The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football program in various categories,. More recent statistics are also found on the school's official statistical pages for 2015 and 2016. including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Chanticleers represent Coastal Carolina University in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. Coastal joined the Sun Belt for non-football sports in 2016, began play in Sun Belt football in the second year of its transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2017, and became a full FBS member in 2018.
Coastal Carolina began competing in intercollegiate football in 2003. This means that full box scores are available for all games, and there is no pre-modern era with incomplete statistics like there is for many college football teams. However, there are more entries on this list in more recent years, as the Chanticleers have played in more games per season, giving players more chances to accumulate statistics. Regular seasons in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, in which Coastal participated from the program's creation in 2003 through 2016, normally consist of 11 games, instead of the 12 games allowed to FBS teams. However, two aspects of the FCS season structure allow the possibility of more games: First, the NCAA allows FCS programs to schedule 12 games instead of the regular 11 in years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays. During Coastal's tenure in FCS, this happened in 2008, 2013, and 2014. More significantly, the FCS conducts a championship tournament, currently known as the NCAA Division I Football Championship. From 2003 through 2009, the tournament involved 16 teams. It expanded to 20 teams in 2010, and to its current 24 teams in 2013. Currently, a team that advances to the FCS championship game will play either four or five games, depending on whether it receives a first-round bye.
Under original head coach David Bennett, the Chanticleers were able to schedule 12 regular-season games once, reached the FCS playoffs twice in nine years, and averaged 11.3 games per season. Under Joe Moglia, head coach from 2012 to 2018 (with a medical leave in 2017), the Chanticleers were able to schedule 12 regular-season games twice as an FCS program, reached the FCS playoffs all four seasons in which they were eligible (due to their FBS transition, they were ineligible for the 2016 playoffs), and played in 13.2 games per season.
The Chanticleers were only able to play 11 regular-season games instead of the normal 12 in 2020 due to COVID-19, and an outbreak of cases in the team forced the cancellation of the 2020 Sun Belt Championship Game, for which it had qualified. Coastal has played two bowl games since moving to FBS—the 2020 and 2021 Cure Bowls.
These lists are updated through the 2025 season.
Passing Passing yards
+ Career 1 Grayson McCall 10,005 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2 Alex Ross 9,918 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 Tyler Thigpen 6,598 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Zach MacDowall 6,360 2008 2009 2010 5 Aramis Hillary 4,546 2010 2011 2012 6 Ethan Vasko 2,899 2023 2024 7 Fred Payton 2,381 2018 2019 2020 8 Tyler Keane 2,249 2014 2015 2016 2017 9 William Richardson 2,177 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 Bryce Carpenter 1,927 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
+ Single season 1 Alex Ross 3,389 2014 2 Tyler Thigpen 3,296 2006 3 Alex Ross 3,093 2013 4 Alex Ross 3,009 2015 5 Grayson McCall 2,873 2021 6 Grayson McCall 2,700 2022 7 Aramis Hillary 2,665 2012 8 Zach MacDowall 2,632 2010 9 Grayson McCall 2,488 2020 10 Ethan Vasko 2,120 2024
+ Single game 1 Alex Ross4152015 The Citadel 2 Zach MacDowall3822008 Liberty Zach MacDowall3822010 Liberty 4 Grayson McCall373 2023 Appalachian State Deuce Bailey373 2026 West Virginia 6 Alex Ross3702014 Charlotte 7 Ethan Vasko367 2024 Old Dominion 8 Grayson McCall 365 2021 Arkansas State 9 Grayson McCall 358 2022 Old Dominion 10 Aramis Hillary3562012 Toledo
Passing touchdowns
