< Previous10 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] VILLANOVA ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 1 Josh McGrigg WR Jr. 5-8 170 Alexandria, Va./Mt. Vernon 2 Changa Hodge WR Jr. 6-1 200 East Stroudsburg, Pa/. East Stroudsburg South 3 Justin Covington RB Jr. 5-11 215 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes 4 Qwahsin Townsel LB R-Fr. 6-0 220 Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./St. Joseph 5 Jevon Jones WR Jr. 6-1 200 Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham 6 Jaquan Amos DB Jr. 6-1 190 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast 7 Julian Williams DB Sr. 6-3 215 Airmont, N.Y./Hun School 8 Qadir Ismail QB R-Fr. 6-6 220 Bel Air, Md./John Carroll School 9 Jack Schetelich QB Jr. 6-2 205 Cranford, N.J./Cranford 10 Dez Boykin WR So. 5-10 190 Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall 11 Keeling Hunter LB Sr. 6-0 225 Franklin, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy/ Peddie School (N.J.) 12 Daniel Smith QB Jr. 6-0 205 Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora/ Campbell Univ. 13 Julian Liaci WR So. 5-9 165 Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth 14 Connor Watkins QB Fr. 6-1 205 Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Twp. 15 Jaquan Allen WR Fr. 6-1 185 East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford 16 JJ Scarpello QB Jr. 6-2 215 Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca 17 Nowoola Awopetu DB Jr. 5-11 200 Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond 18 Matt O’Connor QB Fr. 6-2 185 Ardmore, Pa./ Lower Merion 19 Rayjoun Pringle WR Fr. 5-9 170 Dumfries, Va./Hayfield Secondary School 20 Darryl McDaniel DB So. 5-10 200 Washington, D.C./St. John’s 21 Elijah Trent DB So. 6-3 190 Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton 22 Dan Cirino WR So. 6-0 190 Collegeville, Pa./Pope John Paul II 23 Isas Waxter DB Fr. 6-1 205 Orange, N.J./Immaculate Conception 24 Darius Pickett DB R-Fr. 6-0 190 Nottingham, Md./McDonough School 25 Jalen Goodman DB Fr. 6-0 185 Narberth, Pa./Lower Merion 26 Jaaron Hayek WR Fr. 6-1 190 Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills 27 Jared Wolfe WR Sr. 6-1 195 Seaford, N.Y./ MacArthur 28 DeeWil Barlee RB Fr. 5-8 180 Upper Darby, Pa./Episcopal 29 Amin Black LB Jr. 5-9 225 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep 30 Elijah Glover DB Fr. 6-1 195 Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville 31 Elijah Solomon LB Fr. 6-0 225 Reisterstown, Md./Franklin 32 Josh Slay LB Fr. 5-11 200 Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County 33 Trajan Anderson LB Jr. 6-1 245 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax 34 Ike Osuagwu RB Sr. 5-8 190 Wilmington, Del./ Tatnall School 35 TD Ayo-Durojaiye RB Fr. 5-11 185 Damascus, Md./Damascus 36 Jalen Jackson RB So. 5-9 215 Richmond, Va./Thomas Jefferson 37 Hunter Cusimano DB Fr. 6-1 190 Greenwich, Conn./ Greenwich 38 Chucky Smith DB Sr. 5-11 205 Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park 39 Anthony Siragusa DB So. 5-11 195 Florham Park, N.J./Delbarton 40 Tahj Powell DB Jr. 6-0 170 Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic 40 Jeff Wiley DL Sr. 6-3 245 Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley 41 Christian Benford DB So. 6-1 190 Randallstown, Md./Randallstown 42 Michael Taylor DL So. 6-2 260 Rockville Centre, N.Y./Holy Cross 43 Forrest Rhyne LB Jr. 6-1 