Chimere Dike

HISTORY — From College Profile

Honors and Awards
2022: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (Media), Academic All-Big Ten
2021: Academic All-Big Ten

2022 Season: Started all 13 games … led the team with 47 catches, 689 receiving yards and six touchdown catches … his six scores ranked T-7^th in the Big Ten and were the most for a Badger WR since Quintez Cephus in 2019 … his 14.8 yards per catch ranked 4^th in the Big Ten among players with at least 40 catches … posted a 78.8 PFF grade out of the slot, the 9^th-best in the Big Ten … caught all 6 TDs out of the slot, the T-14^th most in the nation … had a huge performance at Northwestern (10/8), catching 10 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns … became the first Wisconsin WR to catch three touchdowns and go for 185+ yards since Lee Evans in 2003 … his 185 yards were the T-4^th most for any Big Ten player in a single game in 2022 … found the endzone on the ground in the regular season finale vs. Minnesota (11/22) … caught touchdowns at Michigan State (10/15) and vs. Purdue (10/22) … returned three kicks in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, breaking one for 53 yards
 
2021 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 13 games while making 1 start ... ranked fourth on the team in both receptions (19) and receiving yards (272) ... had two catches for 54 yards and a TD vs. Michigan ... career-high 55 yards on 3 catches in win at Rutgers ... also had 3 receptions in wins over Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Rutgers and Northwestern ... tied his career-best with 30-yard reception on 3rd-and-12 to help the Badgers run out the clock and seal the Las Vegas Bowl win over Arizona State
 
2020 Season: Earned first letter, playing in all 7 games while making 6 starts ... had 12 catches for 189 yards and a touchdown ... recorded 6 carries for 48 yards ... made UW debut against Illinois on Oct. 23 ... made first start at Michigan on Nov. 14 and had 2 catches for 29 yards and 1 rush for 30 yards ... posted 2 catches for 52 yards, including his first career touchdown, against Northwestern on Nov. 21 ... had 3 catches for 40 yards against Indiana on Dec. 5 ... caught 2 passes for 24 yards and had 3 rushes for 21 yards against Iowa on Dec. 12 ... had 2 catches for 35 yards in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest on Dec. 30

High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … two-time all-state selection at wide receiver and honorable mention selection as a safety in 2019 … Al Toon Award winner as Wisconsin’s top senior wide receiver in 2019 … two-time first-team Classic 8 all-conference selection … recorded 206 receptions, 27 touchdowns and 3,033 receiving yards while playing for Waukesha North … scored 14 total touchdowns his senior year and caught 59 passes for 962 yards while also rushing for 318 yards … also totaled 93 tackles, 2 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions his senor year … caught 12 touchdowns his junior year while collecting 79 receptions and 1,091 receiving yards … hauled his 36 catches his sophomore year for 588 yards and added 6 touchdowns … his freshman year he scored 3 touchdowns and had 33 receptions and 392 receiving yards … competed in basketball, baseball and track and field at Waukesha North … earned all-conference honors in both basketball and baseball … earned four medals at the 2019 WIAA Division I State Track and Field Championships thanks to top-eight finishes in the 100 meters (sixth), 200 meters (fourth), 4x100 relay (fifth) and long jump (second) … three-time scholar athlete honoree … coach was Matthew Harris.

Personal: Parents are Mary and Uche Dike ... has two siblings, Alexa and Amara

--6/14/23