+ Career 1 Grayson McCall 88 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2 Alex Ross 72 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 Tyler Thigpen 53 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Zach MacDowall 45 2008 2009 2010 5 Aramis Hillary 36 2010 2011 2012 6 Tyler Keane 21 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fred Payton 21 2018 2019 2020 Ethan Vasko 21 2023 2024 9 Bryce Carpenter18 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 10 William Richardson 16 2005 2006 2007 2008
+ Single season 1 Tyler Thigpen 29 2006 2 Grayson McCall 27 2021 3 Alex Ross 26 2013 Grayson McCall 26 2020 5 Grayson McCall 24 2022 6 Aramis Hillary 21 2012 Alex Ross 21 2015 8 Alex Ross 20 2014 Zach MacDowall 20 2010 10 Zach MacDowall 16 2008
+ Single game 1 Zach MacDowall52010 Charleston SouthernAramis Hillary52012 PresbyterianAlex Ross52015 Kennesaw State Grayson McCall 5 2021 Texas State 5 9 times by 4 players 4 Most recent: Grayson McCall,2021 vs. Northern Illinois (Cure Bowl)
Rushing Rushing yards
+ Career 1 De'Angelo Henderson 4,635 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 C. J. Marable 2,691 2018 2019 2020 3 Aundres Perkins 2,343 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Patrick Hall 2,214 2003 2004 2005 5 Lorenzo Taliaferro 2,086 2012 2013 6 Reese White 1,956 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 7 Braydon Bennett1,954 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 8 Osharmar Abercrombie 1,922 2014 2015 2016 2017 9 Eric O’Neal 1,888 2007 2008 2009 201010Mike Tolbert1,6702004 2005 2006 2007
+ Single season1Lorenzo Taliaferro1,7292013 2 De'Angelo Henderson 1,5342014 3 De'Angelo Henderson 1,3462015 4 De'Angelo Henderson 1,1562016 5Patrick Hall1,1072004 6 C. J. Marable 1,085 20197Shermari Jones1,040 20218Jeremy Height9212012 9 C. J. Marable 887 2020 10 Aundres Perkins8632003
+ Single game 1 Mike Tolbert 244 2007 VMI 2 Shermari Jones 211 2021 South Alabama 3 Lorenzo Taliaferro 205 2013 Elon 4 Aundres Perkins 202 2003 North Greenville 5 Patrick Hall 201 2003 Davidson 6 Patrick Hall 195 2004 Charleston Southern 7 De'Angelo Henderson 185 2016 Furman 8 Lorenzo Taliaferro 174 2013 Eastern Kentucky 9 De'Angelo Henderson 172 2014 South Carolina State C. J. Marable 172 2019 Louisiana–Monroe
Rushing touchdowns
+ Career 1 De'Angelo Henderson 58 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Aundres Perkins 46 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 Lorenzo Taliaferro 32 2012 2013 4 C. J. Marable 29 2018 2019 2020 5 Braydon Bennett24 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 6 Reese White 23 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 7 Osharmar Abercrombie 22 2014 2015 2016 2017 8 Mike Tolbert212004 2005 2006 2007 9 Alex Ross192012 2013 2014 2015 10 Patrick Hall182003 2004 2005 Grayson McCall 18 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
+ Single season1Lorenzo Taliaferro272013 2 De'Angelo Henderson 202014 3 De'Angelo Henderson 162015 De'Angelo Henderson 162016 5Aundres Perkins142003 6Patrick Hall132004 Shermari Jones13 2021 8Aundres Perkins122004 Aundres Perkins122005 C. J. Marable 12 2020
+ Single game1Aundres Perkins42004 Charleston SouthernLorenzo Taliaferro42013 Liberty
Receiving Receptions
+ Career 1 Jaivon Heiligh 191 2018 2019 2020 2021 2 Matt Hazel 183 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Bruce Mapp 168 2013 2014 2015 2016 4 Jerome Simpson 161 2004 2005 2006 2007 5 Tyrell Blanks 143 2012 2013 2014 2015 Sam Pinckney 143 2022 2023 7 Isaiah Likely 133 2018 2019 2020 2021 8 Jared Brown108 2021 2022 2023 9 Brandon Whitley 103 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 DeMario Bennett 97 2011 2012 2013 De'Angelo Henderson 97 2013 2014 2015 2016
+ Single season 1 Sam Pinckney 72 2023 2 Bruce Mapp 71 2014 Sam Pinckney 71 2022 4 Matt Hazel 70 2013 5 Jaivon Heiligh 66 2021 6 Jaivon Heiligh 65 2020 7 Jerome Simpson 61 2006 Matt Hazel 61 2012 9 Isaiah Likely 59 2021 10 Jared Brown58 2023
+ Single game 1 Jaivon Heiligh 13 2020 Liberty (Cure Bowl)2 Jaivon Heiligh 12 2019 Troy 3 Jaivon Heiligh 112020 Troy Sam Pinckney112022 Troy5Rodney Burgess102003 JacksonvilleJerome Simpson102005 James MadisonNiccolo Mastromatteo102012 Eastern KentuckyBruce Mapp102014 Gardner-WebbTyrell Blanks102014 Charlotte Jaivon Heiligh 10 2021 Texas State