225 Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro Area 46 Jared Nelson DL So. 6-3 295 Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 47 Jalen Howard DL Fr. 6-1 250 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge 48 Owen Thomas DE R-Fr. 6-4 245 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 50 Tyler Will DL Sr. 6-1 245 Newtown Square, Pa./Episcopal 51 Joey D’Antonio LS Jr. 5-9 175 Hope, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 52 Drew Wiley LB Sr. 6-2 235 Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley 53 Patrick Reed LB Jr. 6-3 210 Westwood, Mass./St. Sebastian’s 54 Tyler Von Nessen LB Sr. 6-1 205 Manalapan, N.J./Freehold Twp. 56 Jake Northrop LB Fr. 6-3 230 Fairfield, Conn./ Ludlowe 57 Paul Meduri OL Jr. 6-0 300 Columbus, N.J./St. Augustine Prep No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 59 Kevin Crabtree LS Jr. 6-2 215 Medfield, Mass./Milton Academy 60 Jacob Walton OL Fr. 6-3 275 Lansdale, Pa./ North Penn 62 Colin Gamroth OL Jr. 6-4 285 Mercer Island, Wash./Seattle Prep 65 Paul Grattan OL Jr. 6-4 300 Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon 66 James Petrovcik OL R-Fr. 6-3 285 Westfield, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 67 MJ Dumas OL Jr. 6-3 310 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 68 PJ Szymanski OL So. 6-4 285 Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East 70 Wyatt Hummel OL Fr. 6-6 280 Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep 71 Kofi Appiah OL Jr. 6-6 290 Bowie, Md./CH Flowers 72 Jaden Rolling OL Fr. 6-5 350 Brooklyn, N.Y./Hudson Catholic 73 Michael Corbi OL So. 6-3 295 Arnold, Md./Mount Saint Joseph 74 Patrick Lawler OL Jr. 6-7 310 Milton, Mass./Thayer Academy 75 Patrick La Rosa OL Jr. 6-3 275 Uniondale, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial 76 Matthew Mazza OL R-Fr. 6-5 280 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan 77 William Hambrook OL Fr. 6-2 275 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 78 Peter Fallon DL Jr. 6-3 300 Milford, Mass./Millis 79 Nick Torres OL R-Fr. 6-6 315 Whitestone, N.Y./Salisbury School (Conn.) 80 Andrew Perez WR So. 6-2 210 North Caldwell, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 81 Simon Bingelis TE Sr. 6-5 255 Brick, N.J./Brick Twp. 82 Zac Kerxton WR Sr. 5-11 195 Haymarket, Va./Battlefield 84 Robert Brady WR Jr. 5-10 180 Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic 85 Jack Stanton TE Fr. 6-2 220 Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 86 Todd Summers TE Jr. 6-5 245 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional 87 Charlie Gilroy TE So. 6-5 245 Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy 88 Colton Niedzielski TE So. 6-4 235 Worcester, Pa./Germantown Academy 89 Jack Boomer TE Jr. 6-3 225 Ogden, Utah/Judge Memorial 92 Malik Fisher DL Jr. 6-4 255 New York, N.Y./Xavier 94 Garrett Zobel DL R-Fr. 6-2 290 Hatfield, Pa./La Salle 95 Billy Solms DL SO. 6-1 280 Marshall, Va./Woodberry Forest 96 Nathan Fondacaro K/P So. 5-10 185 Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 97 Aaron Seigle DL Jr. 6-3 275 Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township 98 Drew Kresge K/P Jr. 5-11 195 Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone 99 CJ Pressley DL Fr. 6-4 275 Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic/ Peddie School (N.J.) COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Mark Ferrante OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS COACH: Chris Boden DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS COACH: Ola Adams WIDE RECEIVERS COACH: Nate Pagan RUN GAME COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE: Sean Devine RUNNING BACKS COACH: Brian Jones SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE: Ross Pennypacker RECRUITING COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS COACH: Dave Riede OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS COACH: Matt Colangelo OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT: Josh Fletcher DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT: Lenny Smith VIDEO COORDINATOR: TJ Landis STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Mike Tucker12 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] DELAWARE ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 0 Danny Feltwell RS. Captain - Wilmington, Del. / 1 Thyrick Pitts R-So. WR 6-3 200 Manassas, Va. / Forest Park 1 Kedrick Whitehead So. DB 5-11 195 Middletown, Del. / Middletown 2 Chichi Amachi R-Jr. WR 6-1 190 Philadelphia, Pa. / William Penn 2 Tim Poindexter R-Jr. DB 5-11 195 Bronx, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes 3 Riah Burton R-So. DB 6-1 195 Bear, Del. / William Penn (UVA) 3 Cade Pribula Fr. QB 6-1 205 York, Pa. / Central York 4 Colby Reeder R-Jr. LB 6-3 235 Hockessin, Del. / Salesianum 5 Gene Coleman II Jr. WR 5-11 195 Montclair, N.J. /Milford Academy 6 Justin Beneck R-So. WR 6-1 205 Wilmington, Del. / Wilmington Friends 7 Dae’Lun Darien R-Jr. WR 6-4 215 Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar 8 Javar Garrett R-Fr. LB 6-2 225 Newark, Del. / The Peddie School (N.J.) 8 Austin Haverstrom R-Fr. WR 5-11 175 Keswick, Va. / Monticello 9 Braden Brose R-Fr. TE 6-3 245 Irwin, Pa. / Hempfield Area 10 Andre Robinson R-Sr. RB 5-10 210 Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt 10 Anthony Toro R-Fr. LB 6-3 245 Edgewater, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 11 Liam Trainer R-Fr. LB 6-2 235 Glenside, Pa. / La Salle College HS 11 Dillon Zimmerman R-Jr. WR 6-3 195 Hillsborough, N.J. / Hillsborough 12 Joey Carter R-Jr. DB 6-0 185 Cedar Park, Tex. / Cedar Park 12 Pat Kehoe R-Sr. QB 6-4 235 Madison, Conn. / Cheshire Academy 13 Frederick Durham R-Fr. DB 6-3 185 Wilmington, Del. / Wilmington Charter 14 Nolan Henderson R-So. QB 6-1 185 Smyrna, Del. / Smyrna 15 Andres Castillo R-Jr. DB 5-11 200 Cookesville, Md. / Good Counsel 16 Nijuel Hill R-Jr. DB 5-10 185 Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall 16 Mason Jones R-So. QB 6-1 205 Langhorne, Pa. / Neshaminy 17 Jourdan Townsend Fr. WR 5-11 185 Farrell, Pa. / Farrell 19 Matt Palmer R-Fr. LB 6-0 195 Doylestown, Pa. / Archbishop Wood 19 Anthony Paoletti R-Fr. QB 6-2 210 Broomall, Pa. / Marple-Newtown 20 Vinny Salomone R-So. RB 5-11 225 Dillsburg, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt 21 Justis Henley So. DB 5-11 175 North Wales, Pa. / North Penn 21 Owen Tyler R-Sr. TE 6-4 255 West Hartford, Conn. / NW Catholic 22 Khory Spruill Jr. RB 6-1 225 Clinton, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 23 Quincy Watson Fr. RB 5-10 185 Norristown, Pa. / Malvern Prep 24 Brett Buckman Fr. WR 6-1 185 Montvale, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional 24 D’juan Moore R-So. DB 5-9 175 Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar (Kansas) 25 Will Knight R-Fr. RB 5-11 195 Smyrna, Del. / Smyrna (ODU) 26 Daniel Walker Fr. DB 6-2 205 Washington, Pa. / Washington 27 Noah Robinson Fr. RB 5-11 210 Winchester, Va. / Millbrook 28 Trey Austin R-Jr. DB 5-10 195 Bear, Del. / Middletown (UNLV) 28 Quentin McAbee Fr. WR 6-2 175 Wilmington, Del. / Wilmington Friends 29 Noah Plack R-Fr. DB 6-2 215 Bridgeville, Pa. / South Fayette 30 Brandon Dennis R-Fr. DB 5-9 185 Wilmington, DE / Concord 30 Alphaeus Hanson R-Jr. RB 5-7 185 Newark, Del. / Delaware Military Academy 31 Nick Pritchard R-Sr. P 5-10 225 New Egypt, N.J. / New Egypt 32 Amonte’ Strothers R-Fr. DB 6-1 195 Homestead, Pa. / Steel Valley 33 Johnny Buchanan So. LB 6-0 230 Brick, N.J. / St. John Vianney 33 DeJoun Lee R-Jr. RB 5-7 185 Springfield, Va. / Lake Braddock 34 James McHugh R-Sr. LB 6-1 220 Mendham, Nj / Mendham 35 Matt Cluley R-Sr. DB 5-10 185 Manasquan, N.J. / Wall Township 36 Jake Roth Sr. K 6-0 205 Reading, Pa. / Conrad Weiser 37 Brian Dennis R-Sr. DB 5-9 185 Wilmington, Del. / Concord 38 Joe Muller R-Jr. DB 5-9 200 Selden, NY. / Newfield 39 Mekai Holloway Davis Fr. DB 6-0 180 Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha 40 Ryan Coe Fr. K 6-3 225 McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette 41 Joe Zubillaga R-Fr. DB 6-1 205 Kennett Square, PA / Unionville 42 Levaughn Lewis Fr. TE 6-3 225 Stamford, Conn. / The King School 42 Andrew Pawlowski Jr. DB 6-4 225 Huntingtown, Md. / Huntingtown 43 Doug Reed Fr. DB 5-10 175 Woodside, Del. / Polytech No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Prev. School ) 44 Brandan Hall Sr. DE 6-2 250 Los Angeles, Calif. /San Diego Mesa CC 46 Jared Duncan R-Fr. DB 6-2 205 Wilmington, Del. / Tatnall (Morgan State) 47 Tyler Boyd R-Fr. LB 6-1 215 West Grove, PA / Avon Grove 49 Isaiah Schoonmaker R-Fr. LB 6-2 205 Washington, Pa. / Miami (OH) 50 Chase Konkel R-Sr. DE 6-5 230 Denver, Colo. / Regis Jesuit 51 Drew Nickles So. LB 6-3 225 Upper Black Eddy, Pa. / Palisades 52 Stevon Brown R-Fr. OL 6-5 300 Glen Burnie, Md. / Archbishop Curley 53 Mickey Henry R-So. OL 6-4 280 Wilmington, Del. / St. Elizabeth 54 Chase McGowan Fr. DE 6-1 240 Stafford, Va. / North Stafford 55 Skyler Korinek R-Jr. LS 6-1 245 Hilton Head, S.C. / IMG Academy 56 Jamil Gilmore R-Jr. OL 6-4 290 Piscataway, N.J. / Salisbury School 57 Ryan Fields Fr. DE 6-3 240 Middletown, Del. / Middletown 58 Brandon Nixon R-Jr. OL 6-1 280 Lewes, Del. / Cape Henlopen 58 Jacob Rubenstein R-So. LS 5-11 230 Longwood, Fla. / Lake Mary 59 Jack Dinicola R-So. LB 6-2 215 Livingston, N.J. / Livingston 60 Kyle Cathers R-Jr. OL 6-5 285 Wilmington, DE. / Coastal Carolina 61 Nick Coomer Fr. DT 6-4 285 Lititz, Pa. / Warwick 62 Jaysen Ellison R-So. OL 6-4 280 Wilmington, Del. / Concord 66 Caleb Ashworth R-Sr. DT 6-3 255 Dryfork, Va. / Tunstall (Cincinnati) 67 Connor Lutz R-Sr. OL 6-6 305 Milford, Pa. / Delaware Valley 68 Jake Reed R-So. LS/OL 6-1 270 Odessa, Del. / Caravel 69 Carter Lynch R-So. OL 6-5 305 Mt. Laurel, N.J. / St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) 70 Robert Nachtman R-Fr. OL 6-4 300 Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa. / State College Area 71 Owen Zechman Fr. OL 6-4 280 Middleburg, Pa. / East Juniata 72 David Kroll Jr. OL 6-7 315 Reston, Va. / South Lakes 73 Bradly Anyanwu Fr. OL 6-3 305 Dover, Del. / Dover 74 Steve Robinson R-Sr. OL 6-4 300 Philadelphia, Pa. / Salisbury School 75 Chuka Ezeuzoh Gr. OL 6-5 305 Wilmington, Del. / Delaware State 77 Mario Farinella Gr. OL 6-2 305 Bloomfield, N.J. / Bergen