio and about the 253rd Scout in the history of Scouting to achieve this feat.


Eagle Scout Project

  • o Raised over $10,000 and coordinated 44 volunteers (200+ hours) to install ADA-compliant bleachers at Evanston Park.


Senior Patrol Leader

  • Serving since 2013 as Senior Patrol Leader of his Troop.
  • Led 5 Eagle Scout projects with 140 volunteers contributing 1,502 hours and $12,000 worth of materials to the community.


Community Projects

  • Projects include:
  • Food pantry supplies collection.
  • Building a gaga pit at a local school.
  • Constructing garden boxes for a school.
  • Installing 1,000 smoke alarms in low-income areas with the Red Cross.
  • Raising $14,000 for an outdoor basketball court at a school.


Order of the Arrow (OA)

  • Elected to OA, Scouting’s National Honor Society, for leadership potential and commitment to service.
  • Advanced from Ordeal to Brotherhood member.
  • Volunteered as an Elangomat, mentoring and leading service projects.


Community Service Hours

  • Volunteered over 900 hours to organizations such as Matthew 25, ushering at Ohio State University football games, community clean-ups, and water station work at the Flying Pig Marathon.


Grand Canyon & Philmont Adventures

  • Hiked rim-to-rim at the Grand Canyon twice, teaching Leave No Trace principles and enduring extreme heat (130°F).
  • Led a 90-mile trek at Philmont Scout Ranch with family, overcoming high elevations, storms, and participating in conservation efforts.


Additional Acts of Kindness

  • Helped a family drive down Pikes Peak and assisted an elderly driver at McDonald's by lifting their car off a parking block.

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