Receiving yards
+ Career 1 Jaivon Heiligh 2,825 2018 2019 2020 2021 2 Jerome Simpson 2,720 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 Matt Hazel 2,553 2010 2011 2012 2013 4 Bruce Mapp 2,438 2013 2014 2015 2016 5 Isaiah Likely 2,050 2018 2019 2020 2021 6 Sam Pinckney 2,023 2022 2023 7 Tyrell Blanks 1,806 2012 2013 2014 2015 8 Chris Jones 1,548 2014 2015 2016 2017 9 Malcolm Williams 1,534 2016 2017 2018 Jared Brown1,534 2021 2022 2023
+ Single season 1 Jaivon Heiligh 1,128 2021 2 Jerome Simpson 1,077 2006 3 Sam Pinckney 1,027 2023 4 Jaivon Heiligh 998 2020 5 Sam Pinckney 996 2022 6 Matt Hazel 990 2013 7 Bruce Mapp 959 2014 8 Isaiah Likely 912 2021 9 Matt Hazel7992012 10 John Israel7982014
+ Single game1Malcolm Williams2662017 Louisiana-Monroe 2 Isaiah Likely 232 2021 Arkansas State 3 Jerome Simpson2072006 Georgia Southern 4 Jaivon Heiligh 178 2020 Liberty(Cure Bowl) 5 John Israel1742014 Charleston Southern 6 Chris Jones1682015 Liberty 7 Jerome Simpson1622005 James Madison 8 Matt Hazel1552012 Old Dominion 9 Jerome Simpson1512006 Furman 10 Niccolo Mastromatteo1512013 Gardner-Webb
Receiving touchdowns
+ Career 1 Jerome Simpson 44 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Matt Hazel 28 2010 2011 2012 2013 3 Isaiah Likely 27 2018 2019 2020 2021 4 Jaivon Heiligh 22 2018 2019 2020 2021 5 Bruce Mapp202013 2014 2015 2016 6 DeMario Bennett142011 2012 2013 7 Brandon Whitley 13 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 Tyrell Blanks122012 2013 2014 2015 Malcolm Williams122016 2017 2018 C. J. Marable 12 2018 2019 2020
+ Single season 1 Jerome Simpson 16 2006 2 Isaiah Likely 12 2021 3 Jerome Simpson 11 2007 4 Jaivon Heiligh 10 2020 5 Jerome Simpson 9 2005 Matt Hazel 9 2013 7 Jerome Simpson 8 2004 Matt Hazel 8 2012 Sam Pinckney 8 2023 10 DeMario Bennett72012 Bruce Mapp 7 2015 Malcolm Williams 7 2017 C. J. Marable 7 2020 Jaivon Heiligh 7 2021
+ Single game 1 Isaiah Likely 4 2021 Arkansas State 2 Jerome Simpson 3 2004 Charleston (WV) Matt Hazel 3 2010 Liberty
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
Total offense yards
+ Career 1 Alex Ross 11,482 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Grayson McCall 11,118 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 3 Tyler Thigpen 8,236 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Zach MacDowall 7,139 2008 2009 2010 5 Aramis Hillary 5,405 2010 2011 2012 6 De'Angelo Henderson 4,635 2013 2014 2015 2016 7 Ethan Vasko 3,714 2023 2024 8 Bryce Carpenter 2,833 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 9 Fred Payton 2,786 2018 2019 2020 10 Tyler Keane 2,467 2014 2015 2016 2017
+ Single season 1 Alex Ross 4,080 2014 2 Tyler Thigpen 3,952 2006 3 Alex Ross 3,633 2013 4 Aramis Hillary 3,232 2012 5 Alex Ross 3,218 2015 6 Grayson McCall 3,163 2021 7 Grayson McCall 3,057 2020 8 Zach MacDowall 3,010 2010 9 Grayson McCall 2,895 2022 10 Ethan Vasko 2,567 2024
+ Single game1Alex Ross4292015 The Citadel2Alex Ross4262014 ElonAlex Ross4262014 Charlotte4Tyler Thigpen4252006 Gardner-Webb 5 Grayson McCall 414 2020 Liberty(Cure Bowl)6Alex Ross4042012 Gardner-Webb7Zach MacDowall3982010 Liberty8Aramis Hillary3972012 Old Dominion9Deuce Bailey3922026 West Virginia10Zach MacDowall3862008 Stony Brook
Touchdowns responsible for "Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
+ Career 1 Grayson McCall 106 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2 Alex Ross 91 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 Tyler Thigpen 66 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Zach MacDowall 61 2008 2009 2010 5 De'Angelo Henderson 58 2013 2014 2015 2016 6 Aramis Hillary 49 2010 2011 2012 7 Aundres Perkins 46 2003 2004 2005 2006 8 Lorenzo Taliaferro 32 2012 2013
+ Single season 1 Tyler Thigpen 34 2006 2 Grayson McCall 33 2020 3 Alex Ross 32 2013 4 Grayson McCall 31 2021 5 Grayson McCall 30 2022 6 Alex Ross 29 2014 7 Zach MacDowall 28 2010 8 Lorenzo Taliaferro 27 2013 9 Aramis Hillary 25 2012 10 Alex Ross 24 2015
+ Single game1Zach MacDowall62010 Charleston Southern
Defense Interceptions