Catholic 78 M.J. Kehoe R-Sr. OL 6-7 300 Madison, Conn. / Cheshire Academy 79 Ryan Last Fr. OL 6-6 290 West Hempstead, N.Y. / The Taft School 80 Luke Frederick R-So. TE 6-5 245 Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle 81 Bryce De Maille R-Fr. TE 6-3 235 Frederick, Md. / Oakdale 82 Jon Ricci R-Fr. TE 6-3 245 Glen Mills, PA / Garnet Valley 83 Noel Miller Fr. WR 6-1 195 Rockville, Md. / Thomas S. Wootten 84 Ayinde Budd Fr. WR 6-5 205 Richmond, Va. / Collegiate 85 Will Bowen Fr. TE 6-6 235 Hummelstown, Pa. / Lower Dauphin 86 Jack Clements R-Sr. TE 6-5 255 Moorestown, N.J. / St. Joseph’s Prep 87 Brent Reed R-Jr. TE 6-6 250 Harbeson, Del. / Cape Henlopen 88 Eddie Scannapieco R-So. WR 5-11 200 Franklin, MA. / Franklin 89 Mateo Vandamia Fr. TE 6-2 220 Oakdale, Pa. / West Allegheny 90 Akie Nance Fr. DT 6-3 275 Newark, N.J. / Newark Collegiate Acad. 91 Artis Hemmingway R-So. DT 6-2 265 Hillside, N.J. / Pope John XII 92 Tommy Walsh R-Fr. DE 6-3 250 Warrington, Pa. / Archbrishop Wood 93 Lloyd Badson R-Sr. DE 6-2 285 Bear, Del. / Caravel 94 Jordan Morris R-Fr. DT 6-2 290 Burlington, N.J. / The Hun School 95 Frank Burton III R-Jr. DT 6-2 265 Bear, Del. / William Penn (Ball State) 96 Yaw Aidoo R-Jr. DT 5-11 325 Bear, Del. / Wilmington Charter 97 Dominick Covatto R-So. DT 6-4 300 Erie, Pa. / Erie Cathedral Prep 98 Salvatore Mauro R-Jr. DE 6-2 255 Staten Island, N.Y. / Bergen Catholic 99 Cam Kitchen Gr. DT 6-3 290 Trenton, N.J. / Lawrence/Hun School14 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] TODAY’S TWO DEEP VILLANOVA WILDCATS OFFENSE Quarterback 12 Daniel Smith 6-0 205 Jr. 9 Jack Schetelich OR 6-2 205 Jr. 8 Qadir Ismail 6-6 220 RFr. Running Back 28 DeeWil Barlee 5-8 180 Fr. 35 TD Ayo-Durojaiye 5-11 185 Fr. Wide Receiver 82 Zac Kerxton 5-11 195 Sr. 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 So. Wide Receiver 2 Changa Hodge 6-1 200 Jr. 1 Josh McGrigg 5-8 170 Jr. Wide Receiver 26 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 Fr. 5 Jevon Jones 6-1 200 Jr. Tight End 86 Todd Summers 6-5 245 Jr. 81 Simon Bingelis 6-5 255 Sr. Right Tackle 79 Nick Torres 6-6 315 RFr. 76 Matthew Mazza 6-5 280 RFr Left Tackle 71 Kofi Appiah 6-6 290 Jr. 76 Matthew Mazza 6-5 280 RFr Center 62 Colin Gamroth 6-4 285 Jr. 65 Paul Grattan 6-3 295 So. Left Guard 65 Paul Grattan 6-3 295 So. 66 James Petrovcik 6-3 285 RFr. Right Guard 67 MJ Dumas 6-2 310 Jr. 60 Michael Corbi 6-3 295 So. DEFENSE Defensive End 92 Malik Fisher 6-5 255 Jr. 94 Garrett Zobel 6-2 290 RFr. Defensive Tackle 78 Peter Fallon 6-3 300 Jr. 46 Jared Nelson 6-3 295 So. Defensive End 97 Aaron Seigle 6-2 275 Jr. 42 Michael Taylor 6-2 260 So. Linebacker 52 Drew Wiley 6-2 235 Sr. 48 Owen Thomas 6-4 245 RFr. Middle Linebacker 4 Qwahsin Townsel 6-0 220 RFr. 11 Keeling Hunter 6-0 225 Sr. Linebacker 43 Forrest Rhyne 6-1 225 Jr. 31 Elijah Solomon 6-0 225 Fr. Cornerback 21 Elijah Trent 6-3 190 So. 41 Christian Benford 6-1 190 So. Cornerback 6 Jaquan Amos 6-1 205 Jr. 41 Christian Benford 6-1 190 So. Free Safety 17 Nowoola Awopetu 5-11 200 Jr. 30 Elijah Glover 6-1 195 Fr. Weak Safety 24 Darius Pickett 6-0 190 RFr. 6 Jaquan Amos 6-1 205 Jr. Strong Safety 7 Julian Williams 6-3 215 Sr. 38 Chucky Smith 5-11 205 Sr. SPECIALIST Placekicker 98 Drew Kresge 5-11 195 Jr. 96 Nathan Fondacaro 5-10 185 So. Kickoffs 96 Nathan Fondacaro 5-10 185 So. Punter 96 Nathan Fondacaro 5-10 185 So. 82 Zac Kerxton 5-10 190 Jr. Holder 16 JJ Scarpello 6-2 215 Jr. 51 Joey