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2022 Football Roster

Don Adams Jr.
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Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.

4 Cade Brister

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 222
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Fort Zumwalt North
  • Hometown O'Fallon, Mo.

Biography

Lindenwood:
2021- Second-Team all GLVC ... played in seven games… Led the team with 1,572 yards and 10 touchdowns… 138 for 195 passing… completed 317 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns… Totaled 1,889 offensive yards… Completed 23 of 28 passes versus Truman State… compiled 285 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Bulldogs… had season long pass of 39 yards against Kentucky Wesleyan.

2020 – Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 – Named honorable mention All-American (D2Football.com) … awarded GLVC Offensive Player of the Year … named 2019 Harlon Hill finalist … three-time GLVC Offensive Player of the Week … named team captain ... started all 13 games … set six new school records for a single season … ranked in the top-10 in the nation across four statistical categories … ranked second in NCAA Division II with 25.6 completions per game … ranked fourth in the country with 39 passing touchdowns and was responsible for 21.2 points per game … ranked fifth in the nation with 3,779 passing yards … led the team with seven rushing touchdowns and was second on the team with 552 rushing yards … averaged 333.2 yards per game to rank fourth in the country … led an offense that ranked eighth in the country with 303 first downs … averaged 290.7 passing yards and 42.5 rushing yards per game … set four new school records in one game against UIndy … compiled 554 total offensive yards, including 541 passing yards against UIndy … completed 38 passes on 59 attempts against the Greyhounds … threw multiple touchdowns in all but two games … threw five touchdowns against Quincy … compiled more than 300 passing yards in five different games … completed 20 passes in all but one game … had a season-long pass of 69 yards against William Jewell.

2018 – Named honorable mention all-MIAA … named team captain … lit up the record books as he made every start in his 11 games played … ranked 18th in the nation and second in the MIAA with 20.64 completions per game … was responsible for 162 points which was 30th in the country … ranked 45th in NCAA and third in the conference in passing yards with 2,433 … set the school record for plays in a season with 588 … broke the single game record for most plays in a game and holds four of the top five spots in that category … compiled the fifth-most total yards in a Lindenwood game with 412 against Central Missouri … attempted 53 passes in a game two times which stands fifth in school history … completed 31 passes against Missouri Western which is tied for third … threw the second-most touchdown passes in a game with five against Emporia State … was 227-for-397 passing this year with 21 touchdowns and just eight interceptions … led the Lions to their first win over Emporia State and took No. 10 Pittsburg State to overtime … orchestrated a wild comeback in the final game of the season over Missouri Western … led the Lions on three touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to edge the Griffons as the go-ahead score came with 36 seconds left … ran the ball 191 times for a total of 549 yards and six scores … averaged 271.1 yards per game … had a season-high 312 passing yards against Central Missouri and ran for 100 yards … threw for over 200 yards in seven games and eclipsed the 300-yard mark in two different games … was responsible for at least two scores in eight games … had 20 or more completions eight times … named team’s offensive player of the week four times … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2017- Redshirted … named the team’s Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year … twice named the team’s Offensive Scout Player of the Week.
 
High School:
2016 Missouri Player of the Year … Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year … led his team to the state championship game at the 5A level … two-time first-team all-state selection … two-time first-team all-metro pick at the utility position … earned three first-team all-district honors as a defensive back, and two as a quarterback … earned all-conference honors all four years in high school, including four times as a defensive back and twice as a quarterback … in his career, had 2,600 passing yards, over 4,000 rushing yards, 84 rushing touchdowns, and 20 passing touchdowns … on defense, had 396 tackles and 22 interceptions.
 
Personal:
The son of Kelly and Ellis Brister … has one sibling, Dacey … a secondary education major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'1" 190 lbs
  • 4

    2018Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'1" 209 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2019Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'0" 200 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2020Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 226 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 220 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 222 lbs
    4