D’Antonio 5-9 175 Jr. Long Snapper 59 Kevin Crabtree 6-2 215 Jr. 51 Joey D’Antonio 5-9 175 Jr. Kick Returner 26 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 Fr. 10 Dez Boykin 5-10 190 So. Punt Returner 1 Josh McGrigg 5-8 170 Jr. 26 Jaaron Hayek 6-1 190 Fr. DELAWARE BLUE HENS OFFENSE Quarterback 14 Nolan Henderson 6-1 185 RSo. 12 Pat Kehoe 6-4 235 RSr. Running Back 33 DeJoun Lee 5-7 185 RJr. 25 Will Knight 5-11 195 RFr. Full Back 21 Owen Tyler 6-4 255 Sr. 9 Brandon Brose 6-3 245 RFr. Wide Receiver 2 Chichi Amachi 6-1 195 RJr. 7 Dae’jun Darien 6-4 215 RJr. Wdie Receiver 5 Gene Coleman 5-11 195 Jr. 8 Austin Haverstroml 5-11 175 RFr. Tight End 81 Bryce De Maille 6-3 235 So. 80 Luke Frederick 6-5 245 RSo. Left Tackle 72 David Kroll 6-7 315 Jr. 78 M.J. Kehoe 6-7 300 RSr. Left Guard 67 Connor Lutz 6-6 305 RSr. 52 Stevon Brown 6-4 305 RFr. Center 77 Mario Farinella 6-2 305 RSr. 53 Mickey Henry 6-4 280 RSo. Right Guard 56 Jamil Gilmore 6-4 290 RJr. 52 Stevon Brown 6-4 305 RFr. Right Tackle 75 Chuka Ezeuzoh 6-5 310 RSr. 69 Carter Lynch 6-5 305 RSo. DEFENSE Defensive End 44 Brandan Hall 6-2 245 Sr. 61 Nick Coomer 6-4 285 Fr. Defensive Tackle 97 Dom Covatto 6-4 300 RSo. 92 Tommy Walsh 6-3 250 RFr. Defensive Tackle 99 Cam Kitchen 6-3 285 RSr. 94 Jordan Morris 6-2 290 RFr. Defensive End 95 Frank Burton III 6-2 255 RJr. 91 Artis Hemmingway 6-2 265 RSo. Bandit 2 Tim Poindexter 5-11 195 RJr. 41 Joe Zubillaga 6-1 205 RFr. Linebacker 33 Johnny Buchanan 6-0 230 So. 19 Matt Palmer 6-0 195 RFr. Linebacker 51 Drew Nickles 6-3 225 So. 11 Liam Trainer 6-2 235 RFr. KAT 98 Sal Mauro 6-2 225 RJr. 10 Anthony Toro 6-3 255 RJr. Cornerback 16 Nijuel Hill 5-10 185 RJr. 3 Riah Burton 6-1 195 RSo. Cornerback 32 Amonte Strothers 6-1 195 RFr. 37 Brian Dennis 5-9 185 RSr. Safety 1 Kendrick Whitehead 5-11 190 So. 42 Andrew Pawlowski 6-4 225 RSo. Safety 29 Noah Plack 6-2 210 RFr. 26 Daniel Walker 6-2 205 Fr. SPECIALIST Placekicker 36 Jake Roth 6-0 205 Sr. 40 Ryan Coe 6-3 225 Fr. Kickoff 36 Jake Roth 6-0 205 Sr. 40 Ryan Coe 6-3 225 Fr. Punter 31 Nick Pritchard 5-10 225 RJr. 36 Jake Roth 6-0 205 Sr. Long Snapper 68 Jake Reed 6-1 270 RSo. 55 Skyler Korinek 6-1 250 RJr. Short Snapper 55 Skyler Korinek 6-1 250 RJr. 68 Jake Reed 6-1 270 RSo. Kickoff Returner 33 DeJoun Lee 5-7 185 RJr. 5 Gene Coleman II 5-11 195 Jr. Punt Returner 17 Jourdan Townsend 5-11 185 Fr. 5 Gene Coleman II 5-11 195 Jr. 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] HEAD COACH MARK FERRANTE 16 V I L L A NO V A . C OM A longtime member of the Wildcats coaching staff, Mark Ferrante returns for his third season as head coach in 2019. Ferrante was an assistant coach under Andy Talley for 30 years, including 18 seasons as Assistant Head Coach. It was announced at a press conference on January 30, 2016 that Ferrante would become the 30th head coach of the Villanova Football program following Talley’s retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Last season, Ferrante led an injury riddled team to a 5-6 overall record. Under Ferrante’s direction a season ago, freshman corner Christian Benford was named the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year and a third team All- CAA honoree. In addition, senior running back Aaron Forbes and senior offensive tackle Ethan Greenidge were named to the All-Conference second team. Ferrante was also instrumental in helping offensive tackle Brandon Hitner (LA Rams), safety Rob Rolle (Miami Dolphins) and Greenidge (New Orleans Saints) sign NFL free agent contracts. The Wildcats also continued to excel in the classroom in 2018 as 41 players earned a spot on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. In his first year as the Wildcats mentor in 2017, Ferrante guided Villanova to a 5-6 overall record and 3-5 CAA mark. Ferrante helped four Wildcats earn All- CAA honors in 2017 highlighted by linebacker Ed Shockley and punter John Hinchen who were first team honorees. Villanova also had three players sign NFL free agent contracts including Trey Johnson (Pittsburgh Steelers), Malik Reaves (Kansas City Chiefs) and Shockley (Dallas Cowboys). Ferrante leads one of the nation’s elite FCS programs after playing an instrumental role in the Wildcats rise to national prominence over the past three decades. He has been a part of the coaching staff for all 12 of the team’s FCS playoff trips, including three national semifinal appearances and winning the 2009 national championship. Villanova has also won six conference titles, three Lambert Meadowlands Cups and three ECAC Team of the Year awards. Others have taken note of the success that Ferrante has been a part of throughout his time on the Main Line. At the end of the 2015 season, he was named the FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This award was first presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA professional organization involvement. Those characteristics exemplify Ferrante’s dedication to the complete student-athlete experience, evidence of which can be seen in the program’s consistent academic success. The football team has earned public 18 VILLANOVA.COM 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 GAMEDAY VILLANOVA STADIUM [VILLANOVA, PA. ] HEAD COACH MARK FERRANTE recognition awards from the NCAA in each of the last four years for ranking in the top 10 percent of FCS programs in academic performance measured by the multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR). In addition, a Villanova student-athlete has been named the CAA Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year four times in the past 12 years. More than 40 student- athletes from the Wildcats have been named to the CAA All- Academic Team in each of the past four academic years. As Andy Talley’s right-hand man for so many years, Ferrante was involved in every facet of the Wildcats program. On the field, he coached the Villanova offensive line for 27 seasons and developed a unit that was traditionally one of the best in CAA Football. Over the years he has coached three All- Americans, 11 All-East performers and 15 first team all-conference selections. Two of Ferrante’s players went on to be NFL draft picks, including second-round selection Ben Ijalana by the Indianapolis Colts (2011) and seventh-round pick Brad Seaton by the Tennessee Titans (2017). Seaton was a second team CAA Football All-Conference selection in 2016, when the offensive line enabled Villanova to average 206.3 rushing yards and 378.7 yards of total offense per game. The Wildcats ranked third in CAA Football and 24th in the nation in rushing offense, in addition to ranking fourth in the league in total offense and fifth with a scoring average of 24.4 points per game. Ijalana was an All-American in both 2009 and 2010, as well as being a three-time first team All- CAA selection during his collegiate career. Villanova reached the FCS playoffs in each of Ijalana’